Hernán Slemenson

Marval O’Farrell Mairal stands out as one of Argentina’s leading corporate and M&A practices, known for steering high-stakes, intricate transactions both locally and across Latin America and international markets. The team handles a broad spectrum of work, from major M&A and joint ventures to corporate restructurings, with particular expertise in banking, private equity, venture capital, real estate, and telecoms-related matters. Pablo Artagaveytia, who oversees the firm’s Brazil practice group, leads the M&A practice alongside Pablo Viñals Blake, who excels in M&A, private equity and venture capital deals. Santiago Carregal, the firm's chairman, has a strong track record in headline corporate transactions. Other key individuals include Diego Krischcautzky, a contact for domestic alnd international clients, including high-net-worth individuals; Hernán Slemenson, who is particularly active advising private equity funds, investors and founders on transactions involving the technology sector; María Laura Bolatti Cristofaro, who handles buy and sell-side mandates and joint ventures; Diego Chighizola, who is skilled in agribusiness, real estate, and energy-related matters; and María Macarena García Mirri, who plays a prominent role in major transactions in the energy, mining, automotive, and insurance sectors. The team is further complemented by a group of up-and-coming associates, notably María Virginia Canzonieri, Lucia Trillo, and Maria Agustina Giordano. Since publiction, the firm has hired Juan Martín Allende as an of counsel in the corporate practice; formerly a partner at Allende & Brea (until 2020), his experience takes in corporate financing as well as M&A, particularly in relation to real estate and the energy sector - effective as of December 2025.