Bell Nunnally welcomes attorney Ornella Balarini for a secondment in July. Balarini is a corporate associate at Hughes & Hughes, an international commercial law firm in Montevideo, Uruguay. Bell Nunnally and Hughes & Hughes are both members of Legalink, an international legal network of 68 business-oriented law firms located in the main commercial cities around the world.
Balarini received her Doctor in Law in 2019 from Catholic University in Uruguay and her Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law in 2021 from the University of Montevideo. She recently completed the 58th Academy of American and International Law, a prestigious five-week business law program designed for non-U.S. attorneys. While at Bell Nunnally, she will assist and consult on client matters while also experiencing U.S. and Texas legal and business culture.
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to host such an accomplished corporate attorney as Ornella, and we look forward to adding her international and cross-border talents to our firm during her secondment. Ornella is the second attorney we have hosted from Hughes & Hughes. This partnership with Hughes & Hughes is another example of the global benefits of Legalink membership, which allows us to serve our clients with expanded international capabilities,” said Bell Nunnally Managing Partner Christopher B. Trowbridge.
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