Mrs María Morena Del Río > Allende & Brea > BUENOS AIRES, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Allende & Brea‘s fast-growing life sciences practice assists life sciences and healthcare clients with a comprehensive service that covers corporate, contractual, transactional, regulatory, IP, data protection, compliance, antitrust, labour, tax, customs, and foreign exchange matters. The firm has picked up an increasing volume of transactional work and is well versed in regulatory matters, including work involving the National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) and the National and Provincial Ministries of Health. Other areas of expertise include clinical trials, the import, export and sales of medical products in Argentina, healthcare packaging and labelling, and compliance advice and training. The firm has also built up niche expertise in medicinal cannabis and hemp regulatory matters. The practice is co-led by administrative law and regulatory specialist María Morena Del Río and the highly rated Fernando Martínez Zuviría, who covers regulatory, licensing, transactional and distribution matters, as well as playing a leading role in advising on new medical cannabis and hemp regulations in Argentina. At associate level, seniors Vanesa Fernández (an expert in life sciences regulation) and Lucrecia Re (who focuses on administrative law and regulation) are the main points of contact.

Allende & Brea draws on expertise from its public law, compliance and mining practices to provide an integrated approach to environmental law that is focused on embedding sustainability into client operations and managing long-term environmental risk and impact. The team advises on compliance with Argentine environmental legislation, including obtaining permits, environmental legal audits, implementation of management systems, risk management and environmental liabilities. Transactional work is taken on too, with due diligence for M&A and project finance deals being particularly busy areas. The team also represents clients in individual and collective environmental litigation and environmental administrative proceedings and is particularly well known for its corporate governance and anti-corruption work. The practice is jointly led by Florencia Heredia, a renowned natural resources and mining lawyer, and María Morena Del Río, who specialises in environmental and administrative law. Senior associate Martín Alejo Prieto handles individual and collective environmental disputes and litigation and also advises on environmental law compliance.

Allende & Brea supports clients across a wide range of compliance-related areas, including forex regulation, antitrust, healthcare, environmental matters, IP and technology. Best known for its specialist expertise in the use of electronic device imaging and high-volume data collection techniques to compile digital data that can be held in evidence, the team is also sought out to provide compliance programme advice and training. A multi-disciplinary team is co-led by respected litigation and antitrust veteran David Gurfinkel and administrative law and regulatory expert María Morena Del Río, who has a strong portfolio of clients in the healthcare sector. At the associate level, Candela Böckl, who specialises in compliance and investigations, and Paula Costas, who is skilled in the design and implementation of compliance programmes, are the main contacts. Franco Jofré has departed and taken up a position in Washington DC with Miller & Chevalier Chartered.

Allende & Brea handles complex administrative law matters and draws on its knowledge of Argentina’s distinctive regulatory environment to support clients on public procurement and environmental law, as well as public finance mandates, litigation and M&A-related public law work. The practice is led by experienced public works and infrastructure specialist María Morena Del Río, who is well known for her expertise across public procurement, public contract claims, dispute procedures and judicial reviews. She receives capable support from established corporate partner Diego Botana, who is an authority in the niche area of company constitutional rights in highly regulated sectors. At senior associate level administrative and regulatory law-focused Vanesa Fernandez and Lucrecia Re, who handles public contracts, procurement, administrative law and judicial procedures, are the main contacts.