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

Hughes & Hughes
25 DE MAYO, 455
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution - Mining

Position

Partner. 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 partners)

Alfredo TaullardHughes & Hughes

Hughes & Hughes has a successful track record in commercial and criminal courts and administrative law proceedings. Asset recovery and insolvency are key areas of expertise, and the team represents significant clients in the financial sector. It is regularly called upon by clients to advise on breach of contract, abuse of dominant position and inheritance claims. The practice has expertise in a wide range of sectors, with specialist knowledge of the pharmaceutical and real estate industries. Dispute resolution specialist Bernardo Porras leads the group, bringing extensive experience in insolvency and asset recovery to the team. Practice co-head Alfredo Taullard plays a lead role in commercial arbitration at both a national and international level. Senior associate Agustina Silva represents clients in fraudulent insolvency litigation. Magela Ramon is also an active senior associate in the team, and associate Felipe Riva is another name to note.