Allende & Brea

Allende & Brea is sought out for its deep banking regulatory expertise and long track record of working with Central Bank officials. The team is well-versed in all aspects of forex, cryptocurrency, and cross-border payments regulation, and stands out for its ability to build multi-disciplinary teams of corporate, labour and compliance lawyers to guide clients through the fluid, rapidly evolving regulatory and commercial backdrop in areas like fintech and blockchain. Indeed, the practice's fintech capabilities are a standout aspect of the firm's offering, with recent mandates including the successful registration of the country's first cryptocurrency capitalised company, Lawbooks; multiple payments systems-related matters; and a client base that includes Ap Capital Investment, Boku, Crypto.com, Island Pay, NuovoApp and Paysafe. More broadly, in the traditional banking segment, syndicated loans, capital markets transactions, M&A financing, reorganisations and trade finance are also particularly active areas. Banking, payments and fintech expert Carlos Melhem co-leads the team alongside Jorge I Mayora, a banking and financial law specialist who has advised numerous financial institutions on loans, derivative transactions, structured finance and other commercial lending transactions. On the fintech front, IP partner Pablo A Palazzi is also increasingly active as regards payment systems, AI, data privacy and cybersecurity. Associate Esteban Gómez Moretto handles cross-border lending transactions and regulatory work. Payments-focused associate Micaela Boruchowicz is currently on secondment as a foreign associate in the banking law department at Pinheiro Neto Advogados in Brazil.