
Miguel Casanova
About
Provided by Miguel Casanova
Practice Areas
His practice includes day-to-day counseling to a wide range of companies, in two main areas: dispute resolution (trials and arbitration) and corporate (M&A and contract negotiation).
Responsible for the Corporate Department of Pérez del Castillo & Asociados. Advises on general corporate and business matters.
He leads on business structuring, implementation of business ventures and matters such as Mergers & Acquisitions and stock purchases. Wide experience and knowledge in corporate reorganizations, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings.
Furthermore, he also has expertise in corporate governance, development and organization of family businesses is to be highlighted.
Career
Partner in Pérez del Castillo & Asociados since 2021.
Associate to Pérez del Castillo & Asociados since July 2012.
Responsible for the Corporate Department of the Firm.
Professor of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, undergraduate and graduate at the University of Montevideo since 2012.
Vice Dean of the School of Law of the University of Montevideo since January 2015.
Speaker in Commercial Law Conferences and Cade courses.
Professional Memberships
Research Group on Insolvency and Corporate Law at the University of Montevideo
Publications
1 - Disrupción, Economía compartida y Derecho (“Disruption, Sharing Economy and Law”, FCU, 2016). -
2 - Gobierno Corporativo (“Corporate Governance”, UM, 2015).
3 - Los deberes Fiduciarios de los Administradores de sociedades (“The duties of Trust Company Directors”, FCU, 2013).
4 - Author of several articles: La prima de emisión como obligación en la sociedad anónima (2013); Cumplir o explicar como principio de gobierno corporativo (2012); Interés social y deberes fiduciarios de los administradores de sociedades de capital (ADC, 2012)”; El concepto de interés social en la nueva Ley de Mercado de Valores (2010); La noción jurídica de empresa y su impacto sobre las decisiones empresariales (2013); La función de la ley en el ámbito societario-empresarial (2014).
Chambers Review
Latin America
Active practitioner Miguel Casanova enters the numbered bands this year having continued to get ample client praise for his corporate expertise and knowledge of shareholders' agreements in Uruguay.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Miguel Casanova has great regulatory knowledge and is very practical in his advice. He constantly looks for the best solution while detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each path we can take."
"Miguel Casanova has great regulatory knowledge and is very practical in his advice. He constantly looks for the best solution while detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each path we can take."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
Press releases on corporate Matters.
Due to the expertise of the Firm in corporate matters, the most important Uruguayan newspapers and TV and radio broadcasters required the partners and professionals of the Firm legal opinion on different corporate issues.
Press releases on corporate Matters.
Due to the expertise of the Firm in corporate matters, the most important Uruguayan newspapers and TV and radio broadcasters required the partners and professionals of the Firm legal opinion on different corporate issues.
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