Javier Canosa

Corporate Law and Corporate Governance

Mergers and Acquisitions

Cross-Border Transactions and Foreign Investment

Tax Advisory and Tax Controversy

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets

FinTech, Payments and Digital Assets

Private Wealth, Trusts and Estate Planning

Commercial Contracts, Distribution and Franchising

Administrative and Regulatory Law

Mining, Energy and Natural Resources

Compliance, AML and Anti-Corruption

Arbitration and Complex Litigation

Real Estate and Construction

Javier Canosa is Managing Partner of Canosa Abogados and has more than 25 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on corporate, tax, banking, regulatory and private wealth matters.

His practice is particularly focused on cross-border M&A, foreign investment, shareholders’ agreements, corporate governance, financing, large-scale investment projects, FinTech and digital-assets regulation, and the tax-efficient structuring and transfer of family wealth. He regularly coordinates multidisciplinary assignments involving corporate, tax, foreign exchange, regulatory and dispute-resolution considerations.

Javier advises multinational companies, financial institutions, technology and digital-asset businesses, mining sponsors and investors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. He also has experience in local and international arbitration, commercial disputes and family wealth controversies.

Alongside his legal practice, Javier regularly participates as a speaker, chair and moderator at international legal and private-client conferences. He currently holds leadership positions within the American Bar Association and STEP LatAm and has been recognised by Best Lawyers in Argentina in Administrative Law since 2020.

CURRENT POSITIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

- Vice Chair, Latin America and Caribbean Committee, American Bar Association International Law Section.

- Vice Chair, International M&A and Joint Venture Committee, American Bar Association International Law Section.

- Board Member, STEP LatAm Conference.

- Exclusive Corporate Law Member for Argentina, IR Global, since 2013, and Committee Member of its Latin America and Caribbean group.

- Academician, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

- Fellow, American Bar Association.

- Member, International Bar Association.

- Member, Association of European Lawyers.

PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

- Former Co-Chair, IBA International Commerce and Distribution Committee.

- Former Officer, IBA International Sales Committee.

- Former Officer, ABA International Law Section.

- Former Board Member, STEP International Private Client Special Interest Group.

- Contributor to the World Bank and International Finance Corporation’s Doing Business and public procurement reports.

- Former member of the Advisory Board to the Government of the British Virgin Islands.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

- Recognised by Best Lawyers in Argentina in Administrative Law since 2020.

- Recognised by Who’s Who Legal in Real Estate, M&A, Corporate Governance and Private Client.

- IBA Scholar, 2007.

- IBA Jack Batievsky Scholar, 2006.

- 2026 – IFC Review. “Argentina’s New Investment Promotion Framework: Legal Certainty as a Policy Instrument.”

- 2026 – American Bar Association. Co-author, “International M&A and Joint Ventures Legal Developments Year in Review: 2025.”

- 2026 – American Bar Association. Co-author, “International Contracts Legal Developments Year in Review: 2025.”

- 2025 – International Bar Association Private Client Tax Committee. Contributor to the updated Argentina chapter of the International Estate Planning Guide.

- 2020 – LexisNexis. Argentina: Cross-Border Joint Venture and Strategic Alliance Guide.

- 2017 – Academy & Finance. Contributor to The Global Guide to Trusts: A Systematic Analysis of the Legal Regime and Tax Treatment of Trusts in 21 Jurisdictions.

- 2016 – STEP Trust Quarterly Review. “Decipher the Code.”

- 2015 – STEP Journal. “Beefed-Up Trusts.”

- 2015 – Canosa Abogados. “Tabula Rasa: A New Civil and Commercial Code in Argentina—Changes Affecting Trust and Estate Practitioners.”

- 2013 – Alternative Emerging Investor. “Recent Trends in Bilateral Investment Treaties.”

Javier advises multinational companies, financial institutions, global technology and digital-asset platforms, mining companies and investors, family offices, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals.

Javier is based in Buenos Aires. Outside his legal practice, he has a strong interest in history, political economy, public policy and international affairs. He also enjoys travelling and sports.

