Mr Jorge I Mayora > Allende & Brea > BUENOS AIRES, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Allende & Brea Offices
Maipú 1300, Piso 11, C1006ACT
Argentina
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Mr Jorge I Mayora
Work Department
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.
Position
Partner since 2011. He is an expert on banking and financial law in general and has advised a variety of financial institutions on all aspects of lending, including short, medium and long term loans, derivative transactions, structured and other commercial lending transactions and other various collateral structures. He also represented issuers in local and international offerings involving the registration with multiple securities regulators. Mr. Mayora has also advised local and foreign banks on regulatory and foreign exchange issues with the Argentine Central Bank. Mr. Mayora regularly advises clients on foreign exchange controls and money laundering matters.
Career
He joined Allende & Brea in 1997. During 2007 and 2008 he worked as an International Associate at the New York office of Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP. Mr. Mayora was part of the Latin-American practice group whereby he participated in several securities offerings and financing transactions. In 2008 Mr. Mayora returned to Allende & Brea’s Banking and Financial practice group.
Languages
He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Memberships
Banking Lawyers Committee of Argentina, Buenos Aires Bar Association.
Education
Universidad Católica Argentina, 1999- LLM, Northwwestern University, 2003.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Banking and finance
Allende & Brea is well-known for its deep expertise in Central Bank and foreign exchange regulations and is regularly called on by local and international clients for support on payment schemes, cross-border transactions and international trade strategy. The firm also represents domestic and global banks on commercial and syndicated loans, capital markets transactions, reorganisations, trade financing and structured loans. Fintech and payments technology is another busy area, with the practice drawing on the expertise of its corporate, labour and compliance departments to support fast-growing fintech navigate a constantly evolving regulatory and commercial landscape. Banking and fintech law expert Carlos Melhem co-leads the practice alongside versatile banking and capital markets veteran Jorge Mayora ; clients regard the pair as demonstrating ‘superior quality’. At associate level Franco Jofré, who also has a thriving compliance practice, and banking and finance all-rounder Micaela Boruchowicz are the first points of call.
Argentina > Fintech
Allende & Brea, an influential player in the formation of the Argentine Fintech Chamber, integrates lawyers from its banking, finance and corporate teams with specialists in new technologies, compliance, intellectual property, data protection, consumer, tax and labour, to offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary service to fintech clients. The team provides essential regulatory and risk mitigation support in a fast moving space, and has worked on matters involving payments (and payment platforms), blockchain, FX regulations, cryptocurrency exchanges and non-fungible tokens. The practice is co-lead by internet and computer-crime specialist, Pablo Palazzi
; veteran banking lawyer and payments expert Carlos Melhem; and Jorge Mayora, also an experienced banking and finance lawyer.