Our Law Firm has broad experience in Administrative Law and provides legal advice in all kinds of federal administrative proceedings and cases. We have advised several domestic and foreign companies in this field.

The DOUGALL ABOGADOS also provides consulting services to its clients in customs-related issues, including legal representation of domestic and foreign clients before the customs authorities, in administrative actions brought before the Argentine Tax (AFIP – DGA) authorities and Fiscal Court (specifically in matters relating to tax refunds, tariff classification, origin of goods, etc.) and in legal proceedings brought before the appropriate courts and their jurisdictions.
The Firm is specialized in Free Trade Area regulations and provides advice and services both to the Provincial States where these free trade areas are located, as well as to their licensees and users; and to the relevant national authorities (Ministry of Economy, Secretariat for Industry and Commerce and the General Customs Bureau).
The Firm has expert knowledge of the rules and regulations governing bilateral and multilateral agreements, in particular, those applicable to the MERCOSUR, ALADI (Latin American Integration Association); and of the WTO’s regulatory systems.

Our Firm has vast experience in Family Law, including estate related issues (i.e. drafting of wills, probate proceedings, declaration of heirs, settlement of estate, conflicts between heirs, etc., as well as separations, divorces, alimony and support, custody of minors, etc).

Dougall Abogados has been actively involved in the negotiation and drafting of contracts, such as stock purchase agreements, transfers of assets and goodwill agreements, stockholders’ agreements, corporate joint ventures, including the due diligence process that companies must do in this type of transactions. The appropriate advice was given both to the shareholders and directors of companies involved in M&A, either as acquiring or acquired companies.

The Law Firm provides comprehensive services to those interested in investing in the Argentine Republic, advising on the creation of the adequate legal structure to manage their investments in Argentina, including the incorporation of companies, the formation of branches or subsidiaries, agency offices, joint ventures, partnership and cooperation agreements, etc. Furthermore, the investor is assisted in the first organizational stages in the country, hiring personnel, renting offices, etc. It also provides comprehensive legal advice to the local subsidiary or branch, its shareholders and directors.

Within the framework of its comprehensive legal advice, the Firm relies on a labor law expert to assist and represent the firm’s clients in such issues as:

- Company employment issues.
- Personnel hiring and firing practices.
- Downsizing strategy and implementation.
- Legal advice on labor proceedings.
- Out-of-court advice on employment negotiations and settlements.
- Preventive Crises Procedures.

DOUGALL ABOGADOS provides comprehensive advice to the client in every stage of the litigation, whether civil, commercial or administrative. The Firm’s litigation area has broad experience in advising foreign companies on legal actions brought by or against them; and works with a network of foreign legal advisors in those cases involving Argentine clients which are subject to other jurisdictions. The Firm has also assisted other major law firms in Argentina as joint legal advisor in lawsuits requiring a high level of specialization.
We have a network of correspondent law firms throughout the country.
DOUGALL ABOGADOS has vast experience in alternative means of conflict resolution, such as mediation and arbitration, both at national and international level.
DOUGALL ABOGADOS promotes a preventive-oriented approach intended to avoid controversial issues and reduce and/or limit the likelihood of litigation.

The Law Firm delivers consultancy and advisory services in trademark and industrial property issues, on its own and mainly through a specialty law firm with whom it works under a cooperation agreement.

DOUGALL ABOGADOS provides legal advice to national and international insurance and reinsurance companies at the beginning of their business and activities in Argentina; as well as in relation to their oversight, implementation, claims defense and lawsuits, etc.

DOUGALL ABOGADOS provides comprehensive legal advice to its corporate clients, assisting them in all their day-to-day aspects, including but not limited to the following services:
- Drafting of commercial agreements.
- Incorporation of companies in the Argentine Republic.
- Proxy of shareholders in Shareholders’ Meetings.
- Advice to directors, shareholders and auditors in corporate-related issues.
- Drafting of By-laws (and their amendments), Articles of Incorporation, registration of companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies with the Registry of Companies (“Inspección General de Justicia”).
- Negotiating and drafting Shareholders Agreements, Stockholders’ Voting Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Consortiums, and other instruments required by the client to carry on its business.
- Due Diligence of companies, purchase and sale of shares.
- Mergers, spins off, corporate conflicts, etc.

The Law Firm advises on anti-trust and consumer defense issues. We also represent clients before regulatory agencies (the Consumer Defense Office and the Department of Fair Trading Practices.