Mr Diego Parise > Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados is known for its work on large, complex transactions in Argentina and abroad, with an experienced team that advises a domestic and international client base on M&A, strategic alliances, joint ventures and green field investments. The firm is a prominent presence on big ticket agribusiness and oil-and-gas deals, and is also active in the manufacturing, healthcare and technology sectors too. Clients equally turn to the team for support on corporate matters, including commercial and licensing contracts and cross-border business reorganisations. Practice head Diego Parise has extensive transactional and capital markets’ experience and firm founder Cristian Mitrani additionally adds his vast experience to the group. Siro Astolfi, who has considerable expertise in competition and anti-trust matters as well as an outstanding corporate transactions’ track record; and Aixa Sureda, whose practice is focused on restructuring, private equity and M&A, add further heft to the practice’s senior ranks. Younger partners Mercedes Rodríguez Giavarini and Carlos Eliçabe are other key names; with Fiorella Belsito and recently promoted senior associates Bruno Fiorino and Melina Goldberg leading a capable second line.

The Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados banking and finance team has extensive experience handling the financing aspects of complex, cross-border M&A deals and offers broad capital markets coverage, including structured finance, acquisition finance, bilateral and syndicated debt facilities and project finance. The firm is known for its strong borrower-side practice, but has expanded its lender client roster, working with local and international banks, development banks and micro-lenders on a range of transactional, regulatory and Central Bank matters. Diego Parise, a corporate-finance partner who handles debt and equity offerings, bank financings and debt restructurings, leads the practice, with partner Julio Martínez providing senior support on capital markets, securitisation and project finance deals. Natalia Rauchberger advises banks, investment funds and borrowers on financings, with project finance and debt restructurings a core part of her practice. Fintech and cryptoassets counsel Nicolás Fernández Madero and M&A financing expert Matías Olcese are other key names in the team, which also calls on support from corporate partner Mercedes Rodríguez Giavarini. Experienced associate Catalina Sarrabayrouse leads the second line, and is active in banking regulation and foreign exchange matters.

Oil-and-gas exploration, production transportation, distribution, refining and trading are all handled by Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados, which is particularly well known for its work structuring deals for upstream assignments, farm-outs and joint ventures, as well as downstream corporate M&A. The practice also handles regulatory, permitting and concession matters, as well as various contract negotiations, credit facilities and project finance work. Team head Mariana Ardizzone is a stand-out energy industry practitioner, with corporate partner María Recondo – who is knowledgeable about the sector, having previously had roles with YPF and Tecpetrol – providing key support. The team is also able to draw on expertise from other departments. Administrative law practice head Horacio Ruiz Moreno has acted as the statutory controller for Ecogas, Gas Natural Ban and Transportadora de Gas del Sur; while M&A and financing partners Julio Martínez, Diego Parise and Aixa Sureda have all worked on high-profile oil-and-gas deals and financings.