Mr Marcos Patrón Costas > Allende & Brea > BUENOS AIRES, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Allende & Brea Offices
Maipú 1300, Piso 11, C1006ACT
Argentina
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Mr Marcos Patrón Costas
Work Department
Energy and Natural Resources
Position
Partner. He regularly advises local and international clients, in a broad range of matters, dedicating most of his time to energy and natural resources and mergers and acquisitions. His usual practice also includes corporate finance and project finance.
Career
Marcos worked as an International Attorney at the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, advising local and foreign companies on corporate matters and sovereign governments in debt securities offerings.
Languages
He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Memberships
Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires
Education
Marcos obtained his law degree from the Law School of “Universidad Austral”, and obtained a masters degree from University of Virginia School of Law, with a focus on business law. He also obtained a degree on the Legal and Economic Structure of Energy Regulation from the School of Law of the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Corporate and M&A
Allende & Brea‘s corporate and M&A practice is a popular choice for international companies seeking advice on complex, high-value transactions in Argentina. The team has a strong presence in a variety of sectors, including technology, banking, transport, mining, real estate, agribusiness, and pharmaceuticals, and works closely with the firm’s insurance team to provide tailored corporate and M&A advice to both multinational and domestic insurance companies. Valeriano Guevara Lynch, a corporate and M&A specialist with over twenty years of experience, and Santiago Sturla, whose expertise spans M&A, shareholders’ conflicts, finance and restructuring, project finance, and foreign investments, lead the practice. Raúl Fratantoni is regularly engaged by Argentine closely-held companies and family-owned businesses; Tomás Di Ció is adept in M&A, commercial agreements and general corporate law; and Marcos Patrón Costas is noted for his experience in transactions involving the energy and infrastructure sectors. The practice is supported by a growing cohort of high-performing associates, including Nicole Dillon. As we go to press the firm has announced the further strengthening of the corporate practice with the hire of seasoned transactional specialist Pedro Menéndez San Martin from Estudio Bunge – effective as of October 2025.
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Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Environment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Public law
- Tax
- Transport: Aviation
- Dispute resolution: Litigation and arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- TMT
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Insurance
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Fintech
- International trade and customs