Petrobras Argentina was first formed as the Argentina-based subsidiary of Brazilian energy conglomerate Petróleo Brasileiro, however is now under control of Argentina’s domestic energy giant Pampa Energía. Petrobras Argentina is the second largest oil company in Argentina and has a presence in the United States, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. The Argentine legal team is led by the hugely experienced general counsel Daniel Casal, who has been at the company for 25 years and has amassed 36 years of professional experience in total, mostly in the energy sector.

Under his management, the legal team of Petrobras Argentina is highly trained to oversee all legal matters of the company and is staffed with legal experts in energy, corporate, financial and environmental, labour and litigious affairs. The team is comfortable in communication with its business colleagues, providing advice to a range of stakeholders including the CEO and board of directors. The team is constantly designing comprehensive legal solutions to deal with the company’s needs, risks, probabilities and strategies, forming the organisations strategic outlook and providing effective solutions to the company’s every day needs.