Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advises clients on a range of competition and antitrust matters, from day-to-day issues, antitrust due diligence, and transactional work to litigation and intellectual property, compliance, and public law matters with competition law elements. Clients routinely turn to the practice for advice on merger control and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as assistance with distribution agreements, joint ventures, and regulatory issues. The team is well versed in matters in the energy, construction, pharmaceutical, mining, banking, food and beverages, and fintech industries. Practice head Gabriel Lozano has over a decade of experience in merger control and investigations, including cartel and anticompetitive practices investigations, and often works in the agribusiness sector. The practice is supported by Estanislao Olmos, a practitioner with strong experience in merger control matters and M&A, often advising on the antitrust aspects of international M&A transactions and restructurings.
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Key clients

  • Banco Macro
  • Arcor
  • Vista Energy Argentina
  • Gire
  • Unidas Argentina
  • HSBC Group
  • Brookfield Corporation
  • Barrick Gold Corporation
  • Bunge Argentina
  • KWS
  • The Clorox Company
  • Biogénesis Bagó
  • Stihl Motoimplementos
  • Regency Group
  • Central Puerto
  • Laboratorios Bagó
  • Laboratorio Elea Phenix
  • Banco Santander
  • Cepas Argentina

Work highlights

Advised Arcor on the negotiation and approval of remedies to obtain the conditional approval of a joint venture with Ingredion Inc.
Advised Minera Andina (from Barrick Gold Corporation) regarding a conduct investigation regarding a cartel case.
Advised HSBC on the antitrust analysis of its sale of banking, asset management, and insurance businesses in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia.

Lawyers

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Practice head

Gabriel Lozano

Other key lawyers

Estanislao Olmos