Luís Dates

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution

Public Law

Career

"Luis Dates is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Buenos Aires office, where he heads the Dispute Resolution and Public Law practice groups. He has broad experience advising local and foreign companies across a range of public and administrative law issues, particularly doing business with the national government, provinces, municipalities and state-owned enterprises. He also assists and represents clients in complex and multidisciplinary litigation, and is active in domestic and international arbitration.

Luis is a mediator and arbitrator for the Private Center of Mediation and Arbitration. He has written books and numerous articles for various legal publications on topics related to his field. He is also a professor at the School of Law of the University of Buenos Aires and at the School of Legal and Social Sciences of the Museo Social Argentino University.

Luis focuses his practice on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He also advises on administrative and public law advisory and regulatory disputes, mainly in highly regulated industries such as energy, mining and infrastructure as well as pharmaceuticals and life sciences."

Professional Memberships

"Argentine Association of Administrative Law - Member

Argentine Association of Construction Law - Member

San Isidro Bar Association - Member

American Chamber of Commerce - Legal Committee Member

Buenos Aires Bar Association - Member

Federal Court of Appeals of the City of La Plata - Member"