María Viviana Guadagni

LL.B./J.D., Universidad Católica Argentina (1988); DBS (Diploma in Business Studies) with honours, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, United Kingdom (1995); Administrative Law Course, Escuela de Abogacía de Buenos Aires, FORES, (1989).

Private Practice: Quevedo Abogados (2006--); Independent Consultant in Antitrust Matters (2003-2006); Shell Compañía Argentina de Petróleo S.A (1989-1997); Gowland & Cibils Robirosa Attorneys-at-Law (1988–1989).

Public Office: Commissioner, National Antitrust Commission (1997-2001); Argentine representative before the Competition Law and Policy Committee, Joint Group on Trade and Competition, Working Group on Competition and Regulation and Working Group on International Cooperation), of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Academy: Professor of Antitrust Law at the Masters in Business Law of the Universidad de San Andrés (2000 to date); Academic Coordinator of the Masters Degree in Business Law of the Universidad de San Andrés (2001 to date); Professor of Public Law, Constitutional Law and Law I at the Universidad de San Andrés (2001-2004); Professor of Antitrust Law at the Masters Degree in Law and Economics of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (1999–2001); Professor of European Integration: History, Evolution and its effects on the Integration Process in Latin America, European Module Jean Monnet, Università di Bologna. She has been invited as Professor of Antitrust Law in post graduated courses at the Law School of the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Universidad de Palermo and as speaker on topics concerning competition law at seminars, courses and conferences at the Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad Austral, Universidad Notarial, Idea, Fundación para la Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ciencias Jurídicas and the Argentine-German Chamber of Commerce, among others.

Publications: Viviana Guadagni has written several articles and books chapters on antitrust matters in national and international legal publications.

Awards: Distinguished as Leading Individual, in the area of Antitrust by Chambers Latin America, 2009 and 2010 Edition.

Memberships: Vice-president of the Antitrust and Competition Law Commission of the Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires; Member of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association.

Languages: Spanish, English and French.

Practice Areas: Antitrust and Competition Law; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law.

E-mail: vguadagni@qvda.com.ar