Mr Horacio J. Ruiz Moreno > Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados works with domestic and international debtors, creditors and trustees on reorganisations and bankruptcy litigation. Veteran public law and dispute resolution partner Horacio Ruiz Moreno is the main contact.

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.

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.

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.