Practice Expertise
- Banking
- Corporate and Business
- E-Commerce
- Finance
Areas of Practice
- Banking
- Corporate and Business
- E-Commerce
- Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions View More
WSG Practice Industries
WSG Leadership
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group - Member
- Trade and Investment Group - Member
Profile
Nicolás Herrera, lawyer, mainly works in the Banking and Corporate Department. Former Professor of Commercial Law at the Catholic University (UCU). Former Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Ministry of Uruguay in 1990/1991 and negotiator of the Uruguayan External Debt under the Brady Plan. Former President of the Uruguayan-United States Chamber of Commerce (2001-2004), member of DESEM's Junior Achievement Board and member and treasurer of Fulbright Commission (interchange educational program between Uruguay and United States). He is member of the Executive Board of CERES (Center for Economic and Social Policy Research) and member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization). He is part of the list of arbitrators of the Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje, International Court of Arbitration for MERCOSUR, of the Bolsa de Comercio, Uruguay. His vast practice includes financing in the public and private sector, mergers and acquisitions, project financing and investment structuring, being specialist in commercial, corporate and banking law and stock markets. He is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.
Recognised among the 100 most influential persons in Uruguay by the daily El Observador (2008).
Chosen as Best Business Lawyer: The Client's Choice / Business Lawyer of the Year in Uruguay by the UK publication Chambers Global "The World's Leading Lawyers "2002-2003.
Recognised among the 100 most influential persons in Uruguay by the daily El Observador (2008).
Chosen as Best Business Lawyer: The Client's Choice / Business Lawyer of the Year in Uruguay by the UK publication Chambers Global "The World's Leading Lawyers "2002-2003.
Areas of Practice
- Banking
- Corporate and Business
- E-Commerce
- Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Professional experience abroad:
Shearman & Sterling, New York (1982-1983)
Professional Associations
President of the Uruguayan-United States Commerce Chamber
Member of DESEM's Junior Achievement Board
Member and treasurer of Fulbright's commission (interchange educational program between Uruguay and United States)
Member of the Executive Board of CERES (Center for Economic and Social Policy Research)
Member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization).
Professional Activities and Experience
Viceminister of Economy and Finance Ministry of Uruguay in 1990/1991 and negotiator in the Uruguayan External Debt under the Brady Plan at the same time.
Professional experience abroad:
Shearman & Sterling, New York (1982-1983)
Professional Associations
President of the Uruguayan-United States Commerce Chamber
Member of DESEM's Junior Achievement Board
Member and treasurer of Fulbright's commission (interchange educational program between Uruguay and United States)
Member of the Executive Board of CERES (Center for Economic and Social Policy Research)
Member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization).
Professional Activities and Experience
Viceminister of Economy and Finance Ministry of Uruguay in 1990/1991 and negotiator in the Uruguayan External Debt under the Brady Plan at the same time.
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