Overview
Argentina presents a distinct combination of institutional complexity and opportunity for U.S.-side practitioners. Its judicial system is undergoing reform; its central bank and regulatory agencies have significant enforcement powers over foreign exchange transactions; and its history of financial crises and investor disputes makes it one of the most active jurisdictions for U.S.-side discovery and asset recovery proceedings on behalf of Argentine clients.
The firm's Argentina practice is grounded in § 1782 discovery from Wells Fargo and Citibank obtained on behalf of Argentine real estate investors defrauded in a scheme, in support of Argentine criminal proceedings. The firm worked with Buenos Aires co-counsel Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani, a leading Argentine white-collar firm. The matter reflects the typical structure of Argentine-rooted fraud cases: the perpetrators and assets had U.S. banking connections, and a U.S. court order was the fastest path to the evidence the Argentine proceeding needed.
Our Approach
Argentine fraud and criminal matters reaching U.S. courts typically arrive as § 1782 proceedings (obtaining discovery from U.S. banks or companies), civil RICO or fraud actions in U.S. federal court, or asset forfeiture proceedings where proceeds of Argentine fraud are traced to U.S. accounts. We handle all three, working with local Argentine co-counsel on the Buenos Aires side.
For Chilean and Uruguayan matters, similar structures apply, with variations in local substantive and procedural law that require country-specific analysis.
