— 1992–1994 – Program of Instruction for Lawyers (PIL), Harvard University, USA
— 1972 – Doctor of Law and Social Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Argentina
— 1968 – Law Degree (Attorney-at-Law), National University of Córdoba, Argentina
About us
At Roitman Abogados, we combine the value of nearly a century of experience with the energy of a dynamic, forward-looking vision.
We are three generations of lawyers committed to the highest standards of legal counsel, reliability, and personalized service. We support companies and individuals in their growth and expansion decisions, with strategically located offices that enable us to provide comprehensive legal advice that connects tradition with transformation.
History
Founded by Salomón Roitman in 1930, the firm has upheld a spirit of excellence and integrity across three generations. Its leadership is reflected in the strategic support provided to national and multinational companies, helping strengthen their growth in today’s market.
We provide strategic and transparent legal solutions that drive our clients’ success on a global scale.
We are a leading law firm, recognized for our legal and professional excellence, focused on delivering efficient legal solutions that offer exceptional value and enhance our clients’ results.
About us
Partner at Roitman Abogados since 1980, Dr. Horacio Roitman is a leading figure in the field of corporate and business law in Argentina and Latin America. With more than four decades of experience, he combines academic excellence, judicial experience, and strategic leadership in professional practice.
A lawyer and Doctor of Law from the National University of Córdoba (UNC), he completed the Program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard University (USA). He served as Attorney General of the Province of Córdoba (1985–1987) and President of the Superior Court of Justice of Córdoba (1988–1990), as well as a substitute justice of the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Córdoba (1990–1995), the Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of Córdoba (1998), the Federal Criminal Oral Court No. 1 of Córdoba (2007), and the Federal Court of Córdoba (2008–2014). He was President of the Arbitration Court of the Córdoba Stock Exchange and Director of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CEMARC).
His professional experience encompasses corporate debt restructuring, insolvency proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate disputes, and international arbitration. He has been involved in landmark cases such as the first preventive insolvency proceeding of an Argentine state-owned company (ATC) and the insolvency proceedings of Azurix and Caminos de las Sierras S.A., as well as representing foreign companies in privatizations, public service concessions, and corporate reorganizations. Horacio Roitman also acts as an arbitrator and expert witness in proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and in private arbitrations. He was a member of the Ethics Tribunal of the Argentine Jewish Community (Buenos Aires) and is admitted to practice before the National Federal Courts in all jurisdictions and before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
He is Senior Professor (Profesor Titular Plenario) at the National University of Córdoba (UNC), has served as a visiting and honorary professor at universities in Colombia and Peru, and as Director of the Master’s Program in Business Law at Universidad Siglo 21. He is a full member of the Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Córdoba and participated in key legislative reform committees in Argentina, including the reform of Insolvency Law No. 19,551 and the unification of the Civil and Commercial Code.
Founder and member of the editorial boards of leading legal publications—such as Revista de Derecho Privado y Comunitario, Revista de Derecho de Daños, Revista de Derecho Comparado, and Revista de Derecho Económico, among others—Dr. Roitman also served as Editor-in-Chief of Semanario Jurídico and Honorary Director of Jurisprudencia Argentina.
Horacio Roitman was awarded the 2016 Konex Award in the category of Commercial Law, as well as the 2015 Osik Rozenblat Award “For the Humanization of Education,” the 2006 Justice Award granted by the University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES), and the 1979 Buenos Aires Bar Association Award for his work “El boleto de compra y venta y la quiebra,” presented at the National Conference on Insolvency Law. In the academic field, he was distinguished in 2012 as Doctor Honoris Causa by the National University of Rosario, Santa Fe; and in 1963 he received a scholarship awarded by the American Field Service (AFS) of New York, USA.
He is the author of numerous books, treatises, and specialized articles published in Argentina and abroad. His career reflects a sustained commitment to excellence, professional ethics, and the development of business and comparative law.
Academic Background
Academic Experience
— Senior Professor (Profesor Titular Plenario), National University of Córdoba, Argentina
— Visiting Professor, Pontifical Javeriana University and Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia)
— Honorary Professor, National University of San Agustín and Catholic University of Arequipa (Peru)
— Director, Master’s Program in Business Law, Universidad Siglo 21 (Córdoba, Argentina)
Activities and Memberships
Horacio Roitman has been a member of and has held leadership roles in various national and international legal and academic institutions:
— Full member of the Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Córdoba
— Member of the Commission for the Reform of Insolvency Law No. 19,551
— Member of the Drafting Committee for the Unification of the Civil and Commercial Code
— Expert member of the UNIDROIT “Franchising” Commission
— Member of the Jurists’ Commission of the Argentine Legal Digest
— Member of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA)
— Member of the International Nuclear Law Association (Brussels, Belgium)
— Member of the Société Internationale de Droit Comparé (Paris, France)
— Member of the Argentine Association of Banking Lawyers and the Argentine Association of Comparative Law
Arbitration
— Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
— Arbitrator, Córdoba Stock Exchange
— Arbitrator, Argentine Chamber of Commerce
— Director, Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CEMARC)
Awards and Honors
— Konex Award (2016), Commercial Law category
— Osik Rozenblat Awards (2015), conferred by the Association for the Advancement of Education, Córdoba
— Doctor Honoris Causa (2012), National University of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
— Justice Award (2006), granted by the University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES)
— Buenos Aires Bar Association Award (1979), for his work “El boleto de compra y venta y la quiebra,” presented at the National Conference on Insolvency Law.
Partner at Roitman Abogados, Ezequiel Roitman graduated summa cum laude and holds a Doctorate in Law from the National University of Córdoba (UNC). He has more than 20 years of solid experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring, complex commercial litigation, and arbitration. His professional practice is distinguished by strategic advisory services to companies in key sectors such as technology, aviation, agribusiness, transportation, automotive, real estate, and investment funds. His work in corporate and business law also involves advising companies throughout all stages of development, from incorporation to international expansion processes, as well as exit strategies.
