A portal specialized in the law applicable to investment in Argentina: equities, bonds, cryptocurrencies, derivatives and futures, corporate notes, mutual funds, corporate structuring, foreign-exchange and tax regime, rural and urban real estate, intellectual property, specific industrial sectors —mining, energy, hydrocarbons, RIGI— and Immigration: residency and citizenship by investment (RBI / CBI).
We do not operate as a mass financial-consumer defense channel. We focus on clients with significant wealth, investment projects of a certain scale and a willingness to invest in a coordinated, comprehensive legal strategy.
Complementing the international-investment areas, the portal also coordinates a dedicated capital-markets litigation practice: disputes with ALyC brokers, fund managers, custodians, issuers and fiduciaries. Four service lines focused on protecting the investor who already has capital deployed.
Claims against ALyC agents, mutual-fund managers (SGFCI) and custodians for breach of discretionary mandate, churning, front-running, unsuitable recommendations, defective execution and undisclosed conflicts of interest.
Identification, freezing and enforcement against the defendant's assets in Argentina and foreign jurisdictions (US, UK, ES, AT, CH, KY, BVI, PA, UY). We coordinate with local correspondents in each venue.
Representation of investors and beneficiaries in disputes with fund managers, depositaries, fiduciaries and trustees. Review of management rules, offering documents and compliance with fiduciary duties.
Strategic advice and representation at shareholder meetings, challenges to resolutions, appraisal/withdrawal rights, disputes among partners and litigation arising from shareholders' agreements, tag-along, drag-along and anti-dilution clauses.
Within the portal's capital-markets branch, we work across the main instruments of the Argentine and international markets, integrating CNV, BCRA and ARCA regulation and the rules specific to each investment asset.
Local equities (MERVAL), CEDEARs, private equity, M&A disputes and conflicts in listed and closely held companies.
Sovereign and sub-sovereign bonds, corporate notes, corporate debt, defaults, restructurings and collective bondholder proceedings.
Disputes with exchanges, VASPs, crypto-asset custodians, DeFi smart contracts and international recovery of compromised wallets.
Mutual funds, closed-end funds, SME funds, financial trusts, and portfolios managed by private banks and ALyC brokers.
Every case follows a standardized, traceable process. From the outset the client knows the scope of the work, the stages, the expected timelines and the structure of fixed and success fees.
Initial meeting under confidentiality. Verification of the absence of conflicts of interest and of the economic viability of the case. If we accept the engagement, we sign an engagement letter with agreed scope and fees.
Chronological reconstruction, quantification of damages, identification of contractual and regulatory breaches, and an internal report supporting the strategy. Coordination with experts where appropriate.
Design of a comprehensive strategy: regulatory (CNV/BCRA), out-of-court, mediation, institutional arbitration, civil-commercial litigation, corporate action or, where warranted, criminal complaint. The route is chosen by probability of success and time.
Litigation, settlement negotiation, obtaining interim measures, enforcement of judgments or awards and, when needed, international asset tracing with correspondents. Regular reporting to the client on milestones and costs.
Not every investment that loses value gives rise to a litigable case. What distinguishes a dispute with litigation potential is a documented breach of contractual or regulatory obligations by a third party. Below are the typical disputes in which we act.
Dr. Aníbal Falivene is the portal's director and the coordinating attorney for the services provided through this site. His professional license (CPACF Vol. 71 Folio 132, active since 2000) can be independently verified in the CPACF Attorney Directory. Professional responsibility, attorney-client privilege and the principal dialogue with the client remain with him throughout the operation.
Because international investment is rarely resolved within a single branch of law. A typical transaction combines foreign-exchange, tax, corporate, registry, sector-specific and immigration law. The portal format lets us present these areas in an integrated way with a single point of coordination, instead of forcing the investor to hire several disconnected firms.
We take projects from a minimum ticket of USD 10,000 in the value of the investment to be structured or the amount in dispute, assessed case by case according to technical complexity, jurisdictions involved and a reasonable probability of closing. For projects below that threshold we refer to the general portals at falivene.com.ar and attorney.com.ar.
A combined model: a fixed retainer per stage (consultation, structuring, execution of the transaction, compliance) plus a contingency fee on amounts actually recovered in litigation matters, under the terms of Law 27,423. The scheme is agreed in writing in the engagement letter before work begins. We do not take cases on a pure contingency basis.
Yes. We advise on structuring Single Project Vehicles (VPU) to access the RIGI under Law 27,742, in the sectors covered by the regime: mining, hydrocarbons, energy, infrastructure, LNG, midstream and others. We coordinate tax, foreign-exchange and corporate planning to secure eligibility and the stability of the benefits for 30 years.
Yes. The portal coordinates temporary and permanent residency, national ID (DNI), technical and professional visas, employer registration with RENURE and, where applicable, citizenship by investment under Decree 524/2025. We work in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese to ease the process for the overseas client and their family.
Yes. We regularly work with clients whose residence or corporate structures are in the US and China, as well as anywhere else in the world. We operate with Hague-apostilled powers of attorney, digital signatures where accepted and video-conference meetings. Cross-border cases are a core part of our practice.
