Javier Canosa

Canosa Abogados is a young law firm organized by lawyers who have consistently succeeded in every area of business law in Argentina for more than fifteen years. We advice our clients in the process of drafting and negotiating modern commercial agreements, and we provide advice to both local and international companies in connection with the development of their activities in Argentina.

Our lawyers provide advice that is timely efficient, practical and usable. We are well known for our credibility, reliability and flexibility that allow our clients to make decisions fast and efficiently.

Our advice in connection with foreign investment has been recognized many times for being expeditious in connection with the resolution of the relevant issues that come about in the development of the activities relevant to the foreign transactions.

We also provide advice on a daily basis to foreign clients in all kinds of complex real estate transactions, such as the purchase of real estate and all the related matters in connection with the regulations of the Argentine Central Bank and the notarial and corporate activities in connection with companies organized in foreign countries.

In addition, we have ample experience in intellectual property matters and we make all the filings before the relevant registration authorities of Argentina and Latin America in general.

Javier Canosa is a partner at Canosa Abogados. Javier’s practice focuses in corporate law issues, tax issues and banking issues, advising both national and foreign companies, and families and HNWI in various corporate matters, including investment vehicles, corporate management, directors’ and trustees’ duties and responsibilities, audits, risk detection and distribution, documents, policies and corporate contracts, together with the design and implementation of a suitable corporate structure for each business. Javier has vast experience in mergers and acquisition and the negotiation of commercial agreements. He has represented and advised several companies, including financial institutions, in corporate M&A, business development and real estate undertakings. Javier is experienced in claims before local and international arbitral courts.

In addition, he is officer of the International Bar Association (IBA), American Bar Association (ABA) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is regularly engaged in conferences of issues of related to his practice of those institutions.

Javier also collaborates with the World Bank and International Finance Corporation with their Doing Business report and has been engaged for speaking in World Bank, STEP, IBA, ABA conferences on issues related to his practice.

Javier advises many wealthy families in connection with the management, taxation and transfer of their assets, as shareholders, partners, and founders and beneficiaries of foundations and trusts. He has practiced in the area of cross-border tax, estates, and family disputes for more than 15 years.

Programs Attended by Javier Canosa

• IBA Latin American Regional Forum – Sao Paulo - March 2006.  “Jack Batievsky Scholar”. Javier presented the paper on “How Should Lawyers Protect and Encourage Investments in Challenging Environments?”

• IBA Annual Conference – Chicago 2006.

• IBA Annual Conference – Singapore 2007.  Scholar.

• IBA First Conference of the Americas – Mexico City- March 2008.

• IBA Annual Conference – Buenos Aires -September 2008.  Officer of the International Sales Committee.

• IBA Annual Conference – Madrid – October 2009.  Speaker on session of the International Sales Committee.

• IBA Annual Conference – Vancouver - September 2010.

• World Bank Conference – Rio de Janeiro – March 2011. Speaker on Guarantees under Argentine Law.

• IBA Annual Conference – Dubai – October 2011. Speaker on the panel “What’s New in Vienna? Some Views on UNCITRAL Reforms” presented by the Insolvency Section of the IBA.

• ABA Section of International Law – New York – April 2012.

• Academy & Finance – Geneva June 2012 – Speaker “Structures for Argentine Clients”.

• IBA Annual Conference – Dublin – October 2012. Speaker on the “Hot Topics” panel.

• STEP Latam Conference – Panama - September 2012. Speaker.

• ABA Section of International Law – Miami – October 2012.

• Legal Week Private Client Forum of the Americas – The Boulders Colorado- February 2013. Speaker.

• Academy & Finance – Geneva June 2013 – Speaker “Structures for Argentine Clients”.

• IBA Annual Conference – Boston – October 2013. Speaker on the panel “Financing international sales: alternative financing arrangements beyond the letter of credit”.

• STEP Latam Conference – Montevideo – October 2013. Steering Committee and Speaker.

• ABA Section of International Law – London – October 2013.

• Legal Week Private Client Forum of the Americas – Sonoma Desert - February 2014. Steering Committee member and Speaker “Limitless: Exchanging information on an uneven playing field”.

• ABA Section of International Law – New York – April 2014.

• STEP Latam Conference – Mexico City- September 2014. Steering Committee member and Speaker.

• International Referral Conference – London - September 2014.

• International Forum of Wealth Disputes – Versailles – October 2014.

• ABA Section of International Law – Buenos Aires– October 2014.

• Legal Week Private Client Forum of the Americas – Costa Rica - February 2015. Chair and Speaker.

• International Referral Conference – London – September 2015.

• IBA Annual Conference – Vienna– October 2015. Speaker on the panel “Bargaining with the State”.

• International Forum of Wealth Disputes – Chewton Glen – October 2015.

