Victoria Funes

Practice Areas

Financial Services and Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions departments.

Career

She is a professor of the Department of Economic and Business Law at Universidad de Buenos Aires and author of various publications focused on banking, financial and corporate law and foreign exchange and anti-money laundering regulations.

She is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires and of the Committee of Banking Lawyers of Argentina.

As a specialist in financial and capital markets law, she has been recognized by publications such as Chambers & Partners on several occasions.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires and of the Committee of Banking Lawyers of Argentina.

Publications

Argentina's Trends and Developments of the Chambers Global Practice Guides on Fintech 2022, 2022, Chambers and Partners - Argentina's Trends and Developments of the Chambers Global Practice Guides on Fintech 2022.

The Argentine Fintech industry: what is the current regulatory landscape and what can be expected in the near future, 2022, IBA Banking Law Committee e-Bulletin, International Bar Association - The Argentine Fintech industry

Brief notes on an intended ruling on negotiable currency obligations, Abogados.com - Brief notes on an intended ruling on negotiable currency obligations

The Structured Products, The Law Reviews - The Structured Products

In review: structured products in law in Argentina, The Law Reviews -In review: structured products in law in Argentina

Brief notes on an ill-advised ruling on negotiable obligations in foreign currencies, Abogados.com - Brief notes on an ill-advised ruling on negotiable obligations in foreign currencies

Anti-Corruption Office approves integrity plan guidelines, Abogados.com - Anti-Corruption Office approves integrity plan guidelines

Exchange restrictions applicable to financial indebtedness in foreign currency, Abogados.com - Exchange restrictions applicable to financial indebtedness in foreign currency

Recent measures regarding restrictions on the purchase and sale of marketable securities and access to the foreign exchange market, Abogados.com - Recent measures regarding restrictions on the purchase and sale of marketable securities and access to the foreign exchange market

New BCRA regulation on wire transfers 3.0, Abogados.com.ar - New BCRA regulation on wire transfers 3.0

“Regarding the project to regulate the crypto ecosystem in Argentina”,Revista de Derecho Comercial y de las Obligaciones (Journal of Commercial and Obligations law), Editorial La Ley.

“FinTech regulation in Argentina” published in Diario La Ley.

“The collective action clauses in the reform project to the Capital Markets Law” (distinguished paper), published in Mercado de Capitales, IV Congreso Argentino en Mercado de Capitales (in Capital Markets, IV Argentinean Congress of Capital Markets), UCEMA.

“Obligations in foreign currency in the new code”, published in La Ley 2015-B.

“The legality of Blue chip swap operations” published in the Revista de Derecho Penal y Criminología (Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology), year III/Number3/april2013, Ed. La Ley.

“The role of financial institutions regarding the money laundering law and its regulations”, published in the Revista de Derecho Comercial del Consumidor y de la Empresa (Consumer and Commercial Law Journal), year III/Number3/August2013, Ed. La Ley.

“Exchange compensation”, published in the Diario La Ley, 04/11/2012.

“The duty to report as of the money laundering law reform”, published in the Revista de Derecho Comercial del Consumidor y de la Empresa (Consumer and Commercial Law Journal), year II/Number6/December2011, ed. La Ley

“Regarding the reform of the law on money laundering and financing of terrorism”, published in La Ley, august 2011.

Personal

María Victoria Funes is a partner in the Financial Services and Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions departments. She joined our firm in 2004.

Her practice focuses on all aspects of corporate finance, comprising capital markets transactions (including advising issuers and underwriters on debt and equity securities in the local and international markets), banking transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She also has wide experience providing advice on securities, banking and foreign exchange rules and on matters relating to anti money-laundering and terrorist financing regimes.

She also specializes in FinTech regulations. During 2020 and 2021, she has adopted an active role in providing innovative advice on this field, including design and developing of e-payment platforms, peer to peer credit platforms and cryptocurrencies and security tokens regulations. She is a frequent speaker in different events concerning FinTech and foreign exchange regulations.