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Leonardo Melos

Education
  • Center for Judicial Studies of the Supreme Court of Justice (Montevideo). Judicial Entry Course (2005-2006).
  • School of Law, Universidad de la República (Montevideo). Doctor at Law and Social Sciences (2001).
Practice Areas
  • Arbitration
  • Litigation
  • Antitrust
  • Telecommunications
Professional Experience
  • Bergstein Abogados, Partner. Dispute Resolution Department (2016-present).
  • WilmerHale (London), Foreign Associate. Arbitration Departament (2015).
  • Bergstein Abogados, Senior Associate (2007-2014).
  • Judicial Branch, Judge in the province of Maldonado (2006-2007).
  • Bergstein Abogados, Associate (2005–2006).
  • Estudio Mezzera (Montevideo). Associate at Recovery trust of Banco de Crédito Uruguay (2004-2005).
Academic Experience
  • Former lecturer on Civil Procedural Law and Alternative Dispute Resolutions Methods at the University of the Uruguayan Republic.
Memberships
  • Uruguayan Bar Association
  • Institute of Procedural Law
  • International Bar Association
Publications
  • Co-author of “Arbitration Guide”, Chambers and Partners (2022-2023).
  • Co-author of “Recognition and enforcement of international commercial arbitral awards in Latin America : law, practice and leading cases”, edited by Omar García-Bolívar and Hernando Otero (2015-2017).
  • The International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control, Uruguay Chapter (2015).
  • Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral in Latin America, Practical Guide and Leading Cases (2014).
  • Co-author of “The Public Competition Enforcement Review”, Law Business Research, 3rd ed (2011).
  • Software Infringement: Is the Sanction Final? Internet and Computer Law (2003).
  • Court Notices Through E-mail, XVIII Latin American Civil Procedure Conference (2002).
Achievements
  • Recognized by Chambers & Partners, LatinLawyer and Legal 500 as a “leading lawyer” in litigation
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French