MINERA SAN JORGE – COPPER PROJECT AND RIGI APPROVAL

Led the legal team advising the controlling shareholder group of Minera San Jorge on the introduction of a new equity investor, including the acquisition of shares, the negotiation of shareholders’ agreements, corporate governance arrangements, future capital contributions and financing alternatives.

Javier also advised on the comprehensive legal structuring and successful RIGI accession of the PSJ Cobre Mendocino project. The approved project involves eligible investment exceeding USD613 million and is one of Argentina’s first mining projects, and Mendoza’s first copper project, approved under the Large Investment Incentive Regime.

The work included structuring the Single Project Vehicle, preparing the accession application and investment plan, coordinating the local-supplier and risk-mitigation plans, liaising with mining, economic and Central Bank authorities, and designing the applicable dispute-resolution framework.

El proyecto aprobado contempla una inversión computable de USD613.43 millones y el estudio lideró la estructuración jurídica y la adhesión al RIGI.

LEADING GLOBAL DIGITAL-ASSET EXCHANGE

Advises one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges on its establishment and ongoing operations in Argentina. The mandate encompasses corporate structuring, market entry, tax and foreign-exchange matters, VASP and payment-services regulation, AML compliance, banking relationships, digital payments, QR products, commercial agreements and engagement with the Argentine Central Bank, National Securities Commission and Financial Intelligence Unit.

The assignment requires the coordination of global business models with Argentina’s rapidly evolving corporate, financial, tax and digital-assets regulatory framework.

CENTURY-OLD FAMILY TRUST

Designed and implemented the corporate and tax structure required for the collection and distribution of assets held through a family trust established more than 100 years ago. The structure addressed the different tax residences and legal circumstances of the beneficiaries and required coordination across multiple jurisdictions.

The mandate combined private-client, trust, succession, corporate and cross-border tax expertise to facilitate an orderly and tax-efficient distribution of the family wealth.

MANAGING PARTNER, CANOSA ABOGADOS — BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Advises multinational and Argentine companies, financial institutions, investors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals on corporate, M&A, tax, banking, regulatory, private wealth and dispute-resolution matters.

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, CHAIR AND MODERATOR

Regular participant in conferences organised by the IBA, ABA, STEP, International Distribution Institute, International Tax Specialist Group and other international organisations. Recent engagements include speaking roles at the 2026 International Distribution Institute Annual Conference and ABA International Law Section Annual Conference, and chairing or moderating sessions at IBA, STEP and international tax conferences.

CONTRIBUTOR, WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Contributor to the Doing Business and Benchmarking Public Procurement projects, providing analysis of Argentine corporate, financial, contractual and public procurement rules.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MARVAL O’FARRELL & MAIRAL — BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

October 2002–November 2004

Worked as a senior associate at one of Argentina’s leading full-service law firms, advising clients on corporate and business law matters.

LECTURER IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW, UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES — 2003

Teaching and academic activity focused on international business transactions and the legal framework applicable to cross-border commerce.

Universiteit van Amsterdam

LL.M. Law

2000 - 2001

University of Buenos Aires

Law

1993 - 1999

25 years in the legal profession.

University of Buenos Aires

2024

Javier has particular experience in sectors in which corporate structuring, taxation and regulation are closely interconnected.

In mining and natural resources, he advises shareholders, sponsors and investors on acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements, financing, governance, regulatory approvals and investment-incentive regimes, including Argentina’s RIGI.

In FinTech, payments and digital assets, he assists international platforms with market entry, local entities, VASP and PSP requirements, AML compliance, banking arrangements, taxation, foreign-exchange regulations and the implementation of new payment products.

His private wealth practice covers family offices, trusts, foundations, succession planning, asset protection, tax residency, cross-border transfers and disputes among family members or beneficiaries. He also advises financial institutions, technology companies and real estate investors on complex Argentine and cross-border matters.

Javier’s principal jurisdiction of legal expertise is Argentina. He regularly coordinates cross-border transactions, investments and private-client matters involving other Latin American jurisdictions, the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Switzerland and international financial centres.

His experience outside Argentina relates to the structuring and coordination of cross-border matters and does not imply local admission in those jurisdictions.