Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

Contact Partner: Héctor B. Viana

Number of partners: 8

Number of other lawyers and professionals: 37

Firm Overview:

Located in Montevideo, Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga is a full service provider and a recognised leader in the areas of Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Energy, Infrastructure, Labor Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Natural Resources, and Real Estate. More recently, with the surge of infrastructure projects, Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has become a go-to firm for the increasing number of project finance transactions in the country, having advised on most of the project finance transactions that have taken place, including Uruguay’s largest ever PPP.

Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has a long-standing reputation in the Uruguayan market having served clients for more than 80 years. Committed to long-term growth built on long-lasting relationships with clients, Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has developed a very strong client base, including a number of large multinational corporations. Its commitment to clients allows Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga to attract leading talent who value working for a collaborative firm that is client-focused to its core.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance

Corporate/M&A

Real Estate

Dispute Resolution

Labour & Employment

Energy and Natural Resources

Intellectual Property

Project Finance/PPPs

Tax Law

Banking & Finance:

Key Clients: Santander Group, Itau Bank, Creditel, Goldman Sachs & Co, Republica AFAP (pension fund manager), Banca Privada d’Andorra, ING Bank N.V., Eksport Kredit Fonden, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, DEG, CaixaBank, CA-CIB, CAF-AM, SACYR, SACEEM, NGE, COPASA, ROVER, COBRA GROUP, Allianz GI

Key Contact: Fernando Jimenez de Arechaga Jr.

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 108

Email: [email protected]

Corporate/M&A:

Key Clients: Patria, Linde – Praxair, McDonald’s, Mondelēz, Ericsson, Google, Dole, Fox Entertainment, Sacyr, Vesta Software, Amazon, Google, Grupo Santander, COPASA, General Electric, Marfrig, Grupo Cobra (ACS Group), DLF Seeds, ABS Global (Genus plc), Pepsi, Freddo, KPMG, MercadoLibre and Olam, inter alia.

Key Contacts: Virginia Brause and Nicolás Herrera Alonso

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 148 and ext 126

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:

Key Clients: Four Seasons, Ebital/Campiglia, Banco Santander, Banco Itaú, Outpost International, Stiler, Sacyr, Trump Luxury Real Estate, Grupo Ivory

Key Contact: Héctor B Viana

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 127

Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution:

Key Clients: Google, Santander, IMS, American Express, ING Bank N.V., Marfrig Group, McDonald’s, Mondelez (Kraft)., SANCOR CUL, Itau Bank, Myrin, Barraca Deambrosi S.A.

Key Contact: Nicolás Brause

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 104

Email: [email protected]

Labour & Employment:

Key Clients: Roggio Group, Candysur, Kraft, Ericsson, El Tejar, PGG Wrightson

Key Contact: Diego R. Viana

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext. 256

Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property:

Key Clients: Amazon, Fox/Disney, TikTok, PagoNxt, Vesta Software Group, Facebook, Volkswagen, DLF Seeds, European Union

Key Contact: Héctor B Viana

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 127

Email: [email protected]

Tax:

Key Clients: Santander, Mondelez, Google, Arcos Dorados, S.A. de Obras y Servicios, COPASA, Viscofan, PepsiCo, Marfrig, Quantik, Cargo Line

Key Contact: Héctor B Viana

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 127

Email: [email protected]

Projects and Energy:

Key Clients: CargoLine, SACEEM, CIR, Fraylog, Grupo Vía Central, SACYR, Berkes, CIEMSA, GridX, COPASA

Key Contact: Fernando Jimenez de Arechaga Jr.

Tel: +598 2916 1460 ext 108

Email: [email protected]