Abeledo Gottheil Abogados

Abeledo Gottheil Abogados boasts a solid reputation for assisting major oil and gas players, including YPF, Shell, and Hitachi Energy, with both regulatory and contentious issues. The team regularly represents clients in litigation and arbitration involving civil and environmental matters between state-owned and private entities. In addition to its dispute resolution expertise, the firm is highly involved in regulatory matters, providing guidance on the government’s incentive regime for large investments (RIGI). Practice head Hernán Martín Oriolo frequently advises on regulatory issues across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, and negotiates joint operating agreements. Consultants Luis Erize and Nicolás Martín Mordeglia and senior associate Florencia Buczak are all experienced in handling oil and gas-related disputes.