Juan Federico Fischer

Juan Federico Fischer is the Office Managing Partner of Andersen in Uruguay and a member of Andersen Global's Latin American and Global World Board.

Juan Federico has over 20 years of experience in corporate legal advice, assisting multinationals and high net worth individuals investing or engaging in cross-border deals in Uruguay. He works with clients from the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America, on matters such as the acquisition of local companies by multinationals, the structuring investments in agribusiness, as well as international tenders in privatizations and PPP structures. He has also been involved in the set-up of local franchise operations for global brands and the development of commercial and residential real estate investments.

Juan Federico is active in the U.S., Japanese, and British Chambers of Commerce in Uruguay.

He has been recognized as a leading advisor by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 and is a regular speaker at international conferences on foreign investment in Uruguay, as well as a reference for global publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and The New York Times, who regularly interview him.

Previous deals led by Juan Federico include the sale of Uruguay's leading beef producing company (British-owned) to one of the top global Japanese food companies, the project finance structuring of the first airport privatization in Uruguay, the negotiation and set up of major global retail brand operations, as well as the negotiation, land acquisition, structuring and set up of operations for international agribusiness, timber and mining ventures.

He is currently in the Board of Directors for Aguada Park Zona Franca, Duran SA (Scania Uruguay) and D. A. Agro (American Company).