Carlos María Melhem

Carlos Melhem is the co-head of Allende’s banking and financial practice and FinTech law practice. He is an expert on commercial and banking law and has advised local and international companies and banks in all aspects of structured and corporate financings, commercial lending transactions and other collateral structures. He also regularly advises clients on derivative transactions, foreign exchange regulations, regulatory issues involving the Argentine Central Bank. He has a long experience in the Argentine payment system and the credit and debit card industry.

He is a former President of the Committee of Banking Lawyers of Argentina and Special Projects Officer of the Banking Committee of the International Bar Association.

He joined Allende & Brea in 1994 as a paralegal. In 1995 he became a member of the Banking Law Department. He worked as a foreign associate in the New York offices of Clifford Chance in 2000 and 2001 in the Cross Border Finance and Mergers and Acquisition Department. He is a partner of the firm since 2003.