■ Incorporation of local companies and local branches of foreign companies, registration of foreign companies for the sole purpose of participating in local companies, filings with the Superintendence of Corporations of the City of Buenos Aires (‘Inspección General de Justicia’) 

■ Shareholders' Agreements, corporate reorganizations and stock purchase agreements

■ Temporary Consortiums of Companies, Companies' Collaboration Agreements and any type of corporate association as consortiums or joint ventures

■ Advice on corporate conflicts and liability of the companies' directors and syndics

■ Mergers and acquisitions proceedings, including complete due diligence 

■ Transfer of going concerns

■ Advice on public offering of shares and proceedings before the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (‘Comisión Nacional de Valores’) and the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (‘Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires’) for companies admitted to public offering and trading

■ Advice on execution and performance of all kinds of administrative contracts and concessions, including concessions of utilities

■ Administrative and judicial proceedings before regulatory authorities 

■ Advice on National and International Public Bids, both in the preparation and through the stages of selection and award 

■ Participation in all kinds of administrative proceedings, administrative and judicial appeals of acts of the public administration in all stages, including proceedings before the National Supreme Court

■ Advice on regimes for ‘Compre Nacional’ (promotion of Argentine industry) and other industrial promotion regimes

■ Advice on the drafting, negotiation, execution and performance of all types of civil and commercial contracts 

■ Advice on the drafting, negotiation, execution and performance of agreements related to international trade operations

■ Advice on the drafting, negotiation, execution and performance of commercial agreements such as distribution, agency, license and franchise contracts

■ Advice on legal actions arising from the partial compliance with or default on contracts, the negotiation and resolution of conflicts and the termination and expiration of agreements.

■ Advice on the organization and operation of financial entities and branches of foreign entities, participation in proceedings to obtain the required authorizations

■ Advice on laws and regulations governing the public offering regime of shares, bonds and securities 

■ Administrative and judicial proceedings before the National Central Bank, verification of compliance with reporting duties, participation in administrative proceedings for exchange and financial matters 

■ Advice on drafting, negotiation and execution of specific contracts, such as:
- Secured and unsecured lonas
- Financial trusts 
- Guaranty trusts
- Administration trusts
- Leasing
- Import financing
- Export pre-financing
- Project financing
- Real estate financing
- Securitization
- Transactions related to shares and bonds

■ Advice to energy companies regarding the applicable laws and regulations

■ Advice on the impact of environmental rules and their compliance

■ Administrative and judicial proceedings before the national, provincial and municipal public administration, regulatory bodies, including before Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico S.A. (CAMMESA)

■ Advice on negotiation, drafting and execution of all kinds of contracts related to this activity, such as interconnection, access, operation, commercialization and distribution agreements 

■ Advice on issues concerning exploration, exploitation, refining, commercialization and transportation of oil, regarding contracts and applicable legislation

■ Advice on telecommunication laws and regulations

■ Administrative proceedings before the Argentine Communications Commission and the Secretariat of Communications 

■ Advice on and proceedings to secure licenses to render telecommunication services 

■ Advice on negotiation, execution and performance of all kinds of contracts regarding telecommunication services such as mobile phones and land lines, voice, data, image and video transmissions, trunking, among others

■ Advice on execution of agreements for exchange of infrastructure, network interconnection, registration and challenge of contracts with the control authority

■ Advice on software and customized software license and distribution agreements and special projects 

■ Advice to internet companies as regards their incorporation, corporate structure, stock options, trademarks and intellectual property, registration and protection of website domains and tax matters 

■ Advice on e-commerce, on-line contracts, digital signatures, encryption and database regulations Advice on the creation and implementation of strategic alliances 

■ Advice to internet service providers (ISP)

■ Advice on proceedings before the Argentine Antitrust Authority to obtain authorizations for the merger or acquisition of companies

■ Proceedings before the Argentine Antitrust Authority and judicial proceedings related to antitrust and unfair trade matters

■ Participation in all kinds of civil, commercial, corporate and administrative suits, claims and proceedings through all judicial stages, including before the National Supreme Court 

■ Participation in mediation, arbitration and other alternative proceedings for the resolution of conflicts

■ Advice on and participation in bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings and in out-of-court debt restructuring and work-outs 

■ Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards in the Republic of Argentina

■ General advice on trademarks and patents, intellectual and industrial property, mainly focused on the registration and protection of the rights arising thereof

■ Proceedings for the registration of trademarks, patents and inventions, renewals, transfers, filing of licenses and oppositions 

■ Judicial protection of trademarks, patents, inventions and Internet domains through precautionary measures and legal actions

■ Integral advice on national, provincial and municipal tax legislation

■ Tax planning for application to national and international contracts, specific transactions, mergers and acquisitions

■ Tax free corporate reorganizations

■ Analysis and optimization of tax costs considering different business structures

■ Assistance in tax inspections regarding any type of taxes 

■ Strategic planning and advising on any kind of tax requirements

■ Strategic resolution of any tax and social security inquiries 

■ Participation in administrative and judicial proceedings for tax assessments or the imposition of fines, closures or sanctions

■ Available remedies 

■ Challenge and appeals to administrative actions, both before the Argentine Tax Authority (‘Administración Nacional de Ingresos Públicos- AFIP’) and Customs, proceedings before the Argentine Tax Courts

■ Advice in customs matters and claims for tax refunds 

■ Advice in criminal tax proceedings 

■ Advice on the existence and application of international rules and treaties to avoid double taxation

■ Analysis of tax effects at the international level

■ Transfer prices

■ General advice to companies on labor and social security matters, negotiation and execution of all kinds of labor contracts 

■ Advice on labor contracts with foreign employees, filings for residence permits, migration proceedings and labor permits 

■ Negotiation and execution of collective bargaining agreements 

■ Integral advice on the compliance with the applicable legislation and relationships with the labor risk administrations

■ Administrative and judicial representation against labor and social security claims and suits, re solution of controversies and labor arbitration before the Argentine Ministry of Labor