Author Archives: Tomas

“The path after my LLM”

Last week, the Argentine Lawyers Association held its annual event for Argentine law students in the US: “The path after my LLM”, an informal Q&A session to discuss career opportunities and tips for sitting the NYS Bar exam. Many thanks to Victoria Kammerath, Agustín Iraola, and Federico Ibarra for sharing their experience, and to all […]

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“A Conversation on Updates and News in the Legal Sector: Argentina & UK”

On November 30th, the UK-Argentine legal community got together for the conference “A Conversation on Updates and News in the Legal Sector: Argentina & UK”, organized by SOBAL-Society of British and Argentine Lawyers and the British Argentine Chamber of Commerce. The event covered a variety of topical issues, including artificial intelligence in the legal profession; […]

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Discussion on Argentina’s Political Landscape

The Argentine Lawyers Association DC Chapter organized an informal event where Rafael Mathus Ruiz (US Correspondent for LA NACION) and Gonzalo Paz thoroughly examined the political landscape of Argentina following the presidential elections that Javier Milei won. The gathering aimed to delve into the intricacies of the post-election scenario, shedding light on the implications and […]

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MOA with Hispanic National Bar Association

We are happy to share that the Argentine Lawyers Association and the Hispanic National Bar Association entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The virtual execution of the MOA took place on August 31st. This collaborative endeavor is strategically directed towards cultivating initiatives that are rooted in mutual and shared interests to promote topics such […]

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Flag Rising Ceremony

The Argentine Lawyers Association was present at the flag rising ceremony, on 24 May 2023, at the historic Bowling Green, celebrating 200 years of bilateral relations between Argentina and the US. The ceremony was presided by the Argentine Ambassador in the US, Mr Jorge Argüello; with the participation of the Consul General, Mr Santiago Villalba; […]

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Launch of “Rincon Argentino”

The Argentine Lawyers Association (ALA) and the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) launched the RINCÓN ARGENTINO to strengthen the links between the members of both associations and develop links, interests, and business with Argentina. The Argentine Embassy represented by Commercial Attaché, Minister Juan Manuel Cortelletti, and General Consul Georgina Distefano highlighted opportunities for investment in […]

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Visit to Argentina’s Permanent Mission to the UN

Members of our Association visit Argentina’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (the Mission).We thank Martin Juan Mainero, Minister Plenipotentiary, for his time and openness in explaining the important role of the Mission and answering our questions regarding the status of the countless ongoing legal matters at the United Nations. We also took advantage of […]

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Spring Networking Event

On May 2nd. we held our Spring Networking Event, with around 50 attendees, at the Argentine Consulate in New York. It was nice to reunite with our colleagues in person, and enjoy some Argentine wine and empanadas! We thank Mr. Santiago Villalba (Consul General) and Mr. Nelson Martin (Adjunct Consul General) for hosting us. Stay tuned for our coming events, and we look forward to seeing you […]

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NYS Bar Exam Q&A

The Argentine Lawyers Association held a Q&A Session with prospective NYS Bar Exam takers. We had the pleasure to have Paula Mariel Ferreira, Martin Pereyra and Dolores María Muñiz share their experiences and answer questions. Thank you, Paula, Martin and Dolores and our attendees, for your active participation. We wish everyone good luck in bar exam preparations! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7052270389015552000

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Member article: Corruption and Inequality

We wish to congratulate our member, Marcelo Octavio de Jesus (DC Chapter) who published an interesting article in Infobae regarding the negative correlation between the increase in corruption, on the one hand, and the lack of growth and social inequality in the countries, on the other. Marcelo also pointed out methods and actions to be taken to fight corruption […]

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