Launch of the proceedings book: “II Interdisciplinary Trust Congress” (Argentina)

LATIN COUNSEL is pleased to announce the launch of the “Proceedings Book: II Interdisciplinary Trust Congress” (in ebook format), recently published by Thomson Reuters Argentina La Ley. The book documents the “II Interdisciplinary Trust Congress,” held on May 21 and 22 this year in the city of Córdoba (Province of Córdoba, Argentina), organized by the Colegio de Abogados de Córdobaand the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and co-organized by the Colegio de Escribanos de la Provincia de Córdoba, Institución Cervantes (education with a future), the Consejo Profesional de Ciencias Económicas de Córdoba, and the Colegio Profesional de Inmobiliarios Córdoba.

The II Interdisciplinary Trust Congress aimed to conduct an in-depth, up-to-date study of trusts in the Argentine market, taking an interdisciplinary approach and examining the subject from legal, contractual, regulatory, accounting, tax, notarial, registry, real estate and financing-access perspectives.

A total of 400 professionals from various regions of Argentina attended the event in person, representing the legal, accounting and notarial professions.

The book’s methodological structure, comprising a total of 737 pages, includes:

• A foreword by the president of the “II Interdisciplinary Trust Congress,” Doctor of Law from theUniversidad Nacional de Córdobaand professor of private law at theFacultad de Derecho. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, José Fernando Márquez;
• A full account of its 12 preparatory sessions, organized by professional councils and law faculties in various regions of Argentina;
• The full text of the 76 papers (unpublished), formally submitted by their authors for discussion and presentation at the Congress;
• The conclusions adopted by each of the 7 working committees into which the II Congress was divided, which considered the papers submitted by their authors; and
• The working committees that considered and discussed the submitted papers and adopted conclusions based on their work during the Congress’s two days of sessions were as follows: Notarial and registry matters; trust liquidation; accounting and tax matters; criminal liability in trusts; financial trusts; the trustee’s obligations and rights; and contractual and testamentary trusts.

The editor of this recently published collective work is Argentine corporate lawyer, international academic and LATIN COUNSELcorrespondent Rodolfo G. Papa.

Rodolfo graduated with honors in law from the Universidad de Buenos Airesand holds a Master of Laws in International Economic Law (LL.M) from the University of Warwick (England) (British Chevening Scholarship). As an international academic, he has delivered in-person training in Peru, Colombia and Panama. As an author, he has published two other books on the interdisciplinary treatment of trusts. He is a visiting professor at the International Summer School of the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia). He directs the international professional training course “Contract Negotiation for Trust Structuring” (in association with SIJUSA Panamá). In his professional practice, he advises investors, real estate developers, business families and professional trustees on structuring various types of trusts.

Finally, in an interview with LATIN COUNSEL, Rodolfo shared the following reflections on the launch of the publication:

“… We are delighted to see the launch of this collective work, for which I had the pleasure of serving as editor. It is also a milestone in my career as an author, as it is the first book I have published with Thomson Reuters Argentina.

Putting it together took considerable time and diligence. The work began before the II Congress itself, when I took on the task of receiving and reviewing each formally submitted paper before incorporating it into the proceedings book.

We could say that this new publication has the following distinctive features.

First, its interdisciplinary nature, reflected in the range of topics through which trusts are examined: legal and contractual matters; notarial and registry matters; accounting and tax matters; insolvency; the potential criminal liability of trustees; and, where relevant, trusts as a vehicle for family succession planning.

It is also federal in scope: its contributors are legal, accounting and notarial professionals from various regions of Argentina, underscoring this characteristic.

This is an outstanding publication, which we hope will serve as a reference for professionals with a range of backgrounds who work on trust structuring…”.

For further information about the launch of this proceedings book, please contact Rodolfo G. Papaby email at rodolfo.papa@latincounsel.com