Specialists in Banking and Financial User Protection.
The firm was founded in 2005 to primarily develop cases against banking and financial abuses both in the U.S. and around the world.
Practice
Areas
Banking Abuses and Malpractice
Developing unique, bold and innovative ideas that allow us to approach cases from unexplored points of view, which make the difference and support proven success in cases.
Class Action Lawsuits
Collaborations with
U.S. firms.
Our firm intervenes throughout the entire process of a case, starting by presenting with solid and innovative approaches, potential cases that have not been detected, even by regulators, using American doctrine and jurisprudence, always based on American thinking.
Case Quantification
In the area of class actions, our firm has excelled, through its alliances with various American law firms, in cases against banks that have caused the banking industry to abandon various inappropriate banking practices that harmed millions of American citizens.
A thorough analysis of the economic quantification of the case is performed, which is key to carry out a correct and efficient negotiation in defense of the client's interests.
OUR VISION
The vision of Negri & Torres is to defend the interests of its banking clients, providing them with the best possible results through effective and reliable legal services, assuming the commitment to achieve the highest ethical and quality standards. We aspire to be a law firm internationally recognized for its professional excellence and its vocation for justice, having the conviction that we will be the inspiration for many lawyers in the future.
OUR ATTORNEYS
Dr. Gustavo Torres
PARTNER
Dr. Ronaldo Negri
PARTNER
Dr. Gustavo Torres graduated as a lawyer specialized in Business Economic Law in 1995 from the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Academic Specialization
(i) Postgraduate degree in Specialization in Tax Procedure and Criminal Tax Law under a joint program of the Instituto de Estudios de las Finanzas Públicas Argentinas (IEFPA) and the University of Barcelona.
(ii) Diploma in Economic Criminal Law at Universidad Austral.
(iii) Master in Complex Economic Crimes at UNSAM.
(iv) Participated in the Seminars on "Unification of Civil and Commercial Legislation" and the "Conference on Contractual and Extracontractual Liability".
Public Professional Activity
From 1997 to 2007 he served as technical advisor to the Government of the Republic of Argentina in the following areas:
(i) Government advisor of the Argentine Republic, acting as legal advisor to the Legislative Branch on Money Laundering, Economic and Financial Criminal Law, from 1996 to 2007.
Private Professional Activity
Legal advisor to Banco Industrial, acting as counselor in connection with Wholesale Loan Agreements, Debt Negotiation, especially with different Provincial Governments such as those of the NOA region (Northwest of Argentina).
In 1995 he co-founded the law firm Ferreyra, Majul & Torres in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In 2005 he co-founded the law firm Negri&Torres in Buenos Aires Argentina and in 2007 in a strategic decision of qualified expansion, he co-founded the law firm Negri, Torres & Figueroa Contreras PA, in Coral Gables, Miami, USA. There he worked as an adviser and expert in tax planning and had his first approach to the Banking Law practice area.
Years later, he formalized a strategic alliance with the law firm Raponi & Urtubey. Since then it has been his priority to defend the interests of banking clients and/or consumers against abuses committed by banking institutions.
In the U.S., he participated in resounding cases against banks, through "Class Action" processes, obtaining 100% success in all of them, managing to make different banks return or stop charging millions of users of the banking system billions of dollars for inappropriate banking practices.
Dr. Ronaldo A. Negri studied at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Law in 1996 and as a Lawyer specializing in Business Economic Law in June 1997.
He was a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and is currently a member of the Public Bar Association of the Federal Capital. He received a scholarship from the Student Exchange Council (CADIE) to participate in the "Washington Semester and World Capitals Program" at American University (AU), where he attended the "Business and Trade" Seminar in Washington, DC, USA, in 1997.
Professional Activity
From June 1997 to March 1998, he worked as a Young Professional in the General Practice Area of the Carregal & Funes de Rioja Law Firm. Later, from March 1998 to June 2003, he worked at the Buenos Aires office of Baker & McKenzie in the areas of Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and General Practice. Additionally, from December 1996 to March 1997, he was an intern in the International Law Department of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Washington, DC, USA, and at the American Bar Association in the "International Law and Practice" Division in Washington, DC, USA.
In July 2000, he took the course "Strategic Thinking and Game Theory for Management" at the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London. He was awarded a scholarship by the Carolina Foundation, part of the Spanish Government, to complete a Master's Degree in Business Law taught by the Francisco de Vitoria University and the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid.
In 2023, he completed a Diploma in Estate Planning and International Taxation at the University of Macroeconomic Studies of Argentina (UCEMA).
He served as an advisor to the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee of the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress.
He was General Counsel of The WorldGate Group from March 2002 to June 2005, and he was an adjunct professor, appointed through a public competition by the University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, for the following subjects: Commercial Law, Civil and Commercial Corporations, Corporate Reorganization of Companies in Crisis, Competition Defense, and Bankruptcies and Insolvency.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Arturo II Rodriguez Esq.
ASSOCIATE
Arturo II Rodriguez is an attorney and master in finance, with international certification in ethics and compliance and studies in investments and stock markets.
Certified international compliance practitioner with expertise in structured finance, investment strategies, asset protection, financial management, international legal structures, trusts, business consulting, risk management, international contracts, and cryptocurrencies.
He is the liaison in the framework of international compliance, regulatory and technical legal and financial analysis, handling English and Spanish in a bilingual manner.
Education
2015: Master in Finance, Institute of Higher Studies in Administration (IESA) - Venezuela.
2012: Lawyer, Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) - Venezuela
Certifications
2018: International Certificate in Ethics and Compliance, International Federation of Compliance Associations (IFCA) and Argentine Association of Ethics and Compliance (AAEC), CEMA University - Argentina.
He has been part of Banks as Head of Compliance and Consultants specialized in due diligence and correspondent banking.
Notewhorty & Successful Cases
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How can Negri & Torres help U.S. attorneys detect and address banking abuse cases that others have overlooked?
Negri & Torres specializes in identifying abuses and bad banking practices, including the detection of illegitimate or illegal debits and interests that even regulators may not have detected. Our firm offers a thorough technical and legal analysis and an innovative approach, combining banking law with specific regulations and continental law reasoning adapted to American thinking. With a 100% success rate in U.S. class action cases, we provide U.S. lawyers with solid tools and approaches to bring successful cases and achieve favorable results for their clients.
In addition, Negri & Torres brings to the table not only innovative ideas, but also cases already assembled and ready to be presented. We are experts in the economic quantification of cases, determining precisely how much a case is worth and how much the claim should be. This thorough preparation and our detailed approach ensure that lawyers can act quickly and confidently at every stage of the legal process, optimizing the chances of success and maximizing the benefits for their clients.
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