Ms María Recondo > Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados
BOUCHARD 680, 12TH FLOOR
C1106ABJ, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina

Work Department

Corporate / Energy and Natural Resources

Position

Partner within the Corporate Law Practice at Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno

Career

María Recondo advises clients on international business transactions, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border commercial contracts and competition law. She has been involved in a significant number of investment projects, strategic alliances and asset & stock purchase transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, she was a senior advisor at the Legal Department of YPF S.A. (2005-2007), a legal consultant to the Commercial and New Business Units of Tecpetrol advising the Company on acquisitions, cross-border commercial transactions and corporate matters (1997-2004); and an in-house advisor to the Techint Group (1995-1996).

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

Ms. Recondo is admitted to practice law in the City of Buenos Aires.

Education

Universidad Austral, IAE Business School (Executive MBA, 2001)

Universidad de Buenos Aires, School of Law (Postgraduate degree in Oil & Gas, 1996)

Universidad Católica Argentina, School of Law (Abogada, 1995)

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas

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.