Lawyer / PhD in Commercial Law / Partner
Born on June 14th, 1981 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Practice areas
Responsible for the Corporate Department of the Firm. Advises on general corporate and business matters.
He leads on business structuring, implementation of business ventures and matters such as mergers and acquisitions and stock purchase
Expertise in corporate governance, development and organization of family businesses is to be highlighted. Extensive experience in corporate reorganizations and insolvency.
Education
- PhD in Law – Cum Laude, University of Navarra (Spain, 2012).
- Master in Law, University of Navarra (Spain, 2008).
- Doctor in Law, University of Montevideo (2004)
Academic activity
- Dean of the School of Law of the University of Montevideo since February 2021.
- Editor at the Journal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Montevideo since 2014.
- Professor of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, undergraduate and graduate at the University of Montevideo since 2012.
- Speaker in Commercial Law Conferences and Cade courses.
Publications
- Disrupción, Economía compartida y Derecho (“Disruption, Sharing Economy and Law”, FCU, 2016).
- Gobierno Corporativo (“Corporate Governance”, UM, 2015).
- Los deberes Fiduciarios de los Administradores de sociedades (“The duties of Trust Company Directors”, FCU, 2013).
- Author of several articles: La prima de emisión como obligación en la sociedad anónima (2013); Cumplir o explicar como principio de gobierno corporativo (2012); Interés social y deberes fiduciarios de los administradores de sociedades de capital (ADC, 2012)”; El concepto de interés social en la nueva Ley de Mercado de Valores (2010); La noción jurídica de empresa y su impacto sobre las decisiones empresariales (2013); La función de la ley en el ámbito societario-empresarial (2014).
Memberships
Research Group on Insolvency and Corporate Law at the University of Montevideo (2006-present).
Languages
Spanish, English and Italian
