Argentina – Allende & Brea announced the addition of Soledad Vallejos Meana as a partner in the areas of Administrative Law, Environmental Law, and Government Relations. With her arrival, the firm is relaunching its Public Law practice and strengthening its capacity to advise companies, investors, financiers, and government agencies on tenders, public contracts, infrastructure projects, regulatory matters, and other initiatives with significant interaction with the public sector.
Valeriano Guevara Lynch, president of the firm, commented that “Soledad’s career combines extensive experience in public administration with a solid private practice in highly specialized areas. Her addition expands our capabilities in public law, regulation, and environmental matters, and allows us to offer a strategic perspective on projects of great importance to our clients.”
For his part, Diego Botana, managing partner of Allende & Brea, noted that “Soledad’s arrival coincides with a period of growth and expansion in our practice areas. The relaunch of our Public Law department responds to the need to offer increasingly integrated solutions in tenders, infrastructure, economic regulation, and projects involving government involvement, which today occupy a central place on Argentina’s investment agenda.”
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Soledad has over 20 years of experience in administrative law, public procurement, economic regulation, and infrastructure. Throughout her career, she has held leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, including her role as head of the National Procurement Office of Argentina, where she was responsible for managing the national public procurement system, administering electronic procurement systems, and developing regulatory frameworks for the National Public Administration.
He also participated in the design and implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) projects and in various public credit operations, including loans and guarantees with multilateral and bilateral credit organizations for public infrastructure projects, and represented the Argentine State before international institutions such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the OECD.
She also developed extensive experience in the private sector in administrative law, economic regulation, and regulatory compliance, advising local and international clients on regulatory, contractual, environmental, competition, personal data protection, anti-money laundering, and consumer protection matters. She also represented companies and the Republic of Argentina in international investment arbitrations and contractual disputes under various arbitration rules, and led legal strategies in complex matters related to highly regulated sectors.
With this addition, Allende & Brea expands its service offering to provide comprehensive advice on public law, economic regulation, environmental issues and infrastructure, based on a combination of technical experience, institutional knowledge and strategic vision.