Ezequiel Roitman has a comprehensive academic background in Argentina and abroad: he holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia University, an MBA (UCC–ICDA), and completed the Executive Program (EP) at Singularity University (Santa Clara, San Francisco). These experiences provided him with a global and interdisciplinary perspective on business and innovation across different areas of expertise. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Córdoba Stock Exchange and, in 2008, was recognized by that institution as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Professionals.”
Throughout his career, he has advised technology companies on mergers and acquisitions, international strategic alliances, and leading airlines on litigation, consumer claims, and commercial contracts across different industries, with a particular focus on the technology sector. He has also participated in high-impact corporate restructurings involving more than 500 creditors and assets exceeding USD 500 million, representing debtors, creditors, sponsors, investors, and acquirers, both in judicial and out-of-court proceedings.
In the field of arbitration and mediation, Dr. Ezequiel Roitman serves as an arbitrator at the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Córdoba Stock Exchange and at the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Services (CEMARC). He is also a member of the Specialized Arbitration Court for Intellectual Property and New Technologies of the Córdoba Bar Association (CAEPINTCAC).
His approach combines technical excellence, business insight, and a strong commitment to innovation, with the aim of turning challenges into opportunities and fostering the growth of organizations seeking to generate positive impact.
Professional Experience
— 2007 – Present – Partner, Roitman Abogados, Córdoba, Argentina
Practice areas: Corporate Law • M&A • Debt Restructuring • Arbitration • Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution • Venture Capital • Aviation
— 2021 – 2025 – Foreign Counsel, PAG LAW PLLC, New York – Miami, USA
Practice areas: Venture Capital • Financing Rounds • M&A
— 2006 – Counsel, Thatcher, Proffit & Wood LLP, New York, USA
Practice areas: Trusts • Sovereign Debt Bonds
— 2004 – 2006 – Associate, Negri & Teijeiro Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Practice areas: Corporate Law • M&A • Debt Restructuring • Securities Regulation • Contracts
— 2003 – Associate, M. & M. Bomchil Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Practice areas: M&A • Debt Restructuring • Securities Regulation and Litigation
— 1998 – 2002 – Paralegal, Roitman Abogados, Córdoba, Argentina
Practice areas: Debt Restructuring • Civil and Commercial Litigation
Academic Background
— 2014 – Doctor of Law and Social Sciences (UNC) – “Debt Bonds and Insolvency” (graded 10 on a 1–10 scale). National University of Córdoba, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Córdoba, Argentina
— 2015 – Master in Business Administration (MBA) – (final thesis pending). Catholic University of Córdoba – ICDA Business School, Córdoba, Argentina
— 2004 – Master of Laws (LL.M.), Columbia University, School of Law, New York, USA
— 2019 – Executive Program (EP), Singularity University, Santa Clara, San Francisco, USA
— 2002 – Law Degree (summa cum laude), National University of Córdoba, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Córdoba, Argentina
Academic Experience
— 2006 – Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, School of Law, New York, USA
PhD research: “Debt Bonds and Insolvency”.
— 2013 – Present – Professor, Catholic University of Córdoba, ICDA Business School, Specialization in Finance, Córdoba, Argentina.
Course: Mergers and Acquisitions.
— 2008 – 2012 – Professor, National University of Córdoba, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Córdoba, Argentina.
Course: Capital Markets Regulation
— 2015 – Present – Visiting Professor, Insolvency, Catholic University of Córdoba, ICDA Business School, Business Law Program, Córdoba, Argentina.
— 2019 – Visiting Professor, Insolvency, Blas Pascal University, Master’s Program in Business Law.
— 2008 – Visiting Professor, Legal Regulation of Capital Markets, UCEMA, Master in Finance, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 2007 – Visiting Professor, Debt Restructuring, University of Palermo, Master in Corporate Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 2007 – 2010 – Visiting Professor, Capital Markets Regulation, Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21, Master’s Program in Corporate Law, Córdoba, Argentina.
— 2005 – Visiting Professor, University of CEMA, Master’s Program in Finance, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 2005 – Visiting Professor, University of Palermo, MBA Program, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 2005 – 2008 – Adjunct Professor, Corporate Law, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 2004 – 2012 – Academic Secretary, Córdoba Bar Association, Corporate Law Committee, Córdoba, Argentina.
Activities and Memberships
— Buenos Aires City Bar Association (admitted 2005)
— Córdoba Provincial Bar Association (admitted 2002)
— Columbia Latin American Business and Law Association – Former President
— National and Transnational Arbitration Committee (CARAT) – Former Board Member, Young Lawyers Committee
— Jurisprudencia Argentina (Legal Journal), Córdoba – Editorial Committee
— Delegation of Argentine Israeli Associations (DAIA) – Former Board Member
— Córdoba Stock Exchange – Former Member, Securities Committee
— Córdoba Stock Exchange – Former Board Member
— Córdoba Mejora Foundation – Mentor
— INADI Córdoba – Former Member, Advisory Council
Arbitration
— Arbitrator, Permanent Arbitration Court of the Córdoba Stock Exchange.
— Permanent Arbitrator, Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Services (CEMARC).
— Member, Specialized Arbitration Court for Intellectual Property and New Technologies of the Córdoba Bar Association (CAEPINTCAC).
Awards and Honors
— Honor Roll Award (2002), National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
— “Ten Outstanding Young Professionals of 2008” Award, Córdoba Stock Exchange, Argentina.
— Second Flag Bearer Escort (2003), University Honor Guard, National University of Córdoba, Argentina.
