Cristian Mitrani

Practice Areas

Cristian Mitrani is an expert in international business law, with particular emphasis on M&A, joint ventures, various types of business transactions, corporate governance, international arbitration, competition law and white-collar crime. He has acted as lead counsel in record-setting privatisations, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances in various countries. He counsels clients on crisis management, including corporate and governmental investigations of alleged law violations, and on the strategic management of critical litigation.

Career

Prior to co-founding Mitrani Caballero, Mr. Mitrani was a partner in charge of the international practice at Bruchou, Fernández Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani (2000-2007). He was a visiting partner with Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Milan (2004- 2005) and senior in-house counsel with the Techint Group (1984-2000). He previously served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice (1980-1984) and the National Administrative Court of Appeals (1978-1980).

Professional Memberships

He is admitted to practice law in the City of Buenos Aires and is a member of the International Bar Association.

Publications

Chapter “Argentina”, co-authored with Horacio Ruiz Moreno and Soledad Vallejos Meana, International Mediation Guide: Second Edition, Clifford Chance’s Global Mediation Group, England, 2016, p. 10 and ss.

“Merger control in Argentina: overview”, co-authored with Soledad Vallejos Meana, María T. Recondo and María Paula Díaz, Practical Law Global Guide 2015/16: competition and cartel leniency, Thomson Reuters, 2015.

“Cartel leniency in Argentina: overview” co-authored with Soledad Vallejos Meana, María T. Recondo and María Paula Díaz, Practical Law Global Guide 2015/16: competition and cartel leniency , Thomson Reuters, 2015.

“Restraints of trade and dominance in Argentina: overview” co-authored with Soledad Vallejos Meana, María T. Recondo and María Paula Díaz, Practical Law Global Guide 2015/16: competition and cartel leniency, Thomson Reuters, 2015.

Chapter “Argentina” co-authored with Rafael González Arzac, Mercedes Rodríguez Giavarini and Soledad Vallejos Meana, in Anthony Colman (ed.), Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 2014.

“Going Private Transactions – a Survey: Argentina”, International Bar Association, Issues and Trading in Securities. Newsletter of Committee Q Vol. 9 (2001), p. 5.

“Doing Business with Governments of Civil Law Jurisdictions: Risks Behind the Contracting Process”, Diritto del Commercio Internazionale Vol. XI-1 (1997), p. 25.

“La Ley de Convertibilidad en el derecho público. La indexación de las tarifas de los servicios esenciales privatizados”, Revista del Colegio de Abogados de Buenos Aires (1992), ps. 61-68.

“Lessons of Privatization from Argentina”, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1991); and The Privatization Review Vol. 6 – 3 (1991), ps. 38-48.

“Privatización: métodos y cuestiones jurídicas”, La Ley 1990-D (1990), p. 1068; 1990-E (1990), ps. 637 y 848. Printed by Jurisprudencia Española (1991), ps. 6079-6114.

“Reforma monetaria: daño derivado del ulterior incremento de la depreciación monetaria”, La Ley 1987-E (1987), p. 1030.

Personal

He graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1978.

Experience

Cristian Mitrani is an expert in international business law, with particular emphasis on M&A, joint ventures, various types of business transactions, corporate governance, international arbitration, competition law and white-collar crime. He has acted as lead counsel in record-setting privatizations, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances in various countries. He assists clients on corporate investigations, on the implementation of procedures for the prevention of white-collar crime and on strategic management of critical litigation.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English, French and Italian