Argentina’s O’Farrell unveils new management team

Argentinian law firm Estudio O’Farrell has announced its new management team

The Buenos Aires-firm announced that, following the retirement of partners Daniel Calatrava and Fernando García Pullés, senior partner Uriel O’Farrell (pictured) and partners Miguel A.M. Tesón, José Luis Zapata, María Agustina Fanelli Evans and Juan Pablo Fratantoni will comprise the firm’s new management team.

Uriel O’Farrell specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and energy transactions, regulation and litigation cases, and José Luis Zapata heads the firm’s labour law department.

María Agustina Fanelli (pictured below) is a partner in its public and administrative law department. She joined the firm in 2000 and has been a partner since 2014.

Juan Pablo Fratantoni is a partner in the corporate and finance law and capital markets department. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, and investments in energy and joint ventures. He joined the firm in 2017

“Since its founding over 130 years ago, O’Farrell has driven its growth and prestige in the marketplace through generations of excellent professionals,” the law firm said.

“The current framework generated by the pandemic has not been the exception; as a result of a proactive vision and investment in key management areas, we are duly prepared both at a technological and human levels to face the multiple challenges faced by our clients and the market in general.”

“The new scenario will reward those who best know how to read and adapt their service structure through innovation and agile models to the specific circumstances of each business, competitive environment and regulatory framework. In our case, we are confident that the measures and improvements introduced in recent times will have a meaningful impact on the quality of our service to clients,” the law firm added.