Diversity is in our DNA. Our different background and education allows us to address our clients’ legal and business needs with a global approach to provide them with the answer they need
We provide tailor-made solutions from a creative and comprehensive standpoint, which combine both legal quality and innovative out-of-the-box thinking. We add value and strategic view in our clients’ decision-making process, in order to help them reach and exceed their goals in an ever-changing world.
We have strong knowledge of the local market, and broad experience in multilateral transactions in Latin America, Europe and the United States. Thanks to our global network, we are in a position to help our clients detect and tap into opportunities at a local and international level.
We believe in building solid, long-term relationships. That, coupled with our deep interest in our clients’ culture, allows us to be flexible and adapt to the particular needs of each client.
Founding Partner
Jorge C. Mayer is one of +MayerRemiro’s founding partners.
He graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 1996. In 2003, he earned his LL.M. with honors from the School of Law of Northwestern University (Chicago).
Before founding +MayerRemiro, he worked as an associate at Argentine law firm Marval, O´Farrell & Mairal, from 1998 through 2010.
He specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals in Corporate and Commercial law, M&A, Real Estate, Corporate Conflict, Competition law, and Restructurings. He has a recognized expertise on real estate and urban developments, shopping mall structuring and expansion of well-known retail companies, and has Agribusiness, High Tech, Family Office and Heritage & Family Planning experience.
Chambers & Partners Latin America and Who’s Who Legal have distinguished him among the most prestigious Argentina lawyers in Real Estate, from 2009 and 2010 to date, respectively; and Best Lawyers has distinguished him among most prestigious lawyers in Corporate and M&A.
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Founding Partner
Cecilia Remiro Valcárcel is one of +MayerRemiro’s founding partners.
She graduated with honors from the School of Law of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, in 1995. In Argentina, she obtained her degree at Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
Before founding +MayerRemiro, she developed her career at Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez, where she started in Madrid, in 1997. In 2003, she became director of its Argentine subsidiary, until 2011.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law, M&A, Venture Capital, Project Finance, Energy and Resources, Administrative and Regulatory law, and Arbitration. She has led numerous and important national and international transactions, and is a Board member of the Argentine subsidiaries of a number of multinational companies.
Chambers & Partners Global has distinguished her as an expert in Argentina and Spain in Corporate/M&A, and Banking and Finance, from 2012 to date.
She has been a visiting professor at the Public International Law Department of the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires, from 2011 through 2013, and of the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the School of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), from 2010 through 2013.
She is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Argentina, and a member of the Bar of Madrid and of the Argentine Association of Comparative Law.
She speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Italian, and has German knowledge.
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Partner
Juan Manuel Orquin Strassburger graduated from the School of Law of Universidad del Salvador (USAL), in 1998.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, he worked at the Public Defendant Office of the government of the City of Buenos Aires, from 1995 through 1998; Argentine law firm Marval, O´Farrell & Mairal, from 1999 through 2010; Philip Morris International, from 2007 through 2008; Argentina supermarket chain COTO CICSA, in 2011; and Argentine Law firm Segal, Turner & Asociados, from 2011 through 2013.
He specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate Conflict, Administrative and Regulatory law, Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Corporate and Commercial, and Competition law. He has a recognized expertise on complex litigation, representation and distribution matters, reorganizations, risk analysis, and due diligence processes.
He has been a professor of “Private Law”, at the School of Law of Universidad de Palermo (UP), from 2007 through 2008.
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Consultant
Alejandro Garcia Hervás specializes in advising multinational and local companies in labor and employment law.
His practice has focused on Labor and Social Security Law and he has specialized in providing advice to different types of businesses on labor law, be it mergers and acquisitions, employee transferal, restructuring of staff or termination agreements for key employees. Alejandro has actively participated in judicial and administrative litigation, having extensive knowledge of labor procedural law.
He has extensive experience in collective labor law and has participated actively in negotiating labor collective bargaining agreements with union bodies and in negotiating and solving collective conflicts while representing the firm’s clients.
Alejandro has more than 20 years of experience in this practice area.
Prior to joining the firm, Alejandro worked at Lisola & Asociados 1988/1995, and Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal 1995/2018.
He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1989.
He has given many speeches, courses, dissertations and seminars on his specialization.
Alejandro Joined the firm on october 2018.
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Senior Associate
Silvia M. Sayar graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 1992. In 2001, she obtained a master's degree in Law & Economy at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT); in 2005, a master's degree in Corporate Law and International Contracts at Universidad Austral (UA); and in 2007, a master's degree in Energy at Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she was Chief Legal Officer at Loma Negra, where she worked from 1986 through 2014, and Ferrosur Roca, from 2010 through 2014; and worked at Argentine law firm Rozanski, in 2016.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law. She is experienced in Administrative and Regulatory law; Banking and Finance, and Capital Markets; Corporate Conflict; Energy and Resources; Project Finance; M&A; and Debt Restructuring.
