Jonás Bergstein

(The following information was supplied by the firm)

Education

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, Master of Laws (1988). Scholarship: Organization of American States

University of the Republic of Uruguay Law School, Doctor in Law and Social Sciences (1987)

Revista Juridica Estudiantil, Editor-in-Chief (1986)

Practice Areas

• Commercial Agreements
• Foreign Investment Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Professional Experience

• Bergstein Abogados (1989–present)
• Mattos Filho Advogados, São Paulo, Brasil. International Department (1988-1989)
• WilmerHale, Washington, D.C., United States. Arbitration and Litigation Department(1988)

Academic Experience

• Associate Professor of Tax Law, University of the Republic of Uruguay Law School (2006-present)
• Lecturer, Center for Judges Continued Legal Education, Supreme Court of Justice, (2002-2004)
• Lecturer on Foreign Investment in Uruguay, Business Studies School, (1990-1991)

Memberships

• International Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association
• Uruguayan Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association
• Uruguayan Institute of Tax Studies
• International Distribution Institute

Publications

• Termination of Distribution Agreements (2nd. ed, 2010; 1st ed, 1996)
• The Estoppel Doctrine vis-à-vis the Tax Office (2008)
• The Tax Treatment of Financial Investment Companies (2007)

Achievements

• Recognized by Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer and Legal 500, and Top Ranked Legal as a “leading lawyer” in tax and corporate law issues

Languages

Spanish – English – Portugués – Hebrew