Public Law

Our Public Law Department advises clients on various public law matters, ranging from contracts to interactions with specific regulations across different economic sectors. With extensive experience, we represent and advise companies in regulated sectors such as public works and services concessions (roads, transportation, gas, energy, water), insurance, healthcare, finance, oil, telecommunications, and other strategic industries.

Our expertise includes representation in complex judicial and administrative matters, both in regulated and non-regulated sectors. We provide comprehensive advice on public procurement, from public works to concessions and licenses, as well as compliance with regulations at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. We offer effective solutions to address government regulations impacting various economic activities.

In the area of Economic Regulation, we have specialized departments in key sectors such as telecommunications and energy, with solid experience in analyzing and implementing technical and sector-specific regulations. We design compliance programs that ensure operations adhere to economic regulations, minimizing risks and penalties. We advise both national and foreign companies in their relationships with regulatory bodies and authorities, as well as in resolving disputes with competitors.

Our highly qualified team is led by Lucas A. Piaggio, recognized by Chambers and Partners as a leading figure in public law.

SERVICES

• Advisory on regulatory issues related to public services and strategic sectors.
• Representation of clients in administrative procedures before public agencies and in contentious-administrative processes, including lawsuits against the state, injunctions, precautionary measures, declaratory actions, and before federal and provincial courts, including the Supreme Court of the Nation.
• Comprehensive advisory in administrative law and heavily regulated sectors.
• Experience in public tenders and procurement: risk and legal contingency evaluation, bid preparation, price competitions, contractor selection, negotiation, execution, and renegotiation of contracts.
• Preparation of draft regulations and administrative acts of particular scope for public agencies and autonomous entities at the national and provincial levels.
• Preparation of audits, due diligence, and reports on administrative contracts and disputes with central public administration and/or decentralized entities.
• Management of administrative and judicial challenges against regulatory authority decisions.
• Assistance to public entities in the creation of regulatory frameworks.
• Involvement in due diligence and preparation of prospectuses prior to public offerings of shares or Negotiable Obligations (Ons)