ARGENTINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Santiago J. Mora, Nicolas Garfunkel, Milagros Caneda and May Steward, GPG Advisory Partners
GPG Advisory Partners provides legal and tax coun - sel to local and international corporate, institutional and individual clients across a wide range of matters, including corporate law, M&A, regulatory and anti - trust, international tax, private wealth, real estate and fintech. GPG delivers customised solutions that ad - dress the unique challenges and opportunities faced by each of its clients. The fintech and new technolo - gies department at GPG comprises three partners and three associates. Headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the department serves clients that operate
throughout the Latin American region. Recognised as a leader in all fintech matters, the firm specialises in areas such as digital payments, online lending, cryp - to services, blockchain technology, digital transfor - mation, regtech, IT services and fintech-related M&A transactions. Its innovative approach and commit - ment to providing holistic advice have earned GPG a strong reputation as a market leader, counselling some of the most significant players in the industry, including the Argentine Fintech Chamber.
Authors
Santiago J. Mora is a partner at GPG Advisory Partners with over 25 years of legal experience in regulatory matters, fintech and emerging technologies. Santiago is one of the leading experts in fintech regulations.
Milagros Caneda began her career at the Ministry of Social Development of Argentina in 2016; after working at Marval, O’ Farrell & Mairal, she joined GPG Advisory Partners. Milagros holds a law degree from the
He is the director of fintech law programmes at San Andrés University, Torcuato Di Tella University and the University of Buenos Aires. He has published various articles on fintech matters since 2007 and co-edited six volumes of the book “Fintech: Legal Aspects”. In addition to a law degree from Blas Pascal University, Santiago has a master’s degree in Law and Economics from Torcuato Di Tella University.
University of Buenos Aires (Magna Cum Laude) and an Adv LLM in International and European Business Law from KU Leuven University (Belgium).
May Steward began her career at San Andrés University in 2018; after
working at Allende & Brea, she joined GPG Advisory Partners. May holds a law degree from San Andrés University (Summa Cum Laude), and has worked as editor-in-chief of the legal journal of the University of San Andrés.
Nicolas Garfunkel is a partner at GPG Advisory Partners who specialises in fintech, international tax and M&A, among other areas. He began his career at JPMorgan Private Bank in its New York and Geneva offices,
where he specialised in the design and implementation of tax planning structures and vehicles for ultra high net worth individuals. Nicolas holds a law degree from the University of Belgrano and an Adv LLM in International Tax Law from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
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