Allende & Brea is on hand to assist clients working across the financial, pharmaceutical, mining, and chemical industries with day-to-day regulatory compliance matters. This includes providing anti-corruption training and requirements to be met by internal compliance officers and reviewing codes of conduct for inconsistencies with local regulations and laws. The practice also advises on potential conflicts of interest and other issues following internal corporate investigations. Following the mid-2025 departure of María Morena del Río, the team is co-led by experienced litigation and arbitration partner David Gurfinkel, who handles compliance and competition matters; and Jorge I Mayora, who advises on foreign exchange and anti-money laundering issues. Senior associate Mercedes Elaskar provides support with IP, privacy, and data protection regulations.
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- 'The Allende & Brea attorneys I worked with always conducted themselves in a very professional, competent, and proactive manner.'
- 'The partner I've worked with the most is David Gurfinkel, and he's always been very precise, collaborative, proactive, and attentive to client issues.'
Key clients
- Bank of China
- Químicos Esenciales
- Hogan Lovells
- LSG Sky Chefs Argentina
- Minera del Altiplano- Livent Corporation
- Ball Envases de Aluminio
- Templeton Asset Management
- The Badger Technology Company
- Modo
- Unipar Indupa
Work highlights
Advised Bank of China on the applicable Argentine Financial Information Unit regulations regarding the requirements to be met by compliance officers of financial institutions.
Assisting Hogan Lovells’ client, a global leader in the pharma industry, in preparing a worldwide bribery and corruption report that raises awareness of country-specific red flags.
Advised MODO on applicable local laws and regulations regarding anticorruption and compliance-related laws, policies and procedures.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
David Gurfinkel; Jorge Ignacio Mayora
Other key lawyers
Mercedes Elaskar