Banking & Finance
Uruguay
6 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Jean Jacques Bragard
Global 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
Banking and Finance
Corporate
Infrastructure & Project Finance
Career
Program of Instruction for Lawyers (PIL). Harvard Law School (HLS), Boston, United States. Credits of the Program of the Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, IEEM, Universidad de Montevideo. He acted as a lecturer in his specialization areas and a speaker for Uruguay´s Central Bank and the Latin American Federation on Banking Law (FELABAN). He was a professor in several private and public universities in the country, in graduate and postgraduate courses, in subjects such as Banking Law and Capital Markets, Business Law, and Commercial Law.
Publications
“Reflections on private financing in public-private partnership projects. The use of capital markets“; Co-author of ”The Uruguayan Banking System since the Crisis“; Co-author of the book ”Manual of Business Law,“ ”The Role of Banks in Securities Markets,“ ”Advances in the Development of Capital Markets,“ ”Regulation of Securities Market Law."
Personal
He has focused his practice mainly on the banking sector, capital markets, and corporate conflicts. He has participated in the national market in the structuring of several issuances of negotiable bonds, shares, and financial trusts with a public offering. Moreover, he has taken part as an advisor in diverse private placements in the international market. Jean Jacques recurrently acts as a consultant to multilateral enterprises, pension funds, financial trusts, financial intermediation entities, securities brokers, portfolio managers, investment advisers, and consumer credit firms, among others. He has taken part in international arbitration procedures, as a lawyer, legally representing the government in disputes related to banking matters, and as an expert witness in banking and corporate law in an arbitration process based in New York´s International Chamber of Commerce. Since 2017 he acts as an external consultant to UNOPS in project finance. Before founding BRAGARD, he was a founding member of Sanguinetti Foderé Bragard Abogados and he was formerly a partner in the firm Estudio Olivera & Delpiazzo Abogados. He has been recognized by the most important international publications.
Chambers Review
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Chambers Global Guide
Banking & Finance - Uruguay
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Head of department Jean Jacques Bragard provides solid advice to clients on their banking and finance needs. He is particularly well placed to advise on stock exchange and trust matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Jean Jacques Bragard's knowledge and track record is evident. He has the technical prowess but also the experience to make the best choices.
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