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Attorney-at-law

Aznárez, Andrés

Contact information:

aaznarez@ppv.com.uy
+598 2604 1604
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Professional experience

He works in the Corporate and Banking Law Department, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, banking law, and fintech.

His regular practice includes advising domestic and foreign companies as well as banking institutions on financial and commercial transactions, including share purchase transactions, financing operations, and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on capital markets and fintech.

Between 2014 and 2016, he worked at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados in São Paulo, where he specialized in infrastructure and M&A.

He currently serves as Treasurer of the Young Lawyers Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

He has been recognized by leading international publications such as Chambers & Partners for his work in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance law.

He previously served as a Teaching Assistant Candidate in Commercial Law at Universidad de Montevideo.

He is the author of several articles in his field and a frequent speaker at conferences in Uruguay and abroad.

Publications

  • “Efectos de la Declaración del Concurso sobre los Contratos Pendientes de Ejecución”- (Effects of the Bankruptcy Declaration over Contracts Pending Performance) – Anuario de Derecho Comercial – Fundación de Cultura Universitaria – Uruguay, 2012.

Education:

  • Doctor of Law, Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay).
  • LL.M. in Corporate Law, Columbia University, New York (2013–2014).

Languages:

  • Spanish, English, and Portuguese

Member of:

  • Uruguayan Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay).
  • International Bar Association (IBA).