JURISDICTION · LATIN AMERICA
Cross-Border
Legal Counsel in Argentina
Arbitration, enforcement, and cross-border commercial disputes involving Argentine parties — coordinated through our Spanish-speaking Latin America desk.
Since 2011
boutique international counsel
boutique international counsel
Partner-led
one partner owns your matter
one partner owns your matter
35+
jurisdictions covered
jurisdictions covered
Argentina features in VLO's Latin American practice, with matters frequently shaped by its economic volatility and its significant history of investment-related disputes. We handle arbitration with an Argentine dimension, enforcement of foreign awards and judgments in Argentina, and cross-border commercial disputes, coordinated through our Spanish-speaking Latin America desk and the Iberian bridge.
Argentine matters often connect with Europe and the wider region, and we coordinate the Argentine element with the wider matter under one partner.
Argentine matters often connect with Europe and the wider region, and we coordinate the Argentine element with the wider matter under one partner.
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VLO IN ARGENTINA
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How we work in Argentina
LEGAL SYSTEM
What foreign parties need to know about Argentina
Argentina is a civil-law jurisdiction with a federal structure and codified private and procedural law. Disputes are decided by professional judges across federal and provincial courts. For foreign parties, the most relevant practical realities are the country's economic volatility — which affects commercial disputes and enforcement — and its substantial history of international investment arbitration.
Our work focuses on the cross-border dimension: arbitration, the recognition of foreign decisions, and coordination with proceedings elsewhere, drawing on the Spanish-language Iberian bridge.
Our work focuses on the cross-border dimension: arbitration, the recognition of foreign decisions, and coordination with proceedings elsewhere, drawing on the Spanish-language Iberian bridge.
ENFORCEMENT & RECOGNITION
Enforcing judgments and awards in Argentina
For arbitral awards, Argentina is a party to the New York Convention, and recognition and enforcement of foreign awards proceed under the Convention's framework. In our experience, a New York Convention award is generally a more reliable basis for enforcement against assets in the region than reliance on a foreign court judgment, whose recognition depends on treaty relationships or reciprocity and can be less predictable.
For foreign court judgments, recognition in Argentina depends on applicable bilateral or multilateral treaty arrangements and on reciprocity, and is assessed against local public-policy requirements. This makes a well-structured arbitration clause, providing for a Convention award, the more enforceable choice in most cross-border contracts with a Argentina counterparty.
The practical work is choosing the enforceable route, identifying assets, and — critically for the region — coordinating the Argentina element with parallel action in the other jurisdictions, frequently EU holding jurisdictions such as Cyprus or the Baltics, where a debtor's assets are often layered. This coordination is the core of our CIS Region practice.
For foreign court judgments, recognition in Argentina depends on applicable bilateral or multilateral treaty arrangements and on reciprocity, and is assessed against local public-policy requirements. This makes a well-structured arbitration clause, providing for a Convention award, the more enforceable choice in most cross-border contracts with a Argentina counterparty.
The practical work is choosing the enforceable route, identifying assets, and — critically for the region — coordinating the Argentina element with parallel action in the other jurisdictions, frequently EU holding jurisdictions such as Cyprus or the Baltics, where a debtor's assets are often layered. This coordination is the core of our CIS Region practice.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION FORUMS
Where Argentina disputes are resolved
Argentina is a New York Convention party, and international arbitration is a common mechanism for cross-border commercial and investment disputes involving Argentine parties, frequently in neutral seats. For matters connecting Argentina with Europe, a neutral Iberian seat such as Madrid can be strategically useful given the shared language.
Our focus is the enforcement and recovery strategy and the coordination of the Argentine element with proceedings in the other relevant jurisdictions.
Our focus is the enforcement and recovery strategy and the coordination of the Argentine element with proceedings in the other relevant jurisdictions.
WHEN CLIENTS COME TO US
Common Argentina scenarios
ARGENTINA-CONNECTED ARBITRATION
Your contract with an Argentine party contains an arbitration clause. We act as counsel and advise on seat — neutral or Iberian — with enforceability in mind.
CROSS-BORDER COMMERCIAL DISPUTE
A dispute connects an Argentine party with European or regional counterparties. We coordinate the Argentine element with the wider matter.
MANAGEMENT LIABILITY
Board members face claims in multiple jurisdictions following insolvency. Need coordinated defence strategy.
ILLUSTRATIVE MATTER
What a Argentina engagement looks like
OUR APPROACH
How a Argentina matter is run
Argentina rewards arbitration-led strategy and the Iberian bridge for European connections, handled through our Spanish-speaking Latin America desk. We scope the Argentine issues alongside every other jurisdiction in play, deliver a strategy memo within five business days, and report to you in English.
SCOPING
Map the Argentina issues and any other jurisdictions involved
STRATEGY MEMO
Procedural map, merits, fees — within 5 business days
EXECUTION
Latin America desk leads; local counsel coordinated by VLO
RESOLUTION
Settlement, award, or judgment — reported in English
Daniel Ríos
Matters in Argentina are coordinated through the Latin America desk. For a matter routed to Daniel, use the main contact form — enquiries are routed by jurisdiction and practice area.
PARTNER · LATIN AMERICA
DR
ARGENTINA DESK LEAD
WHY VLO FOR ARGENTINA
What we bring to a Argentina matter
Argentina's economic volatility and investment-arbitration history give its cross-border matters a particular character that rewards arbitration-led, enforcement-focused strategy. Its Spanish-language commercial culture aligns with VLO's Iberian-LatAm bridge.
VLO's Spanish-fluent Latin America desk coordinates the Argentine and European ends of a matter as one, drawing on the Iberian bridge, with discretion.
VLO's Spanish-fluent Latin America desk coordinates the Argentine and European ends of a matter as one, drawing on the Iberian bridge, with discretion.
PARTNER OWNERSHIP
Argentina is handled as part of the wider strategy, not as an isolated engagement.
CROSS-BORDER COORDINATION
TRANSPARENT FEES
Confidential by default. No press without explicit consent.
DISCRETION
FREQUENTLY ASKED · ARGENTINA
Common questions about Argentina matters
How are Argentine cross-border matters handled?
Argentina is a New York Convention party, and a Convention award is generally a more reliable basis for enforcement than a foreign judgment. We advise on seat and coordinate enforcement.
Is an arbitral award the better route in Argentina?
Why involve the Iberian bridge?
Yes — natively. Our Latin America desk works in Spanish and Portuguese, reporting to you in English.
Do you work in Spanish?
RELEVANT PRACTICES IN ARGENTINA
How we help in Argentina
Litigation & Arbitration matters with a Argentina dimension.
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments matters with a Argentina dimension.
Corporate Disputes matters with a Argentina dimension.
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