Global Excellence Awards 2018

182 Acquisition International - Global Excellence Awards 2018 60 i iti I t r ti l - Issue 10 2018 Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic - Abogados law firm was created in 1940 by Dr. Lázaro Freidenberg CPA and attorney. Following their success in Acquisition Intl’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards as the Most Influential Woman in Aviation Law 2018 – Argentina, we profiled Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic – Abogados and spoke to Elizabeth Mireya Freidenberg who provided us with a detailed insight in the successful law firm. riginally, Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic – Abogado specialised in commercial and real state matters. At this time, the law firm provides legal assistance to Argentine and foreign clients in various branches of the law particularly in aeronautical law, commercial transactions, corporations, foreign investments in matters pertaining to air law and aeronautical policy. Also, the law firm provides legal advice in commercial aviation - particularly to carriers for their establishment in Argentina. To this respect, the law firm takes responsibility in obtaining traffic rights from the Civil Aviation Authority, as well as technical and operational matter, immigration, customs, labour and taxes. In addition to this, Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic – Abogados also provides integral assistance to corporations, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances as well as trademarks, contractual negotiations to name a few. Going into greater detail about the firm’s approach when undertaking a new client, Elizabeth begins by informing us of their overall mission and how right from the start the team ensures that the outcome meets the needs of everyone involved. “When we assume the presentation of a new client, the first action is to understand the new client’s project and policies to ensure from the start that the outcome of our legal assistance will be fruitful to everyone involved. “Our business strategy is to provide the best service at the minimum possible legal costs. To achieve this, we try to employ our junior and semi junior attorney work as much as we can, always supervised by a senior attorney or a partner.” When discussing the key attributes essential to achieving success within the industry, Elizabeth is keen to explain the factors both her and the team employ to stay ahead of the game. “Here at Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic - Abogados, we believe that to achieve success in getting the representation of new clients, is by responding immediately the clients’ requests for assistance and taking into account that the Contact: Elizabeth Mireya Freidenberg Company: Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic - Abogados Address: 25 de Mayo 611 3º piso “3”, bloque II. Buenos Aires, C1002ABM Argentina Telephone: 0054 9 11 4311 0852 Providing aWealth of Experience O 1810AI45 aeronautical industry in particular needs legal support seven days a week, 24 hours a day.” Helping the law firm to stay ahead of the game, is the dedicated team at Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic – Abogados. Elizabeth highlights how she has cultivated an atmosphere that is conducive to a productive working environment. “My understanding and the policy of our law firm, is that it is of paramount importance to cultivate an atmosphere that conducts to a productive working environment. It is fundamental that the group works as such, that each of the persons of the law firm feels part of the group, like what they do and have the objective to make our law firm a leading one in the industry.” Looking ahead to what future holds for the award- winning law firm, Elizabeth signs off by foreseeing what developments she predicts for both the industry and Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic – Abogados. “The aviation industry is probably the sector in the world that changes by the hour. Our law firm position is to accompany those changes that are challenges for Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic to adapt to. Moving forward, the project of our law firm is to accompany the changes of the world trying to accommodate our legal assistance to the new challenges of the world.”