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Firm ESTUDIO BRUZZON & ASOCIADOS 
Address Reconquista 458 - Piso 14
1358 Buenos Aires 
ARGENTINA
Phone 5411-4325-5500
Fax 5411-4325-3032
Contact Pablo Alliani 
Email palliani@bruzzon.com.ar
Web www.bruzzonlaw.com
 
Transactions marked with an asterisk were handled by a Network firm other than Estudio Bruzzon.
Energy Transactions
  • Represented Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. in the acquisition of Petrolera Argentina San Jorge S.A. (the second largest oil producer of Argentina), the largest acquisition of a non-government owned company in Argentina.
  • Represented Pioneer Natural Resources Company in the $1.2 billion acquisition of Chauvco Resources, Ltd. 
  • Represented Southeastern Drilling Co. in the negotiation of the first oil and gas contract in Argentina, during President Frondizi's term. This pioneer contract covered one thousand wells for drilling in the Patagonia region. 
  • Represented Perez Companc S.A. in the privatization (construction, operation and concession) of the Mexican Merida III pipeline project, as a member of the consortium formed with Nova Corporation and The Williams Companies, with an anticipated investment of over $200 million. 
  • Advised a leading U.S. energy marketer on cross-ownership restrictions in Argentina and Brazil for purchase/sale/trading of natural gas, power, energy commodities and financial derivatives.*
  • Represented U.S. seismic acquisition company in the formation of a local branch to provide seismic services in Argentina.*
  • Representation of Chevron San Jorge S.A. in the acquisition of Alberta Energy's assets in Argentina.
  • Representation of Chevron San Jorge S.A. in the bidding rounds for oil and gas areas called by the province of Neuquen, Argentina.
 
Telecommunications & I.T.
  • Represented The Sabre Group, Inc., a subsidary of AMR Corporation, in its information technology and outsourcing activity in Argentina.
  • Represented Electronic Data System corporation (EDS), in the transfer and restructuring of its management consulting division to its wholly-owned subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, in Argentina.
  • Representing a B2B Company in their start-up and expansion plan in Argentina and throughout Latin America and USA.
  • Representation of MetaSolve Software Inc. on issues pertaining to software license and maintenance agreement in Argentina.
 
Other Infrastructure Development
  • General representation of International Water Limited, a subsidiary of Bechtel Enterprises Incorporated (US) and United Utilities International Limited (UK) in privatizations and water related projects in Argentina. 
  • Represented the group lead by the Northumbrian Water Group PLC in the privatization of the potable water distribution system of Cordoba. 
  • Represented the group lead by Amoco Argentina Oil Company in the privatization of YPF's Terminales Maritimas Patagonicas S.A. 
  • Served as lead counsel for Petroquimica Cuyo S.A.I.C. in their Polypropylene Plant Project, which involved an investment of $160 million. 
  • Represented Profertil S.A., a company owned by YPF S.A. and Agrium, Inc. (Canada), for their project finance project of building and operating the largest fertilizer (urea) plant in the world.
  • Represented Hidrocarburos Fueguinos, a company wholly owned by the Province of Tierra del Fuego, in the re-negotiation of an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management Agreement of a refinery in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego.
  • Representation of Noun N.V., a utility from the Netherlands, in their activity in Argentina, in which they hold participation over two provincial water and sewage concessions.
  • Representation of BHP Limited on issues pertaining to their mining properties in Argentina.
Financial Services and Capital Markets
  • Represented Banc One International Corporation in their lending activity in Argentina, and obtaining pledges over different types of assets. Drafting of legal opinions.
  • Represented The Archon Group (a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs) in their proposed activities in Argentina, including acquiring loan portfolios, and obtaining security interests over different assets (i.e., receivables, equipment, real estate, shares, rights).
  • Represented Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. in connection with its role as Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Collateral Trust and Security Agreement on a portfolio investment over an Argentine company.
  • Represented Banco Mercantil S.A. in some litigation matters.