Ana Inés Alfaro de Hegedus
Managing Director/Partner – Montevideo
Ana Inés Alfaro is a partner at Andersen Uruguay. W ith over 25 years of experience in litigation, arbitration, and contract law, she assists private clients and companies in planning, investing, and conducting business both internationally and domestically. Ana has a particular expertise in designing and implementing sophisticated estate planning strategies for high -net- worth individuals, ensuring asset protection and seamless wealth transfer. She works with clients from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America on matters including:
- National and international litigation, at both judicial and arbitral levels
- International and national contracts
- Private Client Services
- Corporate structures for succession planning
- Acquisition of local companies by multinational corporations
- Forestry and agricultural development contracts in Uruguay
Ana is a professor of Tort Law and Contracts I at the Universidad Católica
del Uruguay.
She has published several articles and co-authored publications on Tort
Law, including surveys and jurisprudential analysis for the “Revista
Uruguaya de Doctrina y Jurisprudencia Civil”, as well as on Construction
Contracts. She is an active member of the Japanese Chamber of
Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Uruguay.
Ana was born in Montevideo and lived in the United States. Her
professional experience encompasses business in the United States and
several Latin American countries, including:
- Advising on complex litigation for a leading automotive industry company
- Counseling on the expansion of the largest retailer in Uruguay
- Providing corporate litigation advice to a Japanese firm in Uruguay
- Advising on the first Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) construction contract in a Free Trade Zone
- Assisting a multinational construction company in its bid for the construction of a penitentiary facility in Uruguay
- Successful international contractual arbitration in London