Within our commitment to the philosophy of our firm, the integrity and devotion of all our professionals has been and continues to be a key to our success. In addition to an academic degree, a solid background, and foreign language skills, Hughes & Hughes requires from and offers its lawyers the necessary practical experience, from the simplest solicitation at Court to the organization of a complex business transaction. At the same time, we encourage and arrange for our law professionals to attend courses, seminars, and conferences, as well as graduate law courses and training at well-known foreign schools and firms, so that they may achieve their own individual specialty. We expect from our lawyers the common sense, cross-disciplinary ability, and sound commercial judgement required to handle any legal matter, and to provide feasible and cost-effective solutions. Teamwork is essential within our philosophy. Teamwork enriches the quality of the work performed: each professional benefits from the experience and specialty of his/her colleagues and, most importantly, our clients benefit from multidisciplined solutions and ongoing services. Our clients will always find one of our professionals available, fully cognizant of the status of their matters and in a position to promptly meet their needs. Our Professionals are: CONRADO HUGHES DELGADO. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22, 1934; admitted, 1964, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Montevideo; Interamerican Law Institute; New York University; Princeton University, Founder and Arbitrator of Cámara Uruguaya de Arbitraje, affiliated to C.I.A.C. (Comisión Inter-americana de Arbitraje Comercial), 1981. Member: International Bar Association; Uruguayan Bar Association; Inter-American Law Association; International Law Association (Founder and Member, Uruguayan Branch); The American Association of Uruguay; Asociación Cristiana de Dirigentes de Empresa. Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; International Law; Acquisitions; Banking; Privatizations. Email: chughes@hughes.com.uy MARCELA HUGHES. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, December 18, 1959; admitted, 1986, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Montevideo; Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, U.S.A., 1987; Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1989; Harvard Business School (Leading Professional Service Firms, 2005). Member: International Bar Association, Uruguayan Bar Association, Academy of American and International Law Alumni Association, American Association of Uruguay, Institute for International and Comparative Law. Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Practice Areas: Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contract Negotiations, International Law, Foreign Investments. Email: mhughes@hughes.com.uy BEATRIZ MURGUIA. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, August 17, 1957; admitted, 1983, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Montevideo. Member: International Bar Association, Uruguayan Bar Association (Member, Legislation Committee). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labour Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Banking. Email: bmurguia@hughes.com.uy HAROLDO ESPALTER. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, January 15, 1963; admitted, 1986, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Montevideo (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 1986); Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1993. Obtained the degree of Notary Public, Montevideo, 1988; Academy of American and International Law - International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation Dallas, Texas - U.S.A. (1993). Member: International Bar Association, Uruguayan Bar Association, Association of Notary Publics in Uruguay, Industrial Property Agents Association in Uruguay, Academy of American and International Law Alumni Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Finance, Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate, Notarial. Email: hespalter@hughes.com.uy CESAR ALVAREZ LARRABURU. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, November 28, 1951; admitted, 1976, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 1976). Assistant Professor, Administrative Law, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales. Legal Advisor, Presidence (Executive Branch), 1981-1992. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Law; Court Litigation; Acquisitions; Privatization. Email: calvarez@hughes.com.uy ANDRES DURAN HAREAU. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, November 17, 1975; admitted, 1998, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay, (Juris Doctor, 1998); Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Postgraduate in Civil Liability, 1999; The Center for American and International Law (Dallas, Texas), Academy of American and International Law (2000); Centro de Posgrado de la Universidad de la República, Business Law Diploma, 2001; Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.), Foundations of American Law and Legal Education (2001); Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.), Master of Laws (LL.M. International Legal Studies) (graduated with honors, Fulbright Scholar) (2002). Legal Division, Inter-American Investment Corporation (Washington, D.C.) (2002). Co-author of the Uruguayan Chapters of 'Global M&A', and 'Company Formation', published by Globe Business Publishing Ltd, London, UK in 2007 and 2006 respectively. Member: International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Uruguayan Bar Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Project Finance. E-mail: aduran@hughes.com.uy BERNARDO PORRAS. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, October 28, 1971; admitted, 2000. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Montevideo (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 2000). Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation (2001), Ex Secretary General, Academy of American and International Law of the Center of American and International Law, 2001-2002, Assistant Professor of Administrative Law, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales. Member: Uruguayan Bar Association, Instituto Uruguayo de Estudios Tributarios. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Banking Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Public bids and Administrative Law, Insolvency recovering, Litigation. Email: bporras@hughes.com.uy ENRIQUE RADMILOVICH. Position: Partner. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, November 7, 1966; admitted, 1992, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 1992); Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1996. IV Seminar of Mercosur’s Young Lawyers – Facultad de Derecho Milton Campos (1998) - Belho Horizonte, Brazil. Assistant Professor, Labour Law, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales. Member: Uruguayan Bar Association, Asociación de Dirigentes de Personal del Uruguay, Academy of American and International Law Alumni Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Law; Litigation; Labour Law. Email: enriquerad@hughes.com.uy HECTOR FERREIRA. Position: Associate. Born Rivera, Uruguay, March 20, 1977; Education: Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Doctor in Law, 1999), Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Postgraduate in Civil Liability (2000); Centro de Postgrados de la Universidad de la República, Postgraduate in Creditors’ Rights and Debtors’ Protection (2001), Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, Guarantees and Commercial Banking Law (2003), The Center for American and International Law, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., Academy of American and International Law (2004). Member: Uruguayan Bar Association; International Bar Association; Academy Alumni Association of the Center for American and International Law; International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section of the International Bar Association. Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Antitrust and Consumer Law; Restructuring and Bankruptcy Law, Civil and Commercial Contracts; Litigation and Commercial Arbitration. Email: hferreira@hughes.com.uy MARIA DURAN. Position: Associate. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, August 31, 1969; admitted, 1995, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República, (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 1995). Academy of American and International Law, Center for American and International Law (2005), Member: Uruguayan Bar Association; Association Alumni of the Academy of American and International Law. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Private International Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Labour Law, Industrial Property Law, Litigation. Email: mduran@hughes.com.uy ALFREDO TAULLARD. Position: Associate. Born Montevideo, Uruguay, September 16, 1978; admitted, 2004, Uruguay. Education: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República (Doctor in Law and Social Sciences, 2004); Academy for American and International Law; The Center for American and International Law,