Led by Mariano Romero de Haz, the legal team in Pampa Energía’s downstream and petrochemical business is known for its practical expertise and technical knowledge. Romero de Haz himself is an experienced legal professional who has had over 20 years working in the oil and gas sector, while senior lawyers Laura Marinovich and Christian Pereira also enjoy over two decades’ experience in the industry. Romero de Haz explains that the change of certain commercial conditions in the country in recent years has led to ‘a more friendly business environment’ that ‘required a constant redesign of our skills to meet the legal needs of our internal clients’, a major endeavour that has led to a corresponding improvement in the team’s abilities. It is a tightly-knit unit, with ‘a consolidated history of more than 15 years of working together’, and a record of success in the areas of ‘M&A, judicial and arbitration matters of importance to the company and many others’. Romero de Haz describes the team’s contribution to the business as such: ‘Our team allows the company to conduct profitable business with the minimum risk. This has been achieved after many years of experience advising businesses, using a shared leadership style that makes the team reliable’.