She speaks Spanish and English, and has Portuguese knowledge.
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Senior Associate
Carlos M. Barberis graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ), in 2002. In 2013, he obtained a certificate in Personal Inssurance and Work Risk at Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI).
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, he worked at Grupo Infotel España, Axesor Argentina Division, from 2000 through 2003; Unión Tranviarios Automotor, from 2005 until 2009; Gas Natural Fenosa, from 2008 until 2009; and Argentine law firms De Diego y Asociados, from 2009 until 2012; Segal, Turner & Asociados, from 2012 until 2013; and once again at De Diego y Asociados, from 2013 through 2017.
He specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Labor law. He has Litigation and Arbitration, Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Corporate Conflict, and M&A experience.
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Senior Associate
Julia A. Lacava graduated with honors from the School of Law of Universidad del Salvador (USAL), in 2002. In 2008, she participated in a Mining Law Short Course at the Rocky Mountain Mineral Foundation, in the US. In 2009, she obtained a certificate in Mining Management at Universidad Austral (UA).
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she worked at Argentine law firms Marval, O´Farrell & Mairal, from 2003 until 2008; Cabanellas, Etchebarne & Kelly, from 2008 through 2012; and Sigal, from 2015 through 2017.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law, and Energy and Resources (mining). She has M&A, Arbitration, Corporate Conflict, and Administrative and Regulatory Law experience.
She has fulfilled all requisites to obtain her enrollment as mediator in the City of Buenos Aires.
She speaks Spanish and English.
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Senior Associate
Ana C. Schaffner graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 2005. In 2010, she obtained a master's degree in Bankruptcy at such university.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she worked at Argentine law firm Lorenti, from 2006 through 2017.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy, and Litigation and Arbitration. She has Corporate and Commercial law, Corporate Conflict, Labor law, Heritage & Family Planning, and Real Estate experience.
She has been a visiting professor at the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires, from 2014 through 2016.
She speaks Spanish and English.
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Associate
María Michel graduated from the School of Law of Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), in 2013.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she worked at Argentine law firms Cabanellas, Etchebarne & Kelly, from 2011 through 2012; and Marval O´Farrell & Mairal, from 2013 through 2014.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law, and Real Estate. She has Litigation, Labor law and intellectual property experience.
She speaks Spanish and English.
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Associate
Johanna L. Cohen graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 2018.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Litigation and Labor law.
She speaks Spanish and English.
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Associate
Florencia Souse graduated from the School of Law of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT), in 2017.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law.
She speaks Spanish and English, and has Hebrew knowledge.
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Paralegal
María Belén Vázquez is a law student at the school of law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) (expected graduation date: 2019).
She focuses on Corporate and Commercial, and Real Estate.
She speaks Spanish, English and German.
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Paralegal
Emiliano Blanco Romero is a law student at the school of law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) (expected graduation date: 2020).
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Cathay Associates Representative
Máximo Mochkovsky graduated from the School of Law of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT), in 2010, where be obtained the second highest GPA of his class.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, he worked at Argentine law firm Passarella Abogados, from 2011 through 2012, and as a visiting lawyer at Israeli-Chinese law firm Yingke Israel - Eyal Khayat, Zolty, Neiger & Co., from 2014 through 2015.
He specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law, M&A, and Real Estate. He has worked with High Tech companies, and has Corporate Conflict experience.
The Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires has granted him the “Academic Excellence” award, in 2009.
He has been an assistant professor of “Elements of Economic and Financial Analysis”, at the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), from 2012 through 2015. He has been a member of Revista Argentina de Teoría Jurídica (University Law Journal) of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, in 2010.
He speaks Spanish and English, and has Portuguese and Hebrew knowledge.
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Associate
Johanna L. Cohen graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 2018.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Labor law, Family law, and Consumer protection.
She speaks Spanish, English and has Hebrew knowledge.
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Associate
Camila Inés Varesini Ocampo graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), in 2018.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she worked at Argentine law firm Bruchou & Fernandez Madero y Lombardi, from 2017 through 2018.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Litigation, Consumer protection, Contracts, Commercial law and Family matters.
She speaks Spanish and English.
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Caterina Schwarzkopf graduated from the School of Law of Universidad de Belgrano (UB), in 2014.
Prior to joining +MayerRemiro, she worked at Argentine law firms Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno, from 2016 to 2017; and Bulló Abogados, from 2017 through 2018.
She specializes in advising local and foreign companies and individuals on Corporate and Commercial law. She has Labor law experience.
She speaks Spanish, English and German.
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