Olivera Abogados > Montevideo, Uruguay > Firm Profile
Olivera Abogados Offices
MISIONES 1424, 2º ANDAR
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
- Go to...
- Rankings
- Firm Profile
- Main Contacts
- Lawyer Profiles
Olivera Abogados > The Legal 500 Rankings
Uruguay > Legal market overview
Uruguay > Banking and finance Tier 3
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.Work highlights
Uruguay > Corporate and M&A Tier 3
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.Work highlights
Uruguay > Dispute resolution Tier 3
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.Practice head(s):
Ricardo Olivera García; Nicolás Paseyro
Work highlights
Uruguay > Tax Tier 5
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.Work highlights
Olivera Abogados > Firm Profile
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.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
---|---|---|---|
Managing partner | Ricardo Olivera García E: rolivera@olivera.com.uy | ||
Corporate and M&A | Juan Martín Olivera E: jolivera@olivera.com.uy | ||
Banking & Finance | Federico Rocca E: frocca@olivera.com.uy | ||
Juan Martín Olivera E: jolivera@olivera.com.uy | |||
Restructuring & Insolvency | Ricardo Olivera García E: rolivera@olivera.com.uy | ||
Dispute Resolution | Nicolás Paseyro E: npaseyro@olivera.com.uy | ||
Tax | Andrés Hessdörfer E: ahessdorfer@olivera.com.uy | ||
Real Estate | Agustina Pérez E: aperez@olivera.com.uy | ||
Labor and Employment | Nicolás Paseyro E: npaseyro@olivera.com.uy |
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 |