Mr Agustín Luis Duarte > Beccar Varela > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Beccar Varela
EDIFICIO REPÚBLICA, TUCUMÁN 1, 3RD FLOOR
C1049AAA CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Work Department

  • Insurance and reinsurance law
  • Corporate law
  • Litigation and class actions
  • Liability and tort law
  • Consumer law

Position

He is senior associate of Beccar Varela. His practice areas include insurance and reinsurance law, where he advises clients in regulatory, corporate and litigation matters. Agustín also has broad expertise in corporate law, liability and tort law, and consumer law.

Career

Agustín Luis Duarte has been an attorney of Beccar Varela since 2005, where he works in the Insurance Law Department.

Agustín has represented clients in transactions such as the formation and sale of insurance companies, and the transfer and sale of customer portfolios. He daily assists insurers and brokers in their interactions with the governmental agencies, and represents clients in judicial proceedings related to major accidents and class actions.

Languages

He speaks Spanish and English.

Memberships

He is a member of the Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal (Buenos Aires Bar Association), the International Bar Association, and the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA).

Education

He received his law degree from Universidad Católica Argentina (2000) and obtained his LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (Dallas, USA, 2014-15). In addition, he worked as a foreign counselor at Hunton & Williams LLP (Miami, USA, 2015).

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Insurance

(Leading associates)

Agustín Luis DuarteBeccar Varela

Beccar Varela advises insurers, reinsurers and brokers on corporate issues, litigation, class actions, product launches and distribution. The practice is particularly strong in transactional matters and is frequently sought out to advise on the formation, acquisition and divestment of insurance companies and the transfer and sale of customer portfolios. Regulatory matters and premium collection agreements are other areas of expertise, with the firm also recognised for its advice to online marketplaces expanding into the insurance industry. The practice is led by the highly rated Daniel Seoane, an insurance specialist who has experience working in-house with global insurers. Senior associates Agustín Duarte (transactional work and class actions) and Daiana Mari (regulatory issues and claims reports) complete the roster.