Litigation & Arbitration

"Marval O'Farrell Mairal has a comprehensive full-service structure and is able to quickly mobilise multidisciplinary teams to accommodate solutions to issues that arise before and during the dispute."
Chambers Latin America, 2025


Marval consistently participates in the biggest, most complex and most sensitive disputes in Argentina. The firm is equally strong in all types of litigation, and both local and international arbitration.

We have acted as counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations in both commercial and investor-state under bilateral investment treaties; the firm has conducted arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL and other sets of rules.

Our litigation and arbitration practice covers a wide range of matters including:

  • Enforcement of foreign judgments and awards in Argentina
  • Administrative proceedings before federal, provincial and local agencies and institutions, including the Argentine Central Bank, the Consumer Protection Agency, the Antitrust Commission, the Federal Tax Court
  • Advising on bankruptcy and creditors' rights, including advising to debtors
  • In-court and out-of-court debt restructuring proceedings
  • Participation in international arbitrations as arbitrators, counsel or expert witnesses
  • Representation before federal and local courts (including the Supreme Court) on behalf of both Argentine and international clients in civil, commercial, tax, administrative, labor litigation and class actions
  • Recovery of debts