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Jonás Bergstein

Education
  • School of Law, Universidad de la República (Montevideo). Doctor in Law and Social Sciences (1990).
  • School of Law, Harvard Law School (United States). LLM, Master of Laws (1988).
  • Editorial member of the Harvard International Law Journal (United States). Scholarship: Organization of American States (1988).
  • School of Law, Universidad de la República (Montevideo). Lawyer (1987).

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 as a “leading lawyer” in tax and corporate law issues
Languages
  • Spanish
  •  English
  •  Portuguese
  •  Hebrew