Mr Santiago Sturla > Allende & Brea > BUENOS AIRES, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Allende & Brea Offices
Maipú 1300, Piso 11, C1006ACT
Argentina
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Mr Santiago Sturla
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, financing and restructuring, shreholder's conflicts and derivative actions, commercial agreements and general corporate law.
Position
Partner. Mr. Sturla has represented clients in a broad range of matters within his field of specialization, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ conflicts and derivative actions, financing and restructuring, project financing, foreign investment and political risk insurance, giving advice to banks, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and high-tech companies, among others.
Career
In 2002/2003 he worked as an International Attorney with the Global Corporate Finance Department at the New York law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.
In 2003/2004 he worked in Washington, D.C. as a legal consultant to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), an agency of the World Bank Group specialized in political risk insurance.
He joined Allende & Brea in 1993 and became partner in 2005.
Languages
He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Memberships
He is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Católica Argentina, 1997.
Master of Laws (with a focus on corporate law and finance), Duke University, 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Insurance
Allende & Brea is led by Santiago Sturla, who covers insurance and reinsurance as part of a wider corporate and company law practice. Litigation and arbitration partner David Gurfinkel is another key name. 2023 saw former practice head Martín Argañaraz, key associate María Agustina Diaz and Florencia Marino departing the team for DAC Beachcroft Argentina with Sebastian Bonina and Laura Santanatoglia leaving to take up in-house positions.
Argentina > Corporate and M&A
Allende & Brea is well-versed in advising international companies on complex transactional matters in Argentina and handles work across a wide range of industries, including technology, life sciences and insurance, where it is particularly strong. Clients praise the team for combining ‘international best practice with knowledge of the local Argentine market’ and the ‘ability to think strategically.’ The practice is co-led by seasoned M&A veteran Valeriano Guevara Lynch and the versatile Santiago Sturla, who handles a variety of work, including M&A, shareholder conflicts, financing, restructuring and day-to-day corporate matters. The team also draws on the broad skills and experience of Diego Botana, who has a strong practice in dispute resolution and restructuring, and Raúl Fratantoni, well known for his expertise in tax and working with family-owned companies. Other key names at the partner level include Marcos Patrón Costas (energy and infrastructure), Fernando Martínez Zuviría (life sciences) and Tómas Di Ció. At associate level, the firm also saw the reincorporation of company law specialist Gonzalo A Gándara in July 2023, following the completion of his LLM and some two-and-a-half years as a law clerk at Burr & Forman LLP in Florida.