Assistant School

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EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Chicago, Illinois

Master of Laws, May 2013 - GPA: 3.57 (Dean's List) - Graduation Speaker for

the Masters of Law Class of 2013

Selected coursework: Derivatives; Securitization Law; Securities

Regulation; Secured Transactions; Business Law; Corporations.

UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abogado (J.D. equivalent), June 2008 - Area of concentration: Banking &

Finance

EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARGENTINA, House of Representatives, Buenos Aires,

Argentina

Parliamentary Legal Assistant, Representative Gustavo Ferrari (March 2011 -

August 2012)

Drafted and analyzed bills. Provided legal advice on bills related to money

laundering, financial institutions, and derivatives. Performed legal

research in comparative law. Prepared a comprehensive report on Dodd-

Frank's Titles I, II, VI, and VII. Drafted legislative reports summarizing

the provisions of competing bills and identifying technical weaknesses.

Recruited and supervised research teams.

ERRECONDO, SALAVERRI, DELLATORRE, G NZALEZ & BURGIO, Buenos Aires,

Argentina

Associate in the Corporate & Finance Group (December 2009 - March 2011)

Advised financial institutions, mutual funds, and corporations in both

domestic and international transactions regarding banking, securities, and

corporate law matters. Drafted cross-border loan documents, M&A agreements,

prospectuses and underwriting agreements (AR$200 million Toyota Compa a

Financiera notes). Advised multinational corporations in Argentine and

international law matters for landing & investment purposes and in

litigation before NY courts ($320 million defaulted-bonds related claim, on

behalf of AEI, which resulted in the hostile takeover of the largest gas

distributor in Argentina). Advised banks in consumer class actions.

Performed legal research and advised on the installation of four wind farms

in Argentina (on behalf of Pampa Energ a, NYSE-Listed "PAM"). Advised in

the merger of two major Argentine insurance companies (AR$380 million stock

purchase of Consolidar Seguros by Or genes Seguros).

BRUCHOU, FERNANDEZ MADERO & LOMBARDI ABOGADOS, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Associate in the Banking & Capital Markets Group (May 2008 - December 2009)

Drafted and negotiated prospectuses and placement agreements for domestic

and international public offerings ($400 million Province of C rdoba

international bond). Advised energy companies on domestic and international

capital markets transactions ($1,200 million Pan American Energy LLC

covered rule 144A bond; and $1,000 million Petrobras Energ a S.A. bond).

Advised banks and corporations in connection with the negotiation of

derivatives (ISDA documentation). Conducted due diligence and drafted due

diligence reports (reviewed the outstanding derivatives transactions of ABN

AMRO Bank in Latin America). Drafted securitization legal documents and

cross-border loan agreements ($90 million secured loan to Celulosa

Argentina). Performed legal research and drafted memoranda.

Law Clerk in the Research Center (April 2005 - April 2008)

Specialized in international legal research for Ternium and Tenaris

(Techint Group). Analyzed local and foreign financial and corporate

regulations, case law, and treatises for providing assessment in

groundbreaking transactions (in the issuance of perpetuities by Banco

Macro, the first of its kind in Argentina; in the issuance by Grimoldi of

securities backed by future credit-card receivables). Drafted reports on

corporate and banking case law and provided insight on its repercussions.

Drafted memoranda analyzing legal issues and risks in domestic and cross-

border corporate, banking, and capital markets transactions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Bar Admissions: Buenos Aires (CPACF), Argentina, 2009; sitting for the New

York State Bar Exam in July 2013.

Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), and German (basic)

Academia: Teaching Assistant in "Contracts Law" (Prof. Weingarten) and in

"Banking and Financial Institutions" (Prof. Francisco Oyuela) at University

of Buenos Aires ("UBA") School of Law (Fall 2011; Spring 2011; and Fall

2012). T.A. in "Economic Law" (Prof. Alejandra Muzio) at UBA School of

Economics, in charge of a two-class seminar on derivatives (Fall 2011; and

Spring 2011).

Research Papers published in Argentine Law Journals:

"An Attempt to Define Securities and Derivatives [in comparative law],"

Microjuris (03/08/10), ref.: MJ-DOC-4570-AR

"The Concept of Material Information in Securities Case Law," Microjuris

(10/09/08), ref.: MJ-DOC-4158-AR

"Recent Developments in Pre-Contractual Damages in Case Law," Microjuris

(06/26/08), ref.: MJ-DOC-3486-AR

Interests: Reading philosophy, writing brief essays and short stories. Co-

founder of, and author in, http://espiadelmundo.com, a blog for the

divulgation of philosophy and literature. Running, soccer and rugby.

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