Mr Alfredo Taullard > Hughes & Hughes > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

Hughes & Hughes
25 DE MAYO, 455
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
Alfredo Taullard photo

Work Department

Dispute Resolution - Mining

Position

Complex Litigation/ Asset Recovery and Insolvency/ Arbitration/ Commercial Law/ Mining Law

Career

  • Hughes & Hughes – Partner (Jan 2014- present). 
  • Australian Government – Australia Latin America Leadership Program – Delegate for Latin America.
  • International Bar Association – Officer of the Human Rights Working Group (2012-2013).
  • International Bar Association – Scholar for the Human Rights Working Group (2011)
  • Uruguayan Bar Association – Judicial Affairs Commission President (2011-2012).
  • Chamber of Uruguay & Australia – President (2011- 2013. Reelected 2014-2017)
  • Assistant Professor of Litigation Strategy at Universidad de Montevideo, Law School (2010- 2016).
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Fraud Net – Member for Uruguay (2010- present).
  • Assistant Professor of Procedural Law at Universidad de la República, Law School (2005- 2016).
  • Hughes & Hughes – Associate (March 2004- Dec 2013).
  • Admitted to Practice (March 2004)

Languages

English/ Spanish

Memberships

  • Iberoamerican Institute of Procedural Law.
  • Uruguayan Bar Association.
  • Uruguayan Association of Procedural Law.
  • Latin American Arbitration Association.
  • Australasian Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA).
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Fraud Net
  • Chamber of Uruguay & Australia.
  • Australia-Latin America Business Council (ALABC).

Education

  • LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2009) 
  • Academy for American and International Law, Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, USA (2006)
  • Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay (2004).

Leisure

Family, travelling, most sports and social service through Rotary.

Lawyer Rankings

Uruguay > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Alfredo TaullardHughes & Hughes

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.