Specialising in corporate law, with an emphasis on the automotive, oil and gas, energy, health, transportation, and communication industries, O'Farrell is sought out for its broad experience in commercial litigation, including class actions and contractual disputes. The firm has a wide reach in Argentina, allowing it to effectively represent a variety of clients in cases under differing procedural rules. Practice head Francisco Astolfi is well versed in civil and commercial litigation, and is supported by an array of associates who strengthen the firm’s civil and commercial litigation offering, such as Federico Daurat, Juan Matienzo, Lucas Zentner, María Fortuna, and María Fernanda Derudder.
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Key clients
- Ford Argentina
- Ford Motor Company
- Plan Ovalo de Ahorro Para Fines Determinados
- Farmacity
- Centurion Air Cargo
- Nokia (Alcatel Lucent)
- IQB Industrias Quimicas
- Grupo Concesionario del Oeste
- Skylease Cargo
- Energía Entre Rios
- Xcmg (China) Group LATAM
- Huawei
Work highlights
Represented Ford Argentina SCA in a class action lawsuit regarding incorporation to the market during the period of 2005 to 2018 of several models of vehicles with faulty airbags produced by Takata Corporation.
Represented Ford Argentina SCA in a class action lawsuit involving all automotive makers.
Advised on a claim against a private security company that defrauded Energia Entre Rios S.A. of several million pesos.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Francisco Astolfi
Other key lawyers
Federico Daurat; Juan Matienzo; Lucas Zentner; María Fortuna; María Fernanda Derudder