Mr Rafael González Arzac > Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados Offices
BOUCHARD 680, 12TH FLOOR
C1106ABJ, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Mr Rafael González Arzac
Work Department
Public Law and Business Regulation
Position
Partner within the Administrative Law and Business Regulation practice at Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno.
Career
Rafael González Arzac is an expert in administrative law, public contracting, public services regulation and matters related to the public administration and regulated activities and he has been involved in matters of high complexity and importance in tax litigation, representing taxpayers before administrative agencies and courts of justice at all levels, including the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. González Arzac was a partner at Bruchou, Fernández Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani (2002-2007), an associate with Alegría Law Firm (1990-2002), a senior member (judge) of the National Administrative Court of Appeals (1984-1990) and Secretary to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires (1979-1984).
Mr. González Arzac has been repeatedly recommended as one of the “Leaders in their Field” (Public Law-Argentina) by Chambers Latin America. In addition, he has been an acting professor in Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and Public Law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires for many years.
Languages
Spanish
Memberships
Mr. González Arzac is a member of the Instituto de Derecho Administrativo of the Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales and Arbitrator of the Tribunal Arbitral of the Unión Industrial Argentina.
He is admitted to practice law in the City of Buenos Aires.
Education
Universidad de Buenos Aires, School of Law (Postgraduate degree in Administrative Law, 1971)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, School of Law (Abogado, 1963)
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Dispute resolution
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados represents clients across a broad range of areas, litigating on civil, commercial, labour, IP, regulatory and tax matters. The team handles work at all levels of the Argentine court system and is also comfortable acting as counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Conflict prevention and management are other areas of expertise, with class actions initiated by consumer associations also a key source of work. Administrative law, public services regulation, arbitration and mediation expert Horacio Ruiz Moreno co-leads the team alongside administrative law, public contracting and regulation expert Cristian Krüger. The practice also draws on the vast experience of public law veteran Rafael González Arzac, with additional support coming from Carlos Eliçabe, a corporate lawyer who also undertakes civil and commercial litigation. The firm strengthened its second line with senior associate Yamila di Martino joining from Bomchil in July 2022.
Argentina > Public law
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados represents clients in a variety of complex public-law related M&A transactions, infrastructure project financings, international public tenders and disputes. All major regulated industries are covered, including the pharmaceuticals, chemicals, natural resources, transportation and automotive sectors. The team’s expertise in government contracts at federal, provincial and municipal level is particularly notable, as is its work in regulatory disputes, nationalisations and expropriations. The practice is led by Horacio Ruiz Moreno, a public law authority with decades of administrative law and dispute resolution experience. He receives senior level support from veteran practitioner Rafael González Arzac, who has broad administrative law, public contracting and public services regulation expertise; Néstor Buján, a specialist in litigation and administrative, regulatory and competition law; and versatile administrative, environmental, and regulatory lawyer Gustavo Cedrone.