Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Latin America Guide 2025 : Argentina
Band 2
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Provided by Richards, Cardinal, Tützer, Zabala & Zaefferer
Our law firm is widely experienced in representing clients in insolvency and reorganization proceedings. Our cross-functional team of specialized lawyers is qualified to deal with complex and sophisticated situations in companies undergoing financial difficulties.
Our priority is to provide useful and timely assessments, and to maximize the economic interests of our clients.
Both before and after the 2001 economic crisis in Argentina, the Richards Cardinal played a leading role in this area. We represented, among others, one of the most important private companies in Argentina, a market leader of the natural gas industry, in its overall debt restructuring; one of Argentina´s most powerful cable television companies in the country in its out-of-court reorganization agreement; one of the largest textile companies in the country, along with its 6 subsidiaries; and the major water service concessionaire in Argentina in its reorganization processes.
Richards Cardinal also represents clients who deal with companies facing financial crises. Our clients include banks, investment funds, bondholders, unsecured and privileged creditors, borrowers and lenders, and shareholders, among others.
Chambers Review
Richards, Cardinal, Tützer, Zabala & Zaefferer has a well-regarded bankruptcy and restructuring department with a noted track record advising insolvent companies on recovery actions and bankruptcy proceedings. The team regularly assists Argentine public companies with activities in the energy and natural resources and public utilities space with insolvency issues, including extrajudicial preventive agreements (APE). The firm also provides counsel to corporations acting as creditors.
Work Highlights
- Richards, Cardinal, Tützer, Zabala & Zaefferer advised Sappi Papier Holding in a reorganisation proceeding filed by Papelera Sarandi.
Strengths
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"The team's understanding is profound and thorough. The advice they provide is always solid and innovative, including a wide range of alternatives to the issues that we might have."
"The team's understanding is profound and thorough. The advice they provide is always solid and innovative, including a wide range of alternatives to the issues that we might have."
Notable Practitioners
Respected partner Jorge Tützer has extensive experience rendering advice to clients in Argentina's restructuring field, frequently assisting insolvent companies with bankruptcy proceedings.
"Jorge is an excellent strategist."
Co-head of department Sebastián Borthwick enters the rankings on the basis of strong client support. He has experience advising clients in Argentina's restructuring field, particularly bankruptcy proceedings.
"Sebastián Borthwick is a well-rounded expert with in-depth knowledgeof bankruptcy regulations and an exceptional ability to communicate legal conceptsto clients."
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