Mr Raúl Fratantoni > Allende & Brea > BUENOS AIRES, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Allende & Brea Offices
Maipú 1300, Piso 11, C1006ACT
Argentina
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Mr Raúl Fratantoni
Work Department
Corporate and M&A practice
Position
Since he joined Allende & Brea, he is part of our Corporate and M&A practice, and has advised our clients in merger and acquisitions, foreign investments, corporate law, contracts, and estate and tax planning. He became a partner of the firm in January 2010.
Career
Associate, Fox Horan & Camerini LL in New York, 2001-2007, Allende & Brea to date. Publications: He has published numerous articles in Argentine and foreign law reviews. Among his publications, there are worth mentioning the following: “Enforcement of Foreign Tax Laws in the United States”, in January 2006 at La Ley (Argentine law journal, LexisNexis), “Financial Industry: New Proposals to Combat Money Laundering”, in January 2003, and “The Argentine Financial System in Crisis”, in May 2002, both published in Diritto Bancario (Italian Law Review). He also participated in the drafting of the paper “Legal Analysis of the Argentine Default and its Consequences Abroad”, published by the Argentine Academy of Economics in May 2003.
Languages
He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Memberships
He is a member of the Bar of the City of Buenos Aires, the New York State Bar, and the New York City Bar.
Education
JD, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Católica Argentina, 1998. Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Corporate and M&A
Allende & Brea is regularly called on by foreign companies for advice on complex transactions and exit strategies from Argentina, including disposals and carve-outs. The firm works across a broad range of industries, with insurance, agribusiness and technology among its areas of particular expertise. Vastly experienced corporate lawyer and firm managing partner Valeriano Lynch heads the team in tandem with Santiago Sturla, who advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including M&A, shareholder conflicts, financing and restructuring. Dispute resolution and restructuring expert Diego Botana and Raul Fratantoni, who has a strong tax background and an active portfolio of family-owned company clients, are other key senior names. Corporate all-rounder Tomás de Cío, transactional-focused Marcos Patron Costas, and life sciences specialist Fernando Martínez Zuviría all provide further partner-level expertise.
Argentina > Tax
(Leading individuals)Allende & Brea supports clients with a broad tax offering covering M&A, tax free reorganisations, tax planning, transfer pricing, tax treaties, forex and day-to-day matters. The firm also has a strong private clients’ practice that advises families, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on designing tax-effective strategies and using trusts, private foundations and other asset protection structures. Tax litigation is another busy area, with the team representing individuals and corporates in tax-related administrative and judicial appeal proceedings at all levels. The practice is co-led by experienced tax lawyer Raul Fratantoni, who also fronts the successful private clients’ desk; and Nicolas Procopio, who handles litigation, transactional and tax planning matters for corporates and individuals. The team also draws on a support from a strong bench of associate level talent. Paula Polimeni and Mariano Federico Anna undertake tax dispute and litigation matters; and Bautista Dasso is a key contact for high net worth individuals, families and private banks.