Florencia Beyhaut > Hughes & Hughes > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

The team at Hughes & Hughes is roundly praised for its ‘precision’ and ‘thorough preparation on every case’. In addition to providing day-to-day corporate guidance, it advises multinationals on M&A across a multitude of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare and retail, however, it excels most notably in the energy and environmental arenas. Practice co-head Haroldo Espalter has accumulated substantial experience in advising companies on the development of commercial, industrial and services activities in Uruguay. Héctor Ferreira leads in conjunction and demonstrates ‘high engagement with clients and a results-driven approach’ on tailoring corporate structures and M&A transactions. Completing the leadership team, Juan Orregia Carrau contributes expertise on forestry and energy-related transactions. Mariana Estradé works on energy, projects and environmental law and M&A transactions, while Florencia Beyhaut‘s corporate practice is focused on foreign investment in real estate, agribusiness and forestry. Associate Clara Villaamil has a ‘great knowledge of the law’ and offers ‘practical solutions to problems’.

The department at Hughes & Hughes excels in rural real estate, namely on the purchase of land for forestry activities; in recent years, the group has advised Finnish company UPM on its major pulp mill project at Paso de los Toros. The practice has additional experience acting on real estate mandates concerning the renewables sector – it recently advised wind farm operator Gemsa on the renegotiation of land leases. At the helm of the practice, Haroldo Espalter specialises in rural real estate transactions. Key partner Juan Carlos Oreggia Carrau leads on a host of matters, and Florencia Beyhaut has experience advising foreign investment funds in the purchase of rural land for the purpose of forestry and agriculture.