• Executive MBA, IAE Business School, Austral University, Pilar, Argentina, 2015. • LL.M Master in Corporate Law and International Commercial Arbitration, Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 2005. • Law and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of the Republic, Montevideo, 2004. • Advanced Certificate in Family Business Counseling, granted by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners STEP, October 2014. • Postgraduate courses in Corporate Law, Commercial Contracts and Financial Accounting, Master in Business Law, University of Montevideo, Uruguay. Practice areas Corporate and Corporate Law / Sale of Companies, Mergers & Acquisitions / Banking and…
Uruguay
Senior lawyer performing advisory tasks to important international clients in matters such as corporate and commercial structure planning, protection of personal and corporate data; advice to financial intermediation institutions in their compliance with norms; negotiation, drafting and monitoring of national and international contracts in areas such as construction, distribution or leasing industry; initiation and follow-up of administrative files; administrative resources; tenders; corporate documentation; talks; procedural activity; preparation and drafting of memoranda and reports for both the companies themselves and their auditors.
Services: Legal Services
Mr. Leonardo Melos is the head of the litigation department of Bergstein Abogados since 2007, expert in complex litigation, arbitration and antitrust. He was appointed as Judge by the Supreme Court of Justice, serving in that capacity between 2006-2007. In 2007 he returned to the Law Firm, where he continued his litigation and antitrust practice, with an emphasis on the telecommunications and credit cards market. He has been consistently recognized by publications such as Chambers & Partners, Public Enforcement Law Review and Latin Lawyer. Recently, Mr. Melos has been involved in the defense of the most visible antitrust cases in…
Services: Legal Services
Jonás Bergstein is a partner with Bergtein Abogados. With more than 25 years of legal experience, he is deemed to be one of the most reputed lawyers of the country. International publications unanimously recognize Bergstein as a leading lawyer in tax and corporate law, his areas of expertise. Mr. Bergstein has assisted numerous top multinationals in their landing process in Uruguay, and has been the attorney in charge of some of the most prominent investment projects in Uruguayan history. His tax and corporate experience cover virtually all major industries in the country, including free trade zones, information technology, private banking,…
Services: Corporate Finance & M&A, Legal Services, Tax Services