Melina LLODRA Associate Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box ... - Lalive
Melina LLODRA Associate Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box ... - Lalive
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<strong>Melina</strong> <strong>LLODRA</strong><br />
Counsel<br />
<strong>Rue</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>Mairie</strong> <strong>35</strong><br />
<strong>PO</strong> <strong>Box</strong> 6569<br />
1211 Geneva 6<br />
Switzer<strong>la</strong>nd<br />
mllodra@<strong>la</strong>live.ch<br />
Phone: +41 22 319 87 00<br />
Fax: +41 22 319 87 60<br />
Admission<br />
Argentina, 2001<br />
Nationality<br />
Argentinean, Spanish<br />
Languages<br />
Spanish<br />
English, French<br />
Areas of practice<br />
International Commercial Contracts<br />
Corporate and Commercial Law<br />
Information Technology and Telecommunications<br />
Energy<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra joined LALIVE in 2008 after several years of practice in corporate and commercial <strong>la</strong>w in<br />
Argentina. She specialises in advising parties to international commercial contracts, in particu<strong>la</strong>r in the<br />
sectors of energy, telecommunications and life sciences.<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra has been involved in a <strong>la</strong>rge number of mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances,<br />
joint ventures, restructurings and project <strong>de</strong>velopment, including advice in re<strong>la</strong>tion to complex<br />
contractual structures.<br />
In the energy field, she regu<strong>la</strong>rly advises in the structuring of <strong>la</strong>rge international energy transactions<br />
and in the drafting and negotiation of energy-re<strong>la</strong>ted agreements, including gas transit, natural gas<br />
sales & purchase, off-take, jet fuel leases, supply, fuel lease and so<strong>la</strong>r power purchase agreements.<br />
Prior to joining LALIVE, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra was a partner in Argentina at Llodra-Trivisonno (2006-2008).<br />
She also worked as an external consultant in contracts and consumer <strong>la</strong>w at the Ombudsman office in<br />
Argentina (2005-2007) and as an associate at Schujman-Althaus (1999-2003). She has participated in<br />
working sessions of the UNCTAD/WTO International Tra<strong>de</strong> Centre (ITC) Pro-Bono Committee on<br />
International Commercial Mo<strong>de</strong>l Contracts for Small and Medium Enterprises.<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra holds an LL.M from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA (2004-2005) and<br />
a <strong>la</strong>w <strong>de</strong>gree from the National University of Rosario, Argentina (1995-2000). She trained at the<br />
Argentinean District Court on civil and commercial matters (1998-1999) and also studied in Spain at<br />
the University Carlos III in 2003.
Publications<br />
Ensuring health and safety standards in construction projects<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Georges Racine, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2013<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, October 2013<br />
Key liability aspects and liquidated damages in construction contracts in Qatar<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Georges Racine, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2013<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, June 2013<br />
Financing construction projects: key legal issues<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Georges Racine, Marcus C. Boeglin, Stefan Jury, 2013<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, March 2013<br />
Dealing with subcontractor disputes<br />
<strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Georges Racine, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2012<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, December 2012<br />
Construction (Qatar)<br />
Georges Racine, Ramy Saleh, Marcus C. Boeglin, Stefan Jury, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Matthias Scherer,<br />
Michael E. Schnei<strong>de</strong>r, 2012<br />
In: David S. Peckard (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Construction 2013, Law Business<br />
Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 165-169<br />
Green Building in Qatar: the Gulf’s ‘Capital of Green’?<br />
Georges Racine, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2012<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, June 2012<br />
World Cup 2022: Impact on the Construction Industry<br />
Georges Racine, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2012<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, March 2012<br />
Construction Ten<strong>de</strong>rs in Qatar<br />
Georges Racine, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2011<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, November 2011<br />
Establishing a Construction-Re<strong>la</strong>ted Business in Qatar<br />
Georges Racine, <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra, Marcus C. Boeglin, Ramy Saleh, 2011<br />
International Law Office, Newsletter, June 2011<br />
Conferences<br />
Spanish Business Council in Qatar<br />
Sustainability and environmental aspects in construction<br />
Doha, 3rd December 2013<br />
Speaker (with Ramy Saleh): Health, safety and environmental legal aspects in construction contracts<br />
LALIVE – ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel)<br />
Bank Payment Obligations: The Way Forward in International Tra<strong>de</strong>?<br />
Geneva, 14 November 2013<br />
Speaker (with Cyrus Siassi and John Walker)<br />
<strong>Lalive</strong>.ch <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra page 2
International Bar Association (IBA) / Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and<br />
Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)<br />
From A to Z: the oil & gas project: legal and contractual steps that enable a prospect to become a<br />
production field<br />
Madrid, 7 October 2009<br />
Speaker: Difficulties in commencing an oil and gas upstream project<br />
<strong>Lalive</strong>.ch <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra page 3
Aca<strong>de</strong>mic Positions<br />
Lecturer<br />
Fribourg University School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cross-Cultural Business Practice<br />
International Joint Ventures<br />
2011-<br />
Visiting Research Assistant<br />
Centre for Study of Democracy and Governance, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA<br />
Comparative & Constitutional <strong>la</strong>w<br />
2005-2008<br />
Professor - Aca<strong>de</strong>mic Coordinator<br />
Graduate Law School, National University of Rosario, Argentina<br />
Contract <strong>la</strong>w and comparative legal systems - Contracts, real estate and urban <strong>de</strong>velopment <strong>la</strong>w<br />
2005-2008<br />
Visiting Professor<br />
University of Val<strong>la</strong>dolid, Spain<br />
Contract<br />
2003<br />
<strong>Lalive</strong>.ch <strong>Melina</strong> Llodra page 4
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