Mr Enrique Bruchou > Bruchou & Funes de Rioja > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja is the first port of call for blue-chip banks, investors and financial institutions seeking support on complex, big-ticket banking and capital markets transactions. The practice is known for the exceptional depth of its expertise in loans, debt capital markets, equity markets, structured finance, acquisition finance, securitisation and fintech; and is sought out to guide clients through complex, high-stakes refinancings and liability management transactions. The firm has an enviable roster of creditor clients that includes market-leading domestic and overseas banks, and also works with debtors, regularly advising companies in the energy, natural resources and agribusiness sectors on their capital structures and debt issuance strategies. A team of unmatched breadth and depth is led by firm chairman and reference banking lawyer Hugo Bruzone, who is ably supported by highly respected founding partners Enrique Bruchou and Carlos Lombardi. A team of dynamic partners including José Bazán, who handles capital markets and infrastructure and energy matters linked to PPP programmes; Alejandro Perelsztein, recommended for local and international capital markets transactions and project finance; Matías López Figueroa, a key name for banking, corporate finance and trade finance; and Analía Battaglia, a name to note for debt restructuring, project finance and infrastructure, further highlight the strength of the line-up. Seniors Lucrecia von Petery and Leandro Belusci are the main contacts at associate level and front a rich pool of young talent that also includes Manuel Etchevehere and Ramón Poliche. Since publication, Belusci has been raised to the partnership – effective as of April 2025.

The ‘meticulous’ lawyers at Bruchou & Funes de Rioja are known for supporting international and local corporates on the largest and most complex domestic and cross-border deals. Buyers, sellers and lenders operating across a broad spread of sectors regularly turn to the practice for advice on acquisitions, asset disposals, minority deals and joint ventures, as well as support on day-to-day corporate matters. The team is co-led by experienced M&A and energy lawyer Mariano Luchetti, Javier Rodríguez Galli, who also fronts the firm’s oil and gas practice, and corporate law and governance specialist Maria Lucila Winschel. Firm founder and chairman Enrique Bruchou remains an important senior presence. Accomplished M&A lawyer Estanislao Olmos and the ‘creative’ Exequiel Buenaventura, who has a strong real estate and transactional practice, provide additional senior heft to the roster. A cohort of young partners, including Santiago Balbi (corporate law, M&A, private equity and venture capital), Florencia Angelico (company law and corporate governance) and Nicolás Dulce (real estate and M&A) provide further high-level expertise, with senior associates Hernán Alal, Agustina Rocca, Franca Stafforini and Youssef El Chaer leading the second line.