Rodrigo Blas Hernández > Abeledo Gottheil Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Product liability and product recall processes are key focus areas for Abeledo Gottheil Abogados, which has a strong roster of consumer-facing clients in the automotive, retail and consumer goods sectors, among others. The firm is also regularly called on to represent high-profile clients in collective and individual claims, as well as in judicial and administrative hearings. In addition to contentious matters, the team leverages its product liability expertise to promote product safety and minimise future product liability exposure. The practice also advises on product labelling and advertising campaigns. The group is jointly-led by experienced litigator Rodrigo Blas Hernández and an up-and-coming partners Federico Osvaldo Valiño, who specialises in consumer law; and complex litigation and product liability expert Natalia Soledad Vannucci, who was raised to the partnership in January 2023.

Abeledo Gottheil Abogados has wide experience across international and domestic arbitration and litigation, advising high profile local and international clients on a range of matters. The firm’s arbitration practice is particularly prominent, with the team regularly called on to assist in ICC, ICSID and Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Arbitral Tribunal proceedings. Rodrigo Blas Hernández, who has extensive complex litigation experience, leads the practice alongside Hernán Martín Oriolo, a well-known litigation lawyer in the the oil-and-gas, infrastructure and construction sectors; and Luis Erize, who has a strong dispute resolution track record in the electricity and hydrocarbons industries. Shareholder litigation expert Leonardo Pablo Cippitelli and complex commercial litigation lawyer Federico Osvaldo Valiño round-off the senior team. At associate level, senior Florencia Buczak is noted.