Professional experience
Mr. Gamarra is the Partner responsible for the Public Law area of the firm. He specializes in advising on regulatory matters in various sectors of activity (food, electrical, pharmaceutical and telecommunications industries, among others), as well as in administrative contracting procedures and in Public Law litigation. He also works in the area of Corporate Law, advising on merger and acquisition processes of companies, on antitrust matters and on project financing.
As an academic, he is the Director of Public Law, and professor of Constitutional Law at Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
Publications
- “Relaciones entre normas fundamentales de derecho interno y de derecho internacional a la luz del sistema constitucional uruguayo y de la regla de reconocimiento vigente.” (Relation between fundamental regulations of domestic and international law in the view of the Uruguayan constitutional system and the current recognition rules) – Revista “Estudios Jurídicos” – Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay -2007.
- “La Responsabilidad civil de los Funcionarios Públicos ante los Particulares por el incumplimiento de sentencias anulatorias dictadas por el Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo” (Civil Liability of Public Servants before Individuals in general for the breach of judgment annulling decisions taken by the Administrative Litigations Court) – Published by the Administrative Litigations Court and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation -2009.
- “La Responsabilidad Civil de los Funcionarios Públicos ante los Particulares. Su fundamento normativo en el ordenamiento jurídico uruguayo.” (Civil Liability of Public Servants before Individuals in general. Its regulatory basis in the Uruguayan system) – Magazine: “Estudios de Derecho Administrativo” – Editorial la Ley – 2011
Education:
- Doctor in Law – Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
- Specialization in Constitutional Law and Human Rights – Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
- Master´s Degree in Parliamentary Law, Elections and Legislative Studies, with an emphasis on Legislative Studies – Universidad Complutense de Madrid – Spain.
- Master´s Degree in Law with a focus on Constitutional Law and Human Rights – Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
- Doctorate Degree in Constitutional Law – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Languages:
- Spanish and english.
Member of:
- Uruguayan Bar Association.
- Legal Analysis Society – Uruguay.
- Uruguayan Association of Constitutional Procedural Law.