Dr Ricardo Olivera García > Olivera Abogados > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

The practice at Olivera Abogados specialises in financial regulatory work, trust structuring and securities transactions. Experienced department head Ricardo Olivera García leads alongside trusts specialist Federico Rocca. Juan Mailhos, partner since January 2023, assists across the range of matters.

Olivera Abogados‘s corporate and M&A team acts on the gamut of corporate matters, from restructurings and shareholder agreements to M&A and public offerings. It has particular niche strengths in distressed opportunities in the domestic market; issues in the country’s nascent antitrust landscape; and corporate restructuring, for which founding partner Ricardo Olivera García helped draft domestic legislation. Juan Martín Olivera is another main contact. Juan Mailhos was promoted to the partnership in January 2023, while partner Andrés Hessdörfer left the firm in March the same year.

The tax team at Olivera Abogados assists domestic companies and individuals with tax restructuring, tax aspects of M&A, and tax litigation, among other areas. Founding partner Ricardo Olivera García leads the group, and Sabrina Delgado is the key name to note at junior associate level. Partner and former practice co-head Andrés Hessdörfer departed to establish his own firm in March 2023.

Olivera Abogados represents a host of domestic and foreign companies, as well as individuals, in a diverse range of disputes. Founding partner and experienced litigator Ricardo Olivera García co-leads alongside Nicolás Paseyro. Laura Chalar and Valentina Quinteros are the names to note at associate level.