THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN LATIN AMERICA: ARGENTINA CASE STUDY

• Jurisdiction: Derecho Internacional

International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment
(Apr 2015)
CHAPTER 21C
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN LATIN AMERICA: ARGENTINA CASE STUDY
Juan Sonoda
Partner
Beretta Godoy
Buenos Aires

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JUAN SONODA is a partner with Beretta Godoy, Buenos Aires, in charge of the Energy and Natural Resources and Transactional Departments. His expertise focuses on natural resources, foreign investment, international law, and contracts. He has assisted international natural resources and energy companies in the financing, structuring, and implementation of their investments in Argentina, represented parties in arbitrations conducted under the rules of the ICSID, and assisted several companies in complex commercial litigations. He has been singled out as leader in the field by Chambers and Partners Latin America and Global, and has been distinguished by Who's Who in Mining and Arbitration. He graduated with honors from the University of Buenos Aires and holds an LLM degree in Corporations Law from New York University, where he was distinguished with a Graduate Merit Scholarship.

Gold Silver Enterprises Inc.

Case study

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Beretta Godoy

Sarmiento 560- Recepción Piso 4° -C1041AAJ - Buenos Aires - Argentina

Tel: (54-11) 4326-7386 - Fax: (54-11) 4326 7396

www.berettagodoy.com

The Argentine Legal Framework

▪ Civil Law.

▪ Federal country.

▪ Three levels of government:

Federal Level

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Mining Code

Provincial level

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Highlights

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