Mr Bernardo Porras > Hughes & Hughes > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile
Hughes & Hughes Offices
25 DE MAYO, 455
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Mr Bernardo Porras
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner. Co-head of the Hughes & Hughes Dispute Resolution Department. He is specialized in Dispute Resolution, Asset Recovery and Insolvency, Arbitration, Administrative Law, Private-Public Projects, and Banking Law.
Career
Bernardo Porras joined Hughes & Hughes in 1997 and was admitted to the bar in 2000. He became partner in 2008.
Specialized in dispute resolution, insolvency, restructuring, banking and governmental liabilities; has strong experience counselling bank liquidations in dealing with transnational litigation and asset recovery, especially assisting victims of financial frauds.
Professor of Administrative Law, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay.
Lecturer at national seminars on diverse matters related to Administrative and Procedural Law, including Project Finance, PPP’s, Public Trusts and Antitrust Law.
Former President of Legal Matters’ Commission of the Uruguayan Bar Association.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Memberships
- Uruguayan Bar Association
- International Chamber of Commerce – Fraudnet
- INSOL International
- Uruguayan Association of Counsel in Insolvency and Company Restructuring Matters
- Uruguayan Tax Studies Institute
- Uruguayan Administrative Studies Institute
- Uruguayan Procedural Law Association
Education
- Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, Montevideo, Uruguay; 2000
- Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, TX. 2001
Leisure
Family activities, Soccer, Golf.
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)The ‘very organised‘ team at Hughes & Hughes is well established in the dispute resolution market, and its members handle litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution matters. The firm boasts a number of major clients, among them Finnish paper giant UPM and BBVA Uruguay, across a wide range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, real estate, aviation and telecoms. The practice is led by Alfredo Taullard and Bernardo Porras, who handle both arbitration and litigation. Senior associate Agustina Silva actively assists with all matters and has particular experience in bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Associates Magela Ramon and Felipe Riva are additional names to note.