PatelinConseil

What PatelinConseil does

PatelinConseil (legal name: Patelin.Conseil Avocats) is a privately-held international law firm founded in 1999 by Patrick Patelin, originally established as the Buenos Aires and Montevideo branches of French firm C'M'S' Bureau Francis Lefebvre. The local entities became independent and rebranded as PatelinConseil around 2019, retaining the same team of professionals. The firm is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a regional office in Montevideo, Uruguay, and a Paraguay presence operated through correspondent firm TROCHE. ABOGADOS (Diego Troche as fiscaliste). Additional correspondent relationships in Paris (Hedeos, Joulie Avocats), Bordeaux (LEXCO), and Miami (International Counsel PLLC) extend coverage into France and the United States.

The firm offers legal and tax advisory services across 7–11 practice areas, depending on source: General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate & Construction, Agricultural Law (with a wine/viticulture specialization connecting France and South America), Employment, International Tax, Dispute Resolution, Fintech/Blockchain, Startups, Compliance, and Inheritance and Matrimonial Law. Service delivery is partner-led and multidisciplinary, drawing on lawyers, notaries, accountants, and Of Counsel professionals practicing in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering is professional services delivered by human practitioners.

Revenue is generated through hourly rate billing, fixed (global) project quotes, and monthly subscription retainers for clients needing permanent legal and fiscal assistance. The GTM motion is sales-led and relationship-based, targeting large international and national companies, SMEs, startups, high-net-worth individuals, and governments engaged in privatizations or public-private partnerships across South America. Marketing is driven by thought leadership (newsletters, publications in Le Monde du Droit, La Tribune, Option Finance, and Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales), participation in international wine and agricultural trade events (Vinexpo, SITEVI, Salão Internacional do Vinho/ExpoVinis Brasil, London International Wine Fair), and a trilingual (English/French/Spanish) website. Ownership is founder-controlled; no external institutional investment, funding rounds, or public listing is disclosed.

Name

PatelinConseil

Legal name

Patelin.Conseil Avocats

Website

https://patelinconseil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PatelinConseil (Patelin.Conseil Avocats) is a privately-held international law firm founded in 1999, headquartered in Buenos Aires with offices in Montevideo and Paraguay, serving European and US companies, SMEs, startups, and governments with cross-border legal and tax advisory across South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed on an hourly rate basis for transactional, advisory, and litigation matters. The firm also offers global quotes for defined engagements and subscription arrangements for clients requiring permanent legal and fiscal assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PatelinConseil is an international law firm delivering cross-border legal advisory across Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. It advises corporates, SMEs, and high-net-worth individuals on general corporate matters, M&A, real estate and construction, agricultural law, employment, international tax, dispute resolution, fintech/blockchain, startups, compliance, and inheritance and matrimonial law.

Product overview

PatelinConsult is a global international law firm with an international focus, providing legal advisory services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core service portfolio includes General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate & Construction, Agricultural Law, Employment, International Tax, Dispute Resolution, Fintech/Blockchain, Startups, Compliance, and Inheritance and Matrimonial Law. The firm specializes in serving startups and high-tech companies as well as small, medium-sized, and multinational companies in innovative and traditional sectors, with particular expertise in cross-border transactions involving South America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Corporate and M&A Advisory
• Real Estate and Construction Law
• Agricultural Law
• Employment Law

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HedeosminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorrespondent firm based in Paris (34-36 rue Laperouse, 75116 Paris, France). Provides referral services and local legal support for French clients with interests in South America.
• Joulie AvocatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorrespondent law firm at 190 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France. Specializes in litigation and provides referral and co-representation services for French clients.
• LEXCOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorrespondent firm at 81 rue Hoche, 33200 Bordeaux, France. Provides referral and support services for clients from the Bordeaux region with South American interests.
• International Counsel PLLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorrespondent law firm at 1395 Brickell Ave, Suite 853, Miami, Florida 33131, USA. Provides US-based referral and legal support services for American clients with South American interests.
• TROCHE. ABOGADOS (Diego Troche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParaguay-based correspondent firm providing tax specialist services (fiscaliste) from Asunción. Diego Troche serves as the firm's Paraguay representative, enabling coverage of the Paraguayan jurisdiction.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre: The original parent network from which PatelinConseil was spun off in 2019. CMS is a major global law firm with strong European roots and Latin American presence — directly comparable as a Franco-Latin cross-border legal advisor serving the same investor base.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with extensive Latin American coverage including Argentina and Uruguay. Competes with PatelinConseil for cross-border mandates involving European corporates entering South American markets, though operating at far greater scale.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with established Argentine and broader Latin American practice. Competes for the same cross-border corporate, M&A, and international tax mandates from European and North American clients seeking South American counsel.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with substantial Latin American presence serving multinational clients on cross-border M&A, financing, and regulatory matters. Competes for similar international client mandates involving Argentina and Uruguay.

Direct peers

• Allende & Brea: Long-established Buenos Aires-based law firm with international reach, advising on corporate, M&A, and regulatory matters. Directly comparable as an Argentine firm targeting multinational clients operating in South America.
• Estudio Beccar Varela: Premier Argentine law firm with strong M&A, corporate, and international practice. Comparable as a top Argentine advisor serving global clients with cross-border interests in South America.
• Marval O'Farrell Mairal: Argentina's largest independent law firm and a long-standing market leader for corporate, M&A, and cross-border advisory. Highly comparable as a top-tier Argentine firm serving international clients with South American interests, though without PatelinConseil's European heritage.
• Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi: One of Argentina's leading full-service law firms, particularly strong in M&A, banking, and capital markets. Directly comparable as a top-tier Argentine firm serving international corporates and investors, competing for similar cross-border mandates.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Leading French law firm with established Latin American practice (notably Brazil and Argentina). Highly comparable as a Franco-international firm serving French clients with South American cross-border mandates, similar positioning to PatelinConseil.

Regional players

• Pérez-Llorca: Leading Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese) law firm with growing Latin American practice. Comparable as a European-rooted firm serving clients with cross-border Iberian-American legal needs, though primarily Iberian-headquartered.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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