O'Farrell‘s public law and economic regulation department advises on the complex regulatory and market participation landscape which shapes the Argentine electricity industry. The team counsels automotive and telecoms industry clients on the legislative shift towards sustainable energy, including mandatory renewable power supply agreements aimed at large consumers of energy. The practitioners are highly experienced in the public procurement and tender processes relating to energy distribution and supply contracts and assists with bid requirements and the preparation of offers. Practice head and public law specialist Agustín Siboldi is well versed in regulatory compliance, while vastly experienced honorary partner Uriel F. O'Farrell assists with M&A, privatisations, and financings in the electricity and infrastructure sectors. Public law specialists Jorge Muratorio and Ana Belén Micciarelli are proficient in public procurement and contractor selection procedures relating to electricity transmission lines and other projects. The team is bolstered by senior consultant María Fortuna, who handles arbitration relating to issues such as improper terminations of EPC agreements and sanctions imposed for alleged regulatory non-compliance.

Beccar Varela advises on all stages of the power chain across thermal, hydro, wind, solar, nuclear, and emerging energy sources. The team assists with regulatory, transactional, environmental, and infrastructure matters, including PPAs, promotion regimes, and public-private partnerships. Known for project finance and cross-border capabilities, the practice supports complex developments, privatisations, and international expansions. The team is led by energy specialist José Carlos Cueva, who advises clients on all power-related matters, and corporate and energy expert Ricardo Castañeda. The practice was further strengthened in July 2025 with the arrival of the multifaceted Jimena Vega Olmos, a specialist in project development, project finance and investment arbitration, from Martínez de Hoz & Rueda.

Bomchil assists energy producers and investors with navigating transactions and disputes relating to the electricity field. The practice is especially dedicated to structuring and developing conventional and renewable energy projects. This includes advising on joint ventures and bid submissions and negotiating and drafting power purchase agreements and EPC contracts. It also represents clients in arbitration and litigation related to the construction of plants, delays in obtaining commercial authorisations, and the repayment of investments. The practice is led by administrative and economic regulatory specialist María Inés Corrá, who assists with the preliminary due diligence and construction of renewable energy projects, and commercial, regulatory and environmental practitioner Cristian Galansky, who advises clients on regulatory frameworks and disputes. Pablo Alliani provides support with electricity-specific M&A.

Recognised for its ‘excellent team’, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja is highly skilled in advising on electricity projects, from conventional energy generation to renewable energy initiatives. The team assists clients with project financing, obtaining regulatory permits, and structuring such projects through power purchase agreements. The practice is led by Ignacio Minorini Lima, who often acts as lead counsel on energy projects and associated arbitration, and Mariano Luchetti, who participates in M&A, joint ventures and project financings with a special emphasis on the electricity sector. Real estate and corporate partner Exequiel Buenaventura and Nicolás Dulce also assist with M&A transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, while Juan Zocca advises on energy regulations, tariffs and pricing issues. Senior associates Juan Raparo Faure and Manuel Mazza are other key names for complex regulatory matters.

Martínez de Hoz & Rueda regularly advises international investors, developers, landowners and energy companies operating in the renewable and traditional energy sectors. The lawyers advise clients on implementing solar and wind farm projects, including land acquisition and permitting approvals and financing issues, such as whether projects qualify under the large investment incentive regime (RIGI). The department is headed by public law specialist Juan Cruz Azzarri, who represents energy companies in local and international litigation and arbitration. Oil and gas and energy lawyers Pablo Rueda and Tomás Lanardonne are knowledgeable in regulatory and environmental matters, while Marcos Blanco is involved in the development, acquisition and sale of major energy projects, including providing support during the tender process. Arbitration expert José Martínez De Hoz participates in energy-related disputes.

Energy companies, investors and public utilities benefit from Marval O’Farrell Mairal‘s contractual and regulatory acumen, which includes drafting power purchase and EPC agreements and securing approvals for generating, transmitting and distributing electricity. It also has a robust public tender practice in the context of cogeneration, thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, and renewable energy projects. The practitioners assist clients with bidding processes, preparing tender submissions, and negotiating with public authorities (including the renegotiation of public works contracts). Another strength is representing clients during disputes and out-of-court settlements with the Argentinian government regarding project suspensions. Department head Francisco Macías provides regulatory, contractual, and tax-planning advice to clients developing renewable energy projects. Public law partner Gonzalo Santamaria is involved in project development and financing, including advising on new large investment incentive regimes, and acquisitions of electricity companies.

