FERRERE assists health and nonprofit companies, in legal and commercial restructurings, in negotiations with strategic suppliers, and adaptation of legal structures to comply with requirements for regulatory and tax incentives.
Its practitioners have successfully obtained company authorizations and reclassifications, and have assisted in negotiations on regulatory changes with public authorities and in designing strategies to make commercial structures viable. They process licenses required for importing equipment and technologies and participate in negotiations on tariff treatment. The Health team, along with specialists in litigation and mediation, also resolves malpractice cases and handles relationships between health care institutions and their members.
The firm advises the well-recognized Hospital Británico, SUAT -a leading medical emergency service provider- and Blue Cross & Blue Shield Uruguay.
It has participated in the implementation and design of Consorcio 911, a conglomerate of medical emergency companies throughout Uruguay providing assistance in public spaces nationwide in emergency situations reported via the 911 system.
Specialties:
- Authorizations
- Company reclassifications
- Regulatory advice
- Technology import licenses
- Malpractice disputes
- Legal consultancy on implementing new technologies such as electronic patient files and electronic prescriptions