• STEP Latam Conference – Sao Paulo- October 2015. Steering Committee member and Speaker.

• Legal Week Private Client Forum of the Americas – Bermuda - February 2016. Advisory board and Speaker.

• IBA Special Course to Cuban Lawyers - La Habana - Cuba- February 2016.

Publications

• November 19, 2010. Argentine Newspaper El Cronista Comercial, article on the Financial Information Unit of Argentina published on November 19, 2010: http://www.cronista.com/notas/253716-la-unidad-(des)-informacion-financiera

• 2010 Getting the Deal Through. Banking Regulation. Argentine Chapter.

• Nov., 2012, Alternative Latin Investor Magazine, “Estate Planning from Argentina. Part 1”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/javier-canosa-escribio-un-articulo-en-la-revista-alternative-latin-investor/

• Jan., 2013, Alternative Latin Investor Magazine, “Estate Planning from Argentina. Part 2.”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/EstatePlanningfromArgentinaPart21.pdf

• Feb., 2013, Alternative Latin Investor Magazine, “New Law Regulating Capital  Markets in Argentina”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/ALI20-JavierCanosa.pdf

• Aug., 2013, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Another Voluntary Disclosure Program in Argentina”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/AEI2-Promo-JavierCanosa2.pdf

• Dec., 2013, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Recent Trends in Bilateral Investment Treaties”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Issue4.45-48.pdf

• Feb., 2014, Canosa Abogados, “Extension of the Bill Setting forth a Voluntary Disclosure Program – Creation of New Financial Instruments. The term to apply to the program expires on March 31, 2014”, available at:

• http://www.canosa.com/sancion-de-la-ley-de-exteriorizacion-voluntaria-de-patrimonio-creacion-de-de-nuevos-instrumentos-financieros-el-plazo-para-adherir-vence-el-31-de-marzo-de-2014/

• Feb., 2014, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Never a dull moment in Argentina”, available at: http://www.aeinvestor.com/story/never-a-dull-moment-in-argentina/

• March, 2014,  comments on an article published by Thomson Reuters edition for the magazine International Financial Review Latin America, “Bovine Spongiform Argentitis”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Pages-from-IFR-LatAm-report-2014.pdf

• Aug., 2014, Canosa Abogados, “Communication “A” 5588 of the Central Bank of Argentina Implementing FATCA and OECD Global Standard”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/communication-5588-central-bank-argentina-implementing-fatca-oecd-global-standard/

• Aug., 2014, Canosa Abogados, “The Supreme Court of the United States rejects Argentina’s petition for a writ of certiorari in the case against NML Capital, Ltd. and others”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/supreme-court-united-states-rejects-argentinas-petition-writ-certiorari-case-nml-capital-ltd-others/

• Aug., 2014, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Argentina Will Start Bidding Process for 4G Cell Phone Band”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Argentina-will-start-bidding-process-for-4G-Cell-Phone-Band.pdf

• Nov., 2014, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “(Over) Regulation of the (Financial) Markets”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Regulations-of-the-markets.pdf

• Jan., 2015, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Alternative Regulation of Renewable Resources”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/EmergingInvestorJanuary.pdf

• Apr., 2015, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Sailing in Turbulent Waters: Strenghts and Opportunities in Unstable Scenarios”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Issue11-34-37.pdf

• Jul., 2015, Canosa Abogados, “Regulation of property rights under the new Argentinean Civil and Commercial Code”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/regulation-of-property-rights-under-the-new-argentinean-civil-and-commercial-code/

• Jul., 2015, Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine, “Regulation of Argentine Trusts under the New Argentine Civil and Commercial Code”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Issue13-46-47.pdf

• Aug., 2015, Canosa Abogados, “Tabula Rasa: A new Civil and Commercial Code in Argentina. Changes Affecting Trust and Estate Practitioners”, available at: http://www.canosa.com/tabula-rasa-un-nuevo-codigo-civil-y-comercial-en-argentina-modificaciones-que-afectan-a-los-profesionales-de-fideicomiso-y-patrimonio/

• Nov., 2015, World Bank Group, “Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016”, available at:http://bpp.worldbank.org/~/media/WBG/BPP/Documents/Reports/Benchmarking-Public-Procurement-2016.pdf?la=en

• Nov., 2015, STEP Journal, “Beefed-up trusts”,  available at: http://www.step.org/journal/step-journal-november-2015

• Dec. 1, 2015, STEP News Digests, “Argentina´s new government to end capital controls, plans tax amnesty”, available at: http://www.step.org/news/argentinas-new-government-end-capital-controls-plans-tax-amnesty

• January, 2016, STEP Trust Quarterly Review, “Decipher the Code”, available at http://www.canosa.com/wp-content/uploads/Pages-from-TQR-December-2015-FINAL-5.pdf

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