Martín Gastaldi, Felipe Videla, Pablo Torretta, Tomás Allende, and Federico Sosa spearhead Beccar Varela's bankruptcy and restructuring practice, demonstrating expertise in complex judicial reorganisations and international debt restructuring mandates. The team is also expert at advising clients in out-of-court negotiations and formal in-court proceedings, particularly for creditors. Gastaldi focuses on complex litigation, rehabilitation and liquidation bankruptcies, and debt restructurings, while Videla is a key contact for banking, corporate and financial law, along with debt restructurings. Sosa, in turn, is a specialist in litigation, class actions, and bankruptcy and insolvency disputes. Allende supports the practice’s ability with banks and private equity clients. Pablo Torretta is another key practitioner for financial entities and banks in debt restructurings. Promoted to the partnership in November 2025, Gonzalo Ochoa is noted for his ability in bank finance and capital markets mandates, while at senior associate level, Pilar Lodewyckx Hardy handles civil and commercial litigation, complex arbitration, insolvency proceedings, bankruptcies and restructuring.
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Testimonials
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- Tomas Allende and Felipe Videla have supported us on a particular engagement for 5 years and have always been extremely responsive and proactive. They and their team have also exhibited a very practical manner and commercial focus in which they address issues.
- Beccar Varela has been a great legal resource in Argentina as its partners and staff are extremely hands-on and willing to go the extra mile. They show a lot of initiative, which is helpful when their clients are not based in South America. They have physically traveled to local jurisdictions to view secured assets and have shown initiative and dedication by arranging meetings with local judges when not specifically required.
Key clients
- Deutsche Bank
- Alvarez & Marsal
- LBBW
- Rabobank
- BTG Pactual
- Puente Hermanos
- Inza Pecuaria
- Cosan
- Advanta Semillas
- Espartina
- Yungas Agroinsumos
- Limagrain
Work highlights
Advised Deutsche Bank, in its capacity as a secured financial creditor, on the negotiation, structuring, and execution of a bilateral restructuring agreement with Molino Cañuelas (MOLCA).
Advised a syndicate of international and Argentine banks — including Banco Galicia, Banco Supervielle, Banco Santander, Banco Macro, Banco Industrial and HSBC Bank — on their position as secured creditors in the concurrent reorganisation proceedings of Los Grobo Agropecuaria and Agrofina.
Advised Alvarez & Marsal on the private restructuring of an IIG credit exposure to SanCor Cooperativas Unidas.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Martín Gastaldi; Felipe Videla; Pablo Torretta; Tomás Allende; Federico Sosa
Other key lawyers
Gonzalo Ochoa; Pilar Lodewyckx Hardy