María Victoria Funes > Bomchil > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Bomchil is known for structuring innovative refinancing and liability management structures that help borrowers extend maturities and lower financing costs. In recent years, the firm has complemented its established borrower-side practice with a growing roster of lender-side clients and is also sought out for its regulatory, fintech, cryptocurrency, and direct lending credentials. Fermín Caride is sought out for his forex and complex transactions expertise and leads the team, with key senior support coming from fintech, forex and banking expert María Victoria Funes, capital markets and M&A lawyer Patricio Martin, and María Victoria Tuculet, who was raised to the partnership in 2024 and leads on ESG and sustainable finance matters.

Bomchil‘s team of banking, financial, IP, tax and corporate law specialists provide fintech clients with a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary service that runs the full gamut of transactional and operational work. The practice advises P2P lenders, e-payment platforms, factoring platforms, crowd funders and cryptocurrency exchanges, offering support on regulatory, structuring, investment, financing and day-to-day matters. Banking regulatory expert María Victoria Funes leads the team and is well-known for her expertise in the design and development of e-payment platforms and peer-to-peer credit platforms, as well as crowdfunding, and tokenisation regulations. Experienced banking and finance partner Fermín Caride is the other key senior name, with newly incorporated corporate and contractual-focused partner Francisco Zappa also called on to support the team. Senior María Victoria Tuculet (corporate finance, capital markets and financial regulation) is the main contact at the associate level.