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Olivera Abogados is among the top law firms in Uruguay, providing comprehensive legal advice to Uruguayan and foreign companies and individuals. The firm is a member of TerraLex, the renowned international network of law firms characterized for their quality service.

The firm: The firm was founded by Ricardo Olivera Garcia in 1993 and maintains a strong commitment to quality and excellence to render the best service to its clients, through a corporate and interdisciplinary team formed by a new generation of young and outstanding professionals, which combines the benefits of complementary specializations and skills with personalized attention.

Areas of practice: With a strong track record in banking and finance, the firm assists numerous domestic and foreign banking and financial entities, providing advice on loans and ongoing regulatory matters, as well as debt issuances and sophisticated financial mandates. It is particularly well known for its work on cutting-edge financial matters.

Olivera Abogados also covers a full range of work in the corporate and M&A area, from general corporate advice to complex M&A and transactional work, shareholder agreements and advice on antitrust matters. The firm regularly advises foreign clients, enabling them to understand local legislation and the environment to establish businesses, implement investment projects, acquire companies, and participate in bidding procedures in Uruguay.

Olivera Abogados is an undisputed leader in the restructuring and insolvency area, with extensive experience and a team that has successfully handled the most complex bankruptcy proceedings in the country.

The firm’s dispute resolution department has a solid reputation for major trials involving complex commercial litigation and arbitration involving sophisticated analysis and strategy, such as shareholder and corporate conflicts, disputes related to antitrust matters, unfair competition, IP rights and distribution and agency agreements.

Services in tax matters include advice on nationwide taxation in Uruguay, as well as assistance in tax-planning matters, international taxation and transfer pricing, and representing local and foreign clients before the authorities at administrative and court levels, and before collection agencies, in tax-related disputes.

The firm provides ongoing advice and counseling regarding labor matters, and has successfully handled tough collective negotiations as a part of company restructuring procedures.

The firm’s real estate practice provides legal and notarial advice for the structuring and development of real estate projects in urban and rural areas, from the design of legal structures, investment plans, and financing and security agreements, to property transfers.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Dr Juan Martín Olivera	Partner	View Profile
	Dr Ricardo Olivera García	Managing Partner	View Profile
	Dr Nicolás Paseyro	Partner	View Profile
	Dr Federico Rocca	Partner	View Profile