Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena launches its combination with Dentons and becomes part of the largest global law firm present in Argentina

Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena, a leader in the Argentine legal market, has launched its combination with the world's largest law firm, Dentons, positioning the newly branded Dentons Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena office as part of the largest global law firm in the country. Dentons now has more offices in all of Latin America and the Caribbean than any other law firm. Together with its large presence in the US and Canada, its coverage of most countries from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego makes  it the first truly Pan-American law firm.

"We are very proud and terribly excited with this distinction. As part of Dentons our Buenos Aires office will now have at hand’s reach all of the knowledge, talent, best practices and state-of-the-art technology to better support our clients, allowing them to do business throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and, quite literally, in any other place of the world," said Michael R. Rattagan, who in 2005 co-founded Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena with Juan M. Arocena and the late Gabriel R. Macchiavello.

Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena became a recognized leader in practice areas such as Corporate and M&A, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Banking and Finance, Compliance and Anticorruption, Government Relations, Infrastructure, Labor Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Pharmaceuticals and Tax.

“Dentons’ launch in Argentina enables us to meet client needs in another market they see as a regional priority,” said Elliott Portnoy, Global CEO of Dentons. “We can now connect our clients to leading talent at Dentons Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena as well as to our 19,000+ people in 183 locations and 75 countries around the globe."

“Dentons' polycentric strategy has seen the Firm scale its presence to 24 countries across the Latin America and the Caribbean region,” said Joe Andrew, Global Chairman of Dentons. "Despite the current challenges created by Covid-19, Dentons continues to execute its strategy to scale the Firm through virtual combinations with leading law firms like Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena and is now present in virtually all countries in the Americas.”

"Since entering the region in 2016, Dentons has combined with elite firms across Latin America and the Caribbean," said Jorge Alers, Latin America and the Caribbean Region CEO of Dentons. "Argentina has a number of exceptional legal service providers but Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena stood out for its leadership and innovative and forward-looking thinking.  This new launch means we can now connect clients to market-leading talent in Argentina and the whole of the Americas."

About Dentons Rattagan Macchiavello Arocena

Set up in 2005 as a spin-off from a traditional international firm, the new Buenos Aires office soon became a full service firm with a sophisticated practice, focused on an international clientele and led by partners trained locally and abroad, all of them at least fully bilingual.

The main objective when conceiving the new firm was to create a platform where lawyers and staff provided excellent service and had mutual respect while giving everyone positive incentives and the possibility to grow both personally and professionally.

In less than 15 years, the firm became a highly respected player in the highly competitive Argentine legal market, servicing an impressive list of multinationals and “multilatinas” operating or with interests in various countries around the world.  

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Enterprise, Dentons’ wholly owned subsidiary of innovation, advisory and technology operating units. Dentons' polycentric approach, commitment to inclusion and diversity and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. www.dentons.com.