Mrs Cristina Vignone > Ferrere > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

Ferrere
EDIFICIO FERRERE
JUNCAL 1392
MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay

Work Department

Corporate and commercial, M&A, environmental law, administrative law

Position

Counsel

Career

Full Professor, Company Law, ORT University, 2000-2005; Instructor, Department of Civil Law, University of the Republic, 1997-1999.

Publications: 

Administrative Contracting Procedures – 2012 Accounting and Financial Administration Code, Tacit administrative acts, Survey of judgments admitting Government strict liability and/or liability for lawful acts, Government direct contracting: concept and current reality, Basis of Antitrust Law No. 18,859.

Languages

English; Spanish

Memberships

Uruguayan Bar Association, member of the Environmental Law Commission.

Education

University of Montevideo, Master of Administrative Law, 2014; Specialization in Contractual Civil Law, Catholic University of Uruguay, 2018; University of the Republic, JD, 1996.

Lawyer Rankings

Uruguay > Corporate and M&A

The large corporate and M&A practice at Ferrere is composed of ten partners, three counsels and 59 associates, whose wide range of specialisations allows ‘a comprehensive approach to each case’. The team is lauded for its ‘high degree of expertise’ in major M&A transactions. It counsels both buyers and sellers in acquisitions and offers corporate guidance to multinationals in the tech, construction and finance sectors. Martín Cerruti heads the team and assists foreign multinationals with major M&A deals. Geraldine Ifrán is ‘highly respected in the market’ and focuses her practice on insurance matters – she is singled out by clients for her ‘solid knowledge and attention to detail. Santiago Fontana is noted for his experience in agribusiness matters and foreign investment projects, while at associate level, environmental practice leader Cristina Vignone provides corporate guidance. Associate Carolina Piacenza has specific expertise in complex company law and corporate governance and restructuring, and senior associate Clara Porro is signalled for her ‘knowledge and customer service’. Former senior associate Alejandra García left the firm, effective September 2022.