These are the three Deputy Attorneys General of the Treasury, who report to Sebastián Amerio: Juan Ignacio Stampalija, Julio Pablo Comadira, and Santiago Castro Videla. They all have in common that they are graduates of the Law program at the National University of Colombia. Universidad Austral and professors from the same University.
In what represents a legal milestone for Argentine history, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned the lower court's ruling in the YPF expropriation case, preventing Argentina from having to pay more than US$16.000 billion in a legal battle that began in 2015. This reverses a highly complex scenario for the country, one that many considered irreversible.
The work of the team from the Office of the Attorney General of the Treasury, the highest body of lawyers of the federal State, made up of the Deputy Attorneys General, proved decisive in the legal strategy. Juan Ignacio Stampalija, Julio Pablo Comadira and Santiago Castro VidelaUnder the direction of Prosecutor Sebastián Amerio. The three carried out her law degree in the Universidad Austral y They have then remained linked to that institution as undergraduate and postgraduate professors in various disciplines of Law.
In the case of Juan Ignacio StampalijaHe pursued postgraduate studies abroad, earning a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Hong Kong and another LL.M. in International Legal Studies, as an Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholar, from New York University (NYU). He is currently a Professor of Private International Law and Coordinator of the Master of Laws program specializing in International Arbitration, Litigation, and Contracts, as well as the Diploma program in International Contracts and Litigation at the University.
Julio Pablo Comadira He completed his law degree, a master's degree in administrative law, and a doctorate in law at the same university, graduating with the highest grade point average in his class in all three programs. He is a tenured professor of administrative law and deputy director of the Department of Administrative Law, and has co-directed the Public Interest Law Clinic for many years. He also holds diplomas from the same university in public contracts and hydrocarbon law. He has published several books and articles in his field.
As for the Santiago Castro VidelaHe also earned a Master's degree in Administrative Law and later obtained diplomas in Advanced Constitutional Law and Constitutional Procedural Law. Until his appointment as Attorney General of the Treasury, he served as Executive Director of the Observatory of Decrees Subject to Legislative Control (ODCL) at the aforementioned university.
“At the Faculty, we have had the pleasure of training them as students and, over time, of sharing academic work with them as colleagues. Juan Ignacio, Pablo, and Santiago stand out not only for their excellence as jurists, but also for their human qualities, their tireless dedication, and exemplary ethics. To all of this, they add approachability, a positive attitude, and a perspective that always puts people first,” he stated. Gabriel M. Astarloa, dean of the Law program at Universidad Austral.
