Uruguay , officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a nation located in the southeastern part of South America .
Uruguay is the only country in South America that can be considered an 'offshore' jurisdiction and it has traditionally attracted most of the offshore work generated from Brazil and Argentina. From a legal and financial perspective, Uruguay is a prime jurisdiction and it has in place most of the laws and regulations that are typically in force in offshore financial centers.
Ogier is the only offshore law firm based in a common law offshore jurisdiction to have a physical presence in Latin America.
Montevideo is the platform for the firm's Latin American operations. The practice in this office is oriented to representing both Latin American and foreign clients in cross-border activities in Latin America covering the scope of the firm's practice areas. Clients include local and international banks, financial institutions, investment funds, private equity investors, accountancy firms, and private and public corporations. Our particular expertise is assisting clients whether they are acquiring equity, arranging financing, establishing tax effective and compliant holding structures or subsidiaries, transfer pricing structures, entering into service agreements, formation of investment funds, setting up tax neutral companies or other forms of investment.
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Address Details:
Torre de los Profesionales
Yaguaron 1407 office 610
Montevideo
Uruguay
Tel: +598 (2) 901 70 29
Fax: +598 (2) 902 54 10
Email: mvd@ogier.com
