Latin Counsel | Martín Cerruti

Martín Cerruti

Partner

Ferrere

Martín Cerruti leads the FERRERE Corporate and Commercial and Mergers and Acquisitions groups. His experience and professional practice also cover agribusiness, infrastructure, mining, business companies and telecommunications.

For over twenty years with FERRERE, Cerruti has advised international corporations such as Abbott, BellSouth, British American Tobacco, Cummins, Dufry, ExxonMobil, Starbucks, Vale, Volt, Weyerhaeuser, and Yamaha in Uruguay. Over this time he has represented their interests in large-scale investments and deals. He has also headed up teams in merger and acquisition processes, including for BellSouth, CNOOC, Vale and Weyerhaeuser, in coordination with clients’ in-house counsel and with other international law firms.

Agriculture
Corporate
Infrastructure
Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology

Attorney, Universidad de la República (Uruguay), 1998.

He was local representative for Uruguay at the International Technology Law Association. He has been a professor of Business Companies and Corporate Finance, as well as of Company Law in the undergraduate and graduate degree at Universidad ORT (Uruguay). He is currently a professor of Mergers & Acquisitions and Commercial Contracts at the University of Montevideo.

International Bar Association
Uruguayan Bar Association

"He is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced lawyers in the market; he is seriously an expert."-Chambers Latin América / Corporate and M&A
Practice head Martín Cerruti is highly revered by an enviable list of clients for his leadership qualities and informed advice on high-powered cross-border work.-Latin Lawyer 250 / Corporate and M&A
"Cerruti is one of the best lawyers in the country. He gains the respect of clients and peers because he is able to empathise with everybody. He is always clear and accurate, in both describing the issue and finding the best strategy, and approaches the work with dedication, knowledge and passion."-Chambers Latin America / Corporate and M&A
’Sophisticated M&A attorney’ Martín Cerruti leads the practice and is a go-to partner in the market for multinationals looking to make investments in Uruguay.-Legal 500 / Corporate and M&A
Department lead Martín Cerruti is a ‘force in the market’-Legal 500 / Corporate and M&A
Head of department Martín Cerruti "really has his finger on the pulse and remains on top of all the work," according to a client.-Chambers Latin America / Corporate and M&A
"Cerruti is noted in Uruguay’s legal community for a wealth of experience and precision in demanding legal work"-Latin Lawyer 250 / Corporate and M&A
‘Response time and quality of work. Martín Cerruti is a reference in the market.‘-Legal 500 / Corporate and M&A
Leading Partner-Leaders League
LACCA Approved-LACCA
Market Leader-IFLR1000 / Corporate