Gastón Bilder specializes in Energy Law with a focus on Oil and Gas Law and Project Finance. He has recently participated in the acquisitions of Camuzzi Group by ENEL, in the project finance for the Uruguayana Pipeline, in the filing of the first lawsuit over crude oil derivatives, in the divestiture of Supermercados Norte SA, the merger between Nestle SA and Ralston Purina Inc. and several other M&As. He has acted as in-house counsel for the Perez Companc conglomerate and has participated in the privatization of Gas del Estado and of several oil and natural gas transportation and distribution companies, in Latin America. He has acted as advisor of Petrobras, Mobil Oil, Lasmo Plc, Petronas, Dong Won Int., Equitable Resources, Petrolera Santa Fe, Hunt Oil, Parker & Parsley, Cordex Oil, Chauvco Resources, Marathon, BHP, Veritas Geophysical, Ampolex, Perez Companc SA, OPIC and the IADB.

He holds a Master in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School, Tufts University where he specialized in International Business Relations (Corporate and International Finance) and a Masters Degree from the University of Buenos Aires in Oil and Gas Law. He has published several articles in Oil and Gas Law journals. He is a native Spanish speaker fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Russian.

Oil & Gas, Project Finance, Antitrust & General Practice.

gbilder@alfarolaw.com