Lawyers
Ricardo A. Saint Jean
Lawyer
rsaintjean@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad de Buenos Aires
He joined the Argentine Judiciary in 1973.
He worked at the National Court of Appeals in and for the City of Buenos Aires (Criminal Chamber) and at the National Court for Federal Criminal and Correctional Matters No. 1 in and for the City of Buenos Aires.
He served as Clerk of the National Court for Federal Criminal and Correctional Matters No. 3 in and for the City of Buenos Aires and later on as Public Defender before the Federal Court for Criminal and Correctional Matters in and for San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires.
In 1984 he left the Judiciary and joined law firm “Weschler-Olguín y Asociados”. Later on, he joined “Eduardo Marquardt y Asociados” as partner.
In 1992 he established, together with his partners, his own law firm: “Saint Jean & Maggio – Abogados”, today “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.
Former assistant teacher of Criminal Procedure at Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Member and former Vice President of the “Sociedad de Abogados Penalistas de la República Argentina” (Criminal Lawyers Association of the Argentine Republic).
Member of the Board of the “Asociación de Abogados por la Justicia y la Concordia” (Association of Lawyers for Justice and Concord).
Member of the Board of “El Telar”, a charitable organization devoted to the care and education of children and teenagers living in vulnerable areas in Buenos Aires.
Director of “Fundación Península Raulí”, an organization devoted to the preservation of the environment.
He served as consultant to the President of the Family Allowances Fund for Commerce Employees. He was the Legal Affairs Manager at the Collections Department of the Argentine Social Security Agency, and the Manager of Social Security Collections at the former “Dirección General Impositiva” (General Tax Office Department, today, AFIP).
Pablo Eugenio Maggio
Lawyer
pmaggio@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad de Buenos Aires
In 1978 he joined the Argentine Judiciary, where he worked at the Federal Courts for Criminal and Correctional Matters until 1985.
He served as advisor for criminal matters to the National Presidency’s Press Secretary (1989-1990), and to the General Director of the “Dirección General Impositiva” (General Tax Office Department) (1995-1996) and to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (1997-2001).
President of the Surveillance Board of Grupo Financiero Valores (2018). Criminal advisor for different banks (Citibank, BankBoston Standard Bank, ICBC), stock companies (Boston Securities S.A., Compañía Global de Inversiones), corporations (Unilever, Arisco, Constructora Norberto Odebrecht).
He has served as expert witness before several foreign courts, representing investment funds (NML Capital Ltd.) and banks (BankBoston, Fleet National Bank). Member of the Banking Lawyers Committee of the Argentine Republic.
Founder and Executive Director of “Fundación Justicia” (devoted to the study of organized crime, corruption and money laundering) and representative in Argentina for several Brazilian companies.
In 1992 he established, together with his partners, his own law firm: “Saint Jean & Maggio – Abogados”, today “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.
Alfonso Peña Robirosa
Lawyer
apr@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad de Buenos Aires
From 1984 to 1998, he was legal counsel and Resident Vice President at Citibank, N.A., Citicorp and its subsidiaries in Argentina.
From 1998 to 2004, he was BankBoston, N.A.’s General Counsel for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Panama.
In 2004 and 2005, he was Telecom Group’s General Counsel, with responsibilities over Telecom’s companies in Argentina, Uruguay and the United States.
In 2001 he took IAE’s Management Development Program (PDD).
He took several courses, both in Argentina and abroad, on banking matters, corporate contracts, corporations, foreign investments, bank guarantees, capital and financial markets, etc.
In 2005 he established law firm “Rattagan, Macchiavello, Arocena & Peña Robirosa”, where he stayed as a partner until 2016.
In 2017 he became one of the partners of law firm “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.
Édgar Emilio Schiavone
Lawyer
eschiavone@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad del Museo Social Argentino
Ever since his graduation in 1997, he has been working as a lawyer in the private sector.
He took a post-graduate course in Criminal Law at Universidad de Palermo. He also studied in Spain, at Instituto Inter Universitario de Criminología Andaluz – Universidad de Málaga (2-year degree). He has taken several post-graduate courses in criminal law and criminal procedure in different universities in the City of Buenos Aires.
In 2004 he became an associate at law firm “Saint Jean & Maggio – Abogados”, today “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.
Maximiliano Roberto Frola
Lawyer
mfrola@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad de Buenos Aires
In 1994 he joined the Argentine Judiciary. He worked at the Federal Court in Criminal and Correctional Matters No. 2 in and for San Isidro. He served as Deputy Clerk at the Ad Hoc Clerk’s Office of the Argentine Supreme Court that was especially created for the investigation on the attack on the Embassy of Israel in Argentina.
He has attended several seminars and taken post-graduate courses in criminal law and criminal procedure. He holds a Master’s Degree in National Strategic Intelligence by the National School of Intelligence.
In 2004 he quit the judiciary and became an associate at law firm “Saint Jean & Maggio – Abogados”, today “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.
Cristóbal M. Ramón Maggio
Lawyer
cmaggio@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad Católica Argentina
During his studies, he worked as a law clerk and paralegal at Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal (2013) and at Rattagan, Macchiavello, Arocena & Peña Robirosa (2015-2016), and as an Assistant at the National Office of Criminal and Correctional Prosecution No. 7 (2014).
He served as a legal intern responsible for managing the trial portfolio at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and as a Legal Advisor
at the National Directorate of Economic Management of the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation (2015-2017).
In early 2019, he joined the law firm "Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa - Lawyers" as an associate attorney.
In 2020, he completed the Investor and Global Investment Advisor (AGI) course at the Stock Market Training Institute (CABA).
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Civil Association Usina de Justicia, a non-partisan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting and protecting the rights of victims of homicides committed in contexts of citizen insecurity. He is also a member of the Committee of Bank Lawyers of the Argentine Republic.
Daniel Héctor Saint Jean
Lawyer
dsaintjean@sjma.com.arLaw Degree by Universidad de Buenos Aires
In 1974 he joined the Argentine Judiciary. He worked at the Preliminary Criminal Proceedings Court No. 15 and at the National Court for Federal Criminal and Correctional Matters No. 1 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, where he was promoted to Clerk of Court.
He served as Federal Prosecutor before the courts of the City of Buenos Aires and as Prosecutor at the National Preliminary Criminal Prosecutor’s Office No. 10 in and for the City of Buenos Aires.
He left the Argentine Judiciary in 1990.
He was a member of the Technical Committee that drafted the anti-money laundering bill on behalf of the Argentine Bankers’ Association (ADEBA) and he served as delegate at the Third International Convention on Financial Fraud held in London (England).
In 1992 he established, together with his partners, his own law firm: “Saint Jean & Maggio – Abogados”, today “Saint Jean, Maggio & Peña Robirosa – Abogados”.