Guyer & Regules — Uruguay
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Guyer & Regules is considered Uruguay’s blue-chip firm and the first choice for international and domestic complex legal, accounting and tax work. Such reputation is grounded on the largest group of the most experienced partners in the country, who lead a solid team of internationally trained professionals with experts in every field of business law, and promote a culture of innovation within the firm. Guyer & Regules is proud to have been consistently recognised as “Uruguayan Law Firm of the Year” for nine years and the first and only Uruguayan firm recognised as “Latin America Law firm of the Year” by Chambers and Partners. Performing with excellence, expertise, value, responsiveness, creativity and consistency, is not enough. At Guyer & Regules we strive to grow our capacity to develop strong and mutually rewarding personal working relationships with the people who work at the institutions we serve. We help them serve their institutions – our clients – better. And those special personal working relationships are what enable us to leverage all those other qualities they expect from a top firm. - Main international areas of practice Banking and finance: Guyer & Regules’ leadership is undisputed advising 66% of the private banks active in Uruguay and two out of three large private pension fund managers. It has also been the only Uruguayan firm in the past 30 years in Uruguayan sovereign debt deals. Corporate, M&A: As Chambers and Partners states, Guyer & Regules “continues to set the pace in the corporate sphere”, having participated in 67% of the most important M&A operations in Uruguay in 2020 and representing 69% of the main exporting companies in Uruguay. Tax and accounting: The team is recognised for its “heavyweight practice at the forefront of the market with a respected bench of practitioners” by Chambers and Partners. It is by far the most senior team on the market, formed by lawyers and CPAs, which allows for greater depth and breadth on tax matters. Real estate: By far the largest and most experienced team in the country, recognised by Chambers Latin America as a “market-leading department with a deep bench of seasoned professionals offering long-standing expertise in this practice area”. Litigation: Guyer & Regules has a dedicated, strong and successful litigation team with a “solid reputation” as Chambers Latin America states. It specialises in complex civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, domestic and international, generally involving high-profile cases. Labour: The team excels for its services both in advisory and litigious labour matters. Its lawyers have represented all of the Uruguayan financial entities in the salary collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the banking union and the government, as well as the Chamber of Insurance Companies. Projects and energy: Our projects and energy team is the largest of its kind in Uruguay. Guyer & Regules is “highly sought after to advise on the full range of energy and natural resources matters”, as Chambers and Partners states, with an impressive market share of renewable and oil and gas transactions. - Plaza Independencia 811 - 11100 Montevideo - Uruguay - Tel: +598 2902 1515 - post@guyer.com.uy - www.guyer.com.uy ### Languages - Spanish - English - Portuguese - German - French ### Staffing Figures - 87 Other fee-earners - 380 Total staff
Office locations
Zonamerica
Zonamerica
Guyer & Regules Dr. Luis Bonavita 1294 Of. 807 Wtc Free Zone 11300 Montevideo Zonamerica Uruguay
Montevideo
Montevideo
Guyer & Regules Plaza Independencia 811 11100 Montevideo Montevideo Uruguay
Maldonado
Maldonado
Guyer & Regules Calle 25 Y 20 20100 Punta Del Este Maldonado Uruguay
Montevideo
Montevideo
Guyer & Regules Dr. Alejandro Schroeder 6528. 11500 Montevideo. Montevideo Uruguay
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alejandro Miller
Alejandro Miller, lawyer, mainly works in the Banking & Corporate Department, specialising in corporate, bankruptcy, insolvency proceedings and maritime law. · Banking & Finance
Beatriz Spiess
Beatriz Spiess, notary. Specializes in structuring, financing and promotion of real estate investments, assisting developers in all stages of their projects (housing and commercial). She also advises retail companies in commercial leases and agreements. She has vast experience advising both sponsors and lenders in the purchase, sale and project financing of renewable energy projects, mainly photovoltaic and wind. Moreover, her knowledge of regulatory and environmental matters has been key in providing regulatory analysis and advice regarding compliance, in both energy and infrastructure projects. · Real Estate
Carlos Brandes
Carlos Brandes, lawyer and notary. Head of Dispute Resolution Team. His vast practice includes complex civil and commercial litigation, international commercial arbitration, civil fraud litigation, torts and antitrust, being specialist in procedural and civil and commercial law. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Dispute Resolution
Corina Bove
Corina Bove, lawyer, specializes in corporate and banking matters. Her practice includes participation in mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities' offerings, project finance as well as corporate and banking law. She also assists clients on trust matters, mainly those related to financial transactions and M&A. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Corporate / M&A
Diego Baldomir
Diego Baldomir, lawyer, mainly works in the Banking and Corporate Department. His practice includes financing in the public and private sectors, public and private offers of securities, banking transactions, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, investment structuring, and the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. He participated as speaker in several seminars and conferences regarding the reorganization of companies as well as the prevention of money laundering and of the financing of terrorism. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Banking & Finance
Federico Susena
Federico Susena, notary. Real Estate: mainly in structuring of real estate investments, realty trust, REITs, residential and tourism developments and agribusiness. Energy and Natural Resources: he has a vast experience in oil and gas and renewable energy projects and legal framework. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Real Estate
Florencia Castagnola
Florencia Castagnola, lawyer and notary. Her practice includes advising financial institutions in all types of banking transactions, financings (local or cross-border) and foreign trade, public and private offer of securities, sovereign debt transactions, corporate M&A, compliance matters and the fintech arena. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Banking & Finance
Javier Berdaguer
Javier Berdaguer, lawyer, mainly works in Intellectual Property Department and Corporate & Banking Department. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Intellectual Property
Juan Manuel Albacete
Juan Manuel Albacete, lawyer, mainly works in the Banking and Corporate Department and Tax Department. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Tax
Juan Manuel Mercant
Juan Manuel Mercant, lawyer. Expert in Banking & Finance, Energy & Infrastructure and Antitrust. Experience in huge project finance transactions (assisting lenders or sponsors) and major competition cases. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Banking & Finance
Leonardo Slinger
Leonardo Slinger, lawyer, mainly concentrates his activities in the Labour and Litigation Departments. His practice includes advising on labour matters, companies’ reorganisations, negotiations with unions in conflictive collective cases, social security issues and migrations. Specialist in labour law, he also handles labour, civil and commercial litigation. Professor of labour law at three law schools in Uruguay. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Labour & Employment
Marcos Payssé
Marcos Payssé, lawyer, mainly works in Banking, Corporate and M&A Department. Partner at Guyer & Regules. · Banking & Finance
Nicolás Herrera
Nicolás Herrera, , lawyer, with more than 35 years of experience in banking, finance, corporate and M&A. His vast practice includes financing in the public and private sector, mergers and acquisitions, project financing and investment structuring, being specialist in commercial, corporate and banking law and capital markets.Senior Partner at Guyer & Regules · Banking & Finance
Nicolás Piaggio
Nicolás Piaggio, lawyer, mainly works in the Banking and Corporate Department. His experience includes the participation in financing transactions and debt restructurings, sovereign debt transactions (including a direct participation in the several Uruguayan successful multi-billion sovereign debt exchange), public and private securities’ offer, corporate work specializing in complex mergers and acquisitions. Partner at Guyer & Regules · Banking & Finance