Jonás Bergstein is an expert in corporate finance taxation and corporate transactions. He is also an expert in the termination of long-term distribution and franchise relationships. Mr. Bergstein has advised companies in project finance, merger and acquisitions procedures, international tax planning, and distribution systems. Mr. Bergstein is ranked by Chambers as one of the leading practitioners in such fields.

A graduate from Harvard Law School, Mr. Bergstein was a foreign associate with WilmerHale (Washington D.C.) and with Mattos Filho (São Paulo) before joining Bergstein Abogados more than two decades ago.

Mr. Bergstein is an Associate Professor of Taxation at the Montevideo Law School (Universidad de la República), and has been a Lecturer at the Supreme Court of Justice (Center for Judges Training, Introduction to the Case Method) and at the Montevideo Business School (Foreign Investment in Uruguay).

He is the author of three books and more than 100 law-review articles. Mr. Bergstein served as co-editor of the Uruguayan Bar Association Law Journal (2012-2016). In recent times, Mr. Bergstein was designated to become part of the list of arbitrators of Uruguay’s Chamber of Commerce, the local chapter of ICC.

Carolina Zang is managing partner at Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados and is head of the Banking and Capital Markets Practice. She specializes in corporate legal advice with emphasis in financing, capital markets, debt restructuring, M&A, investment funds, private equity and venture capital, and real estate.

Under her leadership, the ZBV Banking and Capital Markets practice has vast experience in structuring and executing complex financial transactions. Carolina represents top clients in a wide variety of financings, including cross-border loans, secured loans, syndicated loans, asset-based loans and leveraged financings. Her practice prides itself on developing creative solutions to suit our clients’ sophisticated financial needs.

Carolina is an active part of the WIP (Women in the Profession Program) International Steering Committee of the Cyrus. R Vance Center for International Justice, representing Argentina. She is a recurrent panelist at the Vance Center conferences and has just recently been elected member of the Lawyer´s Council for Civil and Economic Rights which aims to combat corruption in Latin America. She is also an active member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network.

She heads the Firm´s Marketing and Pro Bono initiatives, and has just recently been summoned to be a part of the board of The Pro Bono and Public Interest Commission of the City of Buenos Aires Bar Association.

Manuel Rajunov focuses his practice on tax consulting and transactional advice to foreign investors doing business in Mexico, as well as advising Mexican investors on their investments overseas. Based on his over 20 years of experience, Manuel’s practice has special emphasis on real estate, corporate and securities, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Manuel is a frequent speaker at conferences and contributor to publications on topics relevant to his areas of expertise.

Patricia Menéndez-Cambó serves as Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig, where she primarily advises companies and private equity firms on the legal implementation of their businesses' growth strategies throughout Europe, the United States, Latin America and emerging markets around the world. Her experience spans a variety of industries including, transportation, telecommunications, banking, retail and energy.

Patricia is a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and was the first Chair of the Infrastructure Practice as well as Co-Chair of the Global Energy and Infrastructure Practice. Additionally, she previously served as Chair of the Global Corporate Practice and was the first Chair of the Global Practice through which she launched the Latin American and Iberian Practice.