Mr Martín Gastaldi > Beccar Varela > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Beccar Varela Offices
EDIFICIO REPÚBLICA, TUCUMÁN 1, 3RD FLOOR
C1049AAA CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Mr Martín Gastaldi
Work Department
- Civil and commercial litigation
- Rehabilitation bankruptcy, liquidation bankruptcy and debt restructuring
Position
Martín Gastaldi is a partner of Beccar Varela and the head of its Bankruptcy Department. His practice areas include complex litigation in both civil and commercial trials and disputes, rehabilitation banckruptcy (Chapter11), liquidation bankruptcy (Chapter7) and debt restructurings.
Career
Martin Gastaldi has been a partner of Beccar Varela since 2008. He started his career at the firm in 1997.
He has represented domestic and foreign clients in complex litigation and corporate reorganizations as attorney for corporations and large local and international banks, as well as disputes over ineffective operations, extensions to bankruptcy and liability actions. He has been involved in complex disputes related to various industries, such as contract disputes, corporate, family, damages, agency and distribution contracts, banking and guarantees, among others. He also provides legal advice in corporate issues, commercial matters and insolvency of local and foreign companies registered and operating in Argentina.
He is the Deputy Bankruptcy Professor at the Universidad Catolica Argentina (2013 to date) and of the Securities and Exchange LL.M classes (2014).
Languages
He speaks Spanish and English.
Memberships
He is a member of the Buenos Aires City Bar Association and the Province of Buenos Aires Bar Association, as well as the International Bar Association.
Education
Martín graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (1993) School of Law majoring in business law. He achieved a 2 LL.M Post Graduate Degrees in Business Consulting and Bankruptcy Law at the Universidad Catolica Argentina (1995) and Businesses in Crisis at the University of Buenos Aires (1994).
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Bankruptcy and restructuring
(Leading individuals)Beccar Varela handles financial restructurings and bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings for international and national clients across a range of industry sectors. The team covers out of-court negotiations, prejudicial proceedings, credit recovery, insolvency and bankruptcy reorganisation proceedings, and debt restructurings. Litigation is another strong area, with the firm managing a large portfolio of proceedings, including cross-border matters, at provincial and national level. Martín Gastaldi is a well-known insolvency, bankruptcy and dispute-resolution expert. He leads the team alongside private equity practitioner Tomás Allende and banking specialist Pablo Torretta. Federico Sosa, who covers complex litigation, class actions, and insolvency and bankruptcy; and corporate and banking lawyer Felipe Videla, who was raised to the partnership in April 2022, are the other key contacts.
Argentina > Dispute resolution
Beccar Varela advises plaintiffs and defendants on civil and commercial litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including arbitration and mediation, with mandates ranging from bet-the-company litigation to major ICC, LCIA and even ICSID arbitrations. The firm, which is known for its expertise in contractual disputes, also has a leading white-collar crime litigation practice. The experienced practice group is co-led by Gonzalo García Delatour (civil and commercial litigation, insolvencies, bankruptcies and arbitrations); Eduardo Güemes (civil and commercial litigation); Martín Gastaldi (restructuring); and Federico Sosa (complex litigation, class actions and insolvency). Seasoned litigation and arbitration veteran Rafael Marcelo Lobos is another key name on the senior partner bench, which receives extensive support from a dynamic second-line of associates specialising in disputes, including Pilar Lodewyckx Hardy, Fernando Kreser, Rocío Alejandra Labán, Sofía Deferrari, Victoria Rabasa, Yanina Salemme Duprat and Máximo Capón.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Argentina > Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Bankruptcy and restructuring Argentina
- Dispute resolution Argentina
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- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Competition and antitrust
- Consumer law
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Real estate
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
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