Praised for its ‘specific knowledge of the energy sector and its regulatory system’, Pozo Gowland Abogados assists electricity companies with securing the necessary approvals, permits and licences for traditional and renewable energy projects (including wind, solar and hydroelectric). Its expertise includes contractual matters, such as negotiating and drafting power purchase and EPC agreements and maintenance and electricity supply contracts. Public tenders are another focus – the lawyers assist with the bidding process and negotiate public contracts and addendums with government authorities. The team is led by administrative law specialist Héctor Pozo Gowland; infrastructure and real estate lawyer Esteban de Vedia, who is skilled in litigation and arbitration involving energy sector issues; and Carlos Miná, who is well versed in public and private tenders and the renegotiation of public utility concession agreements. Francisco Pozo Gowland and Santiago Durigón are other notable names at partner level.

Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani‘s energy, infrastructure, and public law team is ‘highly skilled and up-to-date’ on energy sector issues, with renewable energy sources such as biomass, natural gas, wind and solar as particular strengths. The practice excels in drafting and negotiating key contracts, including power purchase, supply, and operation and maintenance agreements. This expertise also spans the development, financing, construction, operation, and post-completion sale of such projects. The practice is led by Nicolás Eliaschev, who is skilled in arbitration and represents wholesale electricity consumers in their dealings with suppliers and regulators, and public and regulatory lawyer Javier Constanzó, who advises banks and sponsors on traditional and green energy projects. The strong senior associate group includes Daiana Perrone, who is consulted on regulatory issues and bidding processes, and Milagros Piñeiro and Florencia Martínez Trobbiani, who are effective in transactional matters, including project contracts. Semi-senior associate Macarena Becerra joined the team in December 2024 from Estudio Comadira.

Baker McKenzie‘s capabilities include handling traditional and renewable energy projects, including solar and hydroelectric energy. The practice supports its international and local clients with the regulatory, contractual, commercial, and pricing aspects of their operations, such as negotiating power purchase and EPC agreements, and ancillary contracts such as share pledge and collateral agreements. It also advises on any regulatory issues arising from projects and construction delays. The department is headed by Buenos Aires managing partner Adolfo Durañona and Ezequiel Artola, both commercial, corporate, and M&A practitioners who focus on the energy, renewables, and infrastructure sectors. Martín Barreiro, the head of the firm’s tax division, assists energy clients with the tax aspects of their projects.

Brons & Salas has built a reputation for representing energy companies in international arbitrations and judicial collection actions brought by other companies, state regulators, and consumer associations. These claims concern a range of issues, such as improper terminations of power purchase agreements, non-payment for power services, and the collection of penalties. Aside from its contentious work, the team also advises on the development and operation of energy projects (both hybrid and renewables), including real estate, contractual, and local and federal regulatory advice. The department is co-chaired by Sebastián Álvarez, who is immersed in the Argentine electricity market and regulatory framework, and litigation and arbitration specialist Joaquín Vallebella, who also assists with public bids and renegotiations of concession contracts. Associate Matias Foiguel advises on administrative and regulatory matters.

Abeledo Gottheil Abogados plays a central role in litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters focusing on the energy industry, especially in relation to the construction of wind farms and oil plants, such as issues with equipment or subcontractors. The team also assists with transactional and regulatory matters, including negotiating power purchase agreements, and tax issues, such as the incentives available for investors in renewable energy. The practice is steered by Hernán Martín Oriolo, who is supported by associate Florencia Buczak.

Mitrani Caballero regularly handles matters involving renewable, conventional, nuclear, and hybrid power sources, as well as off-grid and industrial supply solutions. The team’s expertise includes power purchase agreements, regulatory filings, tariff structures, and investment tax incentives. The practice also represents clients in arbitration, litigation, and negotiations with government agencies and market operators in the electricity sector. The practice is led by Horacio Ruiz Moreno, an expert in corporate, administrative, and dispute resolution matters in the sector.

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen advises companies, such as Pampa Energía and Genneia, on transactional and regulatory issues involving the construction, financing, and operation of renewable electricity projects, including solar and green hydrogen. The practice is headed by Francisco Romano, who is well versed in Argentine and international energy regulations, and firm co-founder Mariano Grondona, whose extensive litigation and arbitration experience includes cases involving the electricity sector. Firm founder and corporate and banking lawyer Alan Arntsen lends his project finance expertise to the team.