About us
We provide legal, notarial and accounting services to national and foreign companies that operate in Uruguay.
At the legal level, we are especially recognized in labor, corporate matters and in the resolution of controversies (trials and arbitrations), without prejudice to the fact that we are intensively active in business structuring and in civil, tax, administrative and family matters.
Team
Offices
Our main offices are located in Montevideo, in the Carrasco neighbourhood. An environment surrounded by gardens and just a few metres from the beach, where you can breathe nature. An optimal environment that is accompanied by modern facilities at the service of both the Firm's professionals and clients.
Recognitions
The Firm has been repeatedly recognized by Chambers & Partners, one of the most prestigious editorials investigating the legal market. Product of that investigation in which clients, colleagues and businessmen intervene, Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has been recognized in three areas in which it specializes: Labor, Corporate and Dispute Resolution. In Labor law, the partners Santiago Pérez del Castillo and Matías Pérez del Castillo have been renowned, as well as Florencia Di Segni. In corporate matters, Matías Pérez del Castillo and Miguel Casanova were recognized. And in dispute resolution, Matías Pérez del Castillo was acknowledged. Hereunder we standardize the recognitions by area and year:
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Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners Latin America 2025 | Band 1
What the Labour Team is Known For
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a stellar firm with a leading reputation in the labour and employment arena. The team regularly advises multinational corporations on labour policy implementation as well as conducting audits. The department is highly experienced in drafting new collective bargaining agreements and managing existing relationships with unions. The firm boasts additional expertise in personnel restructuring, along with disputes resulting in litigation and arbitration. Howden Group Holding and Wenance are recent additions to the firm’s client portfolio.
Strenghts
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has a lot of importance in the commercial market and offers a dynamic business vision. The firm is a reliable and strategic ally, in both quality and speed.”
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Santiago Pérez del Castillo
Seasoned practitioner Santiago Pérez del Castillo continues to be held in the highest esteem by the Uruguayan market for his long-standing career in the labour and employment field.
Strenghts
“Santiago Pérez del Castillo is an excellent professional with extensive experience.”
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Matías Pérez del Castillo
Distinguished partner and head of department Matías Pérez del Castillo continues to garner stellar praise from the market for his command of a wide range of labour and employment mandates in Uruguay. Key clients routinely seek him out to assist with labour litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as for collective bargaining agreements with relevant unions.
Strenghts
“Matías Pérez del Castillo always handles himself professionally and respectfully, and he attends to our needs efficiently. He is very proactive and finds ways to make our lives easier.”
“Matías Pérez del Castillo is very solid and precise in this area, with a receptive and available service. He understands business realities as well as business theory.”
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Florencia Di Segni
Notable partner Florencia Di Segni receives considerable positive feedback for her assistance in labour audits and collective bargaining procedures in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Florencia Di Segni is an excellent professional who is proactive and willing to help.”
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Felipe Lasarte
Up-and-coming partner Felipe Lasarte continues to elicit significant recognition from market observers for his consultancy in labour and employment-related disputes in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Felipe Lasarte is very communicative, efficient and concrete. He helps us to resolve situations and he is a very effective lawyer.”
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Ileana Borbonet
Associate-to-watch Ileana Borbonet garners recognition for her valued advice in labour disputes in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Ileana Borbonet is an excellent professional who is academic in her answers and provides very quick resolutions.”
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Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners Latin America 2025 | Leading Firm in Uruguay
What the Corporate Team is Known For
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados’ established team assists clients with an array of corporate matters in Uruguay. The team is known to provide corporate advice to banking entities, dealing with day-to-day mandates and M&A. The department is also experienced in handling transactions involving publicly traded companies, counselling on share purchase agreements. The firm provides further assistance with commercial contracts, such as distribution agreements.
Strenghts
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a very responsible, dynamic firm with an agile service. The team is complete, with serious and friendly lawyers; I feel very comfortable working with them.”
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Matías Pérez del Castillo
Noteworthy partner Matías Pérez del Castillo is often seen offering investment advice, drafting contracts and assisting with M&A transactions in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Matías Pérez del Castillo is an excellent professional. He is very diligent and enriches his solutions with business vision, complemented by his legal solidity.”
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Miguel Casanova
Active practitioner Miguel Casanova continues to receive ample client praise for his corporate expertise and knowledge of shareholders’ agreements in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Miguel Casanova has excellent knowledge and listening skills, as well as quality responses, initiative and willingness to add value. He is very flexible and customer-oriented.”
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Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners Latin America 2024 | Leading Firm in Uruguay
What is the team know for
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados’ solid practice group offers extensive experience advising local and international clients with their dispute resolution mandates.
The team is experienced handling both civil and commercial litigation issues ranging from shareholder disputes to debt recovery and inheritance claims. The department is also known to handle administrative litigation cases. The firm’s expertise here is complemented by a market-leading labour and employment practice.
Strenghts
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados’ dispute resolution team has an appropriate number of lawyers that provide great-quality advice, and clear, concrete and practical recommendations to their clients.”
Work highlights
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados acted as legal counsel to Banco Santander in connection to claims against its debtors.
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Matías Pérez del Castillo
Head of department Matías Pérez del Castillo is singled out for praise in the Uruguayan market for his activity in the dispute resolution sphere.
Strengths
“Matías Pérez del Castillo has substantial experience in complex commercial and civil conflicts, and he can handle a very varied range of matters including those with high levels of sophistication.”
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Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners Latin America 2025 | Leading Firm in Uruguay
What the Real Estate Team is Know For
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados continues to attract extensive client praise for its work in the Uruguayan real estate sector. The solid team is well placed to assist in structuring trusts for real estate developments across a range of sectors, as well as in financing commercial and residential real estate projects.
Strenghts
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados provides a service of high legal and academic quality. The lawyers are always very prepared and knowledgeable about matters and offer concrete responses.”
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Gustavo Di Genio
Up-and-coming partner Gustavo Di Genio moves up the rankings this year, having garnered plaudits for his assistance in residential and commercial real estate projects in Uruguay. He boasts particular expertise in structuring real estate trusts.
Strenghts
“Gustavo Di Genio is a great professional. He is solid in his knowledge and quick to efficiently resolve all issues.”
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Soledad Echevarría
Up-and-coming partner Soledad Echevarría receives significant market praise for her experience in the financing and commercialisation of real estate projects, as well as her handling of related contractual and regulatory matters in Uruguay.
Strenghts
“Soledad Echevarría is a very good professional and is very capable and dedicated.”
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