Born Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 27th, 1966.

Admitted to Bar 1991, Argentina.
EDUCATION
Instituto Martín y Omar. High-school graduate  (Bachelor, with honours), 1979-1983.
University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and Social Sciences, (Lawyer, Cum Laude), 1984-1989.
Argentine Catholic University, School of Physics, Mathematics and Engineering, Post-graduate course on "Specialization in Environmental Management", 1994.
Buenos Aires School of Attorneys, Post-graduate studies on "Capital Markets",1996.
University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and Social Sciences, Post-graduate Department: "Program for Updating on Negotiation, Arbitration and Oral Trials", 1996.
Harvard Negotiation Project - Conflict Management, Inc. - A.I.R.A.D., "Workshop on Negotiation", attended at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, U.S.A., 1996.
Det Norske Veritas Ltd., "ISO 14.001 Internal Auditor Course", 2000.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Special invitation to attend the "Train the Trainers Workshop on Environmental Accounting", held at the Palais des Nations, Geneve, Switzerland, 2000.
Saint Andrews University/The American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (AMCHAM), "Integral Program on Corporate Social Responsibility", 2004.
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Sustainable Financial Markets Facility/Center for Sustainability Studies from the Getulio Vargas Foundation Business School (FGV-Gvces), Special invitation to attend IFC's workshop on "Sustainable Finance: Competitive Business Advantage", 2005.
DISTINCTIONS
University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and Social Sciences. Scholarship for Initiation to Scientific Research, Title of research: "Personal data protection. An introduction", 1988-1990.
Buenos Aires Rotary Club Mention Award to the Best Graduate Student of the University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and Social Sciences, 1991.
Fundación Manliba (a foundation related to Waste Management Inc. group), Scholarship on Environmental Legal Issues, Research subject: "Judicial Protection Afforded to Class and Collective Interests in Argentina Legal System ", 1991-1992.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Broad experience in giving legal advice on EH&S and CSR matters to domestic and foreign companies belonging to a wide range of areas or industries such as oil, gas, mining & energy (thermal, nuclear & biofuels), food & beverages, agrochemicals, automotive, chemicals, forestry, building, pulp & paper, pharmaceutical, retail, transport (ship, rail, road), management & final disposition of hazardous wastes, ports, water, real estate, sustainable finance. Quoted experience refers both to a preventive perspective and on a litigation stance.
Teaching and Lecturing Experience:
University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor of Administrative Law, 1990-1992.
IDEA (Argentine Institute for Business Development). In charge of the annual training course  for executives about "Update on EH&S legislation", 1998 to date.
AMCHAM and other bi-national chambers of commerce, Organization of the "Workshop on hazardous waste treatment as industrial input according to Law 25.612", 2002.
Forum Business Information, Seminar on "New Law 25.612, on services activities and industrial wastes", Lecture on "Waste Legal Definition: scope and impacts", 2002.
AMCHAM, Education and Community Relationships Committee, Lecture on "Corporate Social Responsibility: environmental and social reporting", 2003.
Solid Wastes Studies Association/University Institute ISALUD, Lecture on "Environmental Insurance: A private sector overview", 2003.
Servicio Integral de Medio Ambiente (environmental consultant firm), Lecture on "PCBs: legal framework", 2003.
AMCHAM and other bi-national chambers of commerce, Organization of the "Workshop on Environmental Insurance", 2004.
COP 10, Kyoto Protocol, Buenos Aires, Cooperation in the organization of United Nations Environmental Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Climate Change Working Group's side event on "The Clean Development Mechanism: The Financial Sector Perspective", 2004.
UNEP FI Latin American Task Force/ABN AMRO Bank, Organization of the "Training Workshop on Credit Risk Assessment on Environmental and Social Issues" for the financial sector, 2005.
Forum 14.000/Abeledo Gottheil Abogados S.C./SRInvest Argentina, Executive Breakfast on "Making a balance on CDM implementation in Argentina", 2005.
Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (Argentine bank association)/UNEP FI, Presentation of results from a "Survey on the Argentine Financial Sector and Sustainable Development", April 2007.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)/The Economist, Organization of  a "Sustainability Investment Breakfast Forum" held in Buenos Aires, 2007.
Publications:
Co-author of the "Environmental Legislation Handbook", edited by AMCHAM, 2002.
Companies & Environment Magazine, "Regulatory framework applicable to PCBs' management and final disposition", 2003.
Forum 14.000 Magazine, Contents Editor of Special Issue on carbon credits; Author: "Climate Change and CDM implementation in Argentina", 2005.
Interviewed on environmental damages from a legal perspective by El Cronista Comercial (one of the leading financial/business local newspapers), as part of a special issue in commemoration of the Environment's Day, 2006.
"Sustainable Development in the Argentine Financial Sector. Legal and Institutional Framework", research conducted by request of UNEP FI, 2007. 
Memberships:
Member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association, since 1991.
Member of the Environmental Committee of the AMCHAM, 1996 to date.
Member of the Environmental Management Committee of IDEA, 1996 to date.
Member of the Biotechnology Division of COPAL (Food and Beverages Chamber of Commerce), 1996 to date.
Member of the ISAR (International Standards of Accounting and Reporting) Working Group at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), as country expert on EH&S and CSR issues, 2000 to date.
Member of the Education and Community Relationships Committee of AMCHAM and of the Pre-selection Committee of the Corporate Citizenship Award as expert on environmental matters, 2001 to date.
SRInvest Argentina, Executive Director of SRInvest Argentina, organization aimed to promote and develop sustainable investments in Argentina which is associate member of UNEP FI Latin American Task Force (LATF), and local hub of the Latin American Sustainable Finance Forum (LASFF) supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2004 to date.
Member of the Environmental Committee of C.A.R.I. (Argentine Council for International Relationships), 2005 to date.
Member of the Commission of Legal Issues at the Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación (the federal environmental protection agency), 2005 to date.
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.