No, never. The fees agreed with the client are our only source of income. Independence is structural and lets us advise and litigate against any intermediary without conflicts.
Strict, governed by attorney-client privilege (Law 23,187) and by NDAs when the client requires them. The initial meeting is confidential even if the engagement does not proceed.
Aníbal Falivene is the portal's legal director and the attorney in charge of coordinating services. Admitted to the Buenos Aires City Bar Association (CPACF) since 2000, he has over 25 years of experience in Argentine public and private law, with a practice focused on defending local and foreign investors, capital markets law and international asset recovery.
His role within the portal is to be the single point of contact and legal coordinator of the investor's project: he translates commercial objectives into a comprehensive legal strategy, allocates the work across the areas each transaction requires —foreign-exchange, corporate, tax, registry, sector-specific, immigration— and maintains the principal dialogue with the overseas client throughout the operation.
His profile combines classical legal training with more than two decades of hands-on experience as an investor in local and international markets. That dual perspective —financial and legal— lets him translate a complex wealth problem into an actionable legal and procedural strategy, avoiding generic claims that would hardly stand up in court.
The portal's practice operates in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese, with mirror sites dedicated to each language community and senior collaborators across legal specialties when the operation requires it.
Design and structuring of foreign capital's entry into Argentina: corporate vehicle, registration of the overseas investor, inflow of funds through the MLC, tax planning and application of the RIGI where appropriate.
Legal practice specialized in mining, energy, hydrocarbons, real estate, intellectual property and capital markets. Integration with the large-investment incentive regime (RIGI) and bilateral treaties.
Residencies for investors, technicians, executives and professionals. Coordination with the citizenship-by-investment regime (CBI) under Decree 524/2025 and tax-residency planning.
Foreign investment in Argentina is rarely resolved within a single branch of law. Every transaction combines foreign-exchange, tax, corporate, registry, sector-specific and immigration matters. The portal coordinates the areas the international investor needs simultaneously, keeping the project from stalling between firms and specialties.
Law 21,382 and the bilateral investment promotion and protection treaties grant the overseas investor the same rights as the local investor. Access to economic activity does not, as a rule, require prior government approval, except in regulated sectors or under antitrust rules. There are specific restrictions on rural land (Law 26,737), security and border zones, and broadcast media.
Argentina's foreign-exchange regime is one of the critical points for any international investment. Transfers to and from abroad are channeled through the Free Exchange Market (MLC) and are subject to BCRA communications, which are updated frequently. The deregulation process begun in 2024 is ongoing, but planning fund inflows, dividend payments, external borrowing and securities transactions requires constant regulatory monitoring.
The foreign investor may operate in Argentina through a commercial representative, a branch, a local subsidiary (SA, SAU, SAS or SRL) or the acquisition of a stake in an existing company. Each vehicle has its own implications for corporate governance, liability, registration with the Public Registry of Commerce or IGJ, minimum capital, annual reporting and the applicability of the RIGI when the project is structured as a Single Project Vehicle (VPU).
Income tax reaches Argentine-source income earned by local companies, branches and foreign beneficiaries, with progressive rates at the corporate level and withholding on dividends. Transfer pricing, VAT, the tax on bank credits and debits, provincial turnover tax and stamp tax also apply. The network of double-taxation treaties covers more than 20 countries; there is no treaty in force with the United States, which calls for specific planning.
Trademarks are obtained by registration with the INPI, valid for ten renewable years. Patents and utility models are governed by Law 24,481 and granted for twenty years from the filing date. Argentina is party to the Paris Convention and the TRIPS Agreement, though not to the PCT. Licensing and technology-transfer agreements between a resident and a non-resident, for consideration, are governed by Law 22,426 and require registration to access preferential withholding rates.
Property rights are governed by the numerus clausus principle of the Civil and Commercial Code: ownership, co-ownership, condominium, surface rights, usufruct, easements, mortgage, pledge, antichresis and indigenous community property. Acquisition requires sufficient title, a public deed before a notary and registration. There are specific restrictions on rural land and border zones. We recommend a thorough title search before any transaction.
Any foreign national seeking to reside and work in Argentina must obtain a residency, permit or consular visa from the National Directorate of Migration. There are three categories: transitory, temporary and permanent. Companies hiring foreign staff must register with RENURE. Mercosur nationals access a simplified regime, and bilateral agreements provide visa exemptions. Citizenship by investment operates under Decree 524/2025.
Mining is governed by the Mining Code (Law 1,919), which assigns original ownership of deposits to the provinces or the federal State depending on their location. Individuals and companies gain access through a legal concession that distinguishes between an exploration permit and an exploitation concession, with mines classified into three categories. The concession is a property right that is transferable, mortgageable and registrable. Lithium and nuclear minerals have specific regulation.
The electricity sector is governed by Law 24,065 and divided into generation, transmission, distribution and demand, with a Wholesale Electricity Market coordinated by CAMMESA and overseen by the ENRE. Decree 450/2025 began a normalization period opening free contracting between generators and large users. Hydrocarbons are governed by Law 17,319 as amended by the Ley de Bases 27,742, which liberalizes prices, imports and exports and brings Vaca Muerta into the RIGI.
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