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Diego Galante
Managing Partner · Galante & Martins · Montevideo, Uruguay

Diego Galante is a lawyer and the Managing Partner at Galante & Martins in Uruguay. He advises private companies, founders, high-net-worth individuals, and family businesses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, compliance, taxation, and dispute resolution. Diego is an international consultant, arbitrator, columnist, and recognized speaker with multiple awards for excellence in corporate law and M&A.

Uruguay
Jurisdiction
Transactional Practice Group · Intellectual Property Group
Primary practice
2025
WLA member since
English
Languages
About
Diego Galante
Managing Partner at Galante & Martins

Diego Galante is a highly accomplished lawyer and the Managing Partner at Galante & Martins. With extensive experience in corporate law, M&A, venture capital, taxation, and dispute resolution, Diego provides strategic advice to private companies, founders, family businesses, high-net-worth individuals, charities, and leaders in various sectors.

Beyond his work at the firm, Diego actively participates in professional and community initiatives. He is a national and international speaker, international consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB), and has been appointed as an arbitrator in private arbitrations. He serves as a professional director in service companies and as an external director in multiple organizations. Diego is also a columnist for various print and radio media, and the author of several technical books and articles on constitutional law, international law, finance, technology, and regulations, including Legal Framework of New Technologies (2001) and Constitutional Political Prosecution (2021).

Diego holds notable positions such as Managing Partner at the Uruguay United States Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) since 2013, Vice President of the Uruguayan Tennis Association (2012), and Chairman of the Legal & Tax Committee – Amcham Uruguay (2020). He has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in Uruguay, including distinctions from IFLR1000 and Global Law Experts, and awards from the World Bank Group.

He is an active member of professional associations, including the International Bar Association (IBA), Uruguayan Institute of Maritime Law, Maritime League (Uruguay), British Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce, and the Uruguay Chamber of Commerce United States. Diego is known for his strategic insight, commitment to excellence, and leadership across both legal and professional spheres.

Practice areas
Transactional Practi
Transactional Practice Group
Transactional Practice Group advisory and representation for Uruguay-based and international clients.
Intellectual Propert
Intellectual Property Group
Intellectual Property Group advisory and representation for Uruguay-based and international clients.
Global Dispute Group
Global Dispute Group
Global Dispute Group advisory and representation for Uruguay-based and international clients.
Immigration Law Grou
Immigration Law Group
Immigration Law Group advisory and representation for Uruguay-based and international clients.
Injury and Terrorism
Injury and Terrorism Group
Injury and Terrorism Group advisory and representation for Uruguay-based and international clients.
Solutions
Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Governance Arbitration Mediation Tax Advisory
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Galante & Martins

Galante & Martins jointly holds cross-border matters involving Uruguay law alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction.

WLA accreditation
Status
WLA Partner Firm — Uruguay
Exclusive partner in Uruguay — annual review current. Standing confirmed.
Since
2025 — 1 years
Annual review cycle. No issues in any review to date.
Contact
Phone +598 2708 7172 2000
Location Montevideo, Uruguay
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Every WLA co-practice matter involving Uruguay law is handled by a named member of the team — jointly holding the matter alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.

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Galante & Martins co-practices alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction — jointly holding the matter under one Institutional framework.