Orlando D. Pulvirenti
PARTNER
Practice Areas
Orlando specializes in Public Law, with a focus on Administrative and Local Government Law. Since 1989 he has advised private and public sector clients at the municipal, provincial, City of Buenos Aires and federal levels, with particular experience in regulatory law, government procurement, public employment, human rights and media and audiovisual law.
Education
- Ph.D. in Law, School of Law and Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (2010). Dissertation From the Public City to the Private City.
- LL.M. in Comparative Law, University of Miami School of Law, United States (1996).
- Postgraduate Specialization in Administrative Law and Public Administration, University of Buenos Aires (modules I and II, 2005-2006).
- Specialization in Labor and Social Security Law, Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires (1990).
- Attorney and Notary Public, National University of La Plata (1989).
Professional Experience
- Partner, Estudio Bunge – Bunge, Smith, Luchia Puig & Lacoste (2026 – present).
- Director of Legal Affairs, Radio y Televisión Argentina S.E. (2021 – 2026).
- National Director of the Registry of Companies and Workers, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina (2016 – 2021).
- Head of Legal Affairs, National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts – INCAA (2010 – 2016).
- Director of the Justice Committee, Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires (2007 – 2010).
- Partner and head of the Public Law department, Estudio Bunge – Bunge, Smith & Luchia Puig, then affiliated with Steel, Hector & Davis LLP (1999 – 2007); Of Counsel thereafter.
- Advisor, Argentine House of Representatives, Justice and Human Rights Committees (2002 – 2003).
- Provincial Director, Juvenile Council, Province of Buenos Aires (1999 – 2000).
- Advisor, Ministry of Health, Province of Buenos Aires (1997 – 1999).
- Advisor, I.D.B. – Ministry of the Interior program on municipal autonomy, local administrative regulation and inter-municipal cooperation, Province of Santa Fe (1997).
- City Council Member, Municipality of Junín, Province of Buenos Aires (1993 – 1997).
- Delegate, Ministry of Production, Province of Buenos Aires (1993 – 1995).
Academic Experience
- Associate Professor of Human Rights, School of Law, University of Buenos Aires (since 1999).
- Associate Professor of Provincial and Municipal Public Law, School of the Argentine Treasury Attorney General’s Office (since 2007), and of its course on State Police Powers.
- School of the Attorney General’s Office of the Province of Buenos Aires: professor of Municipal and Administrative Law (since 2014); coordinator of the Diploma in Municipal Public Law (since 2022), of the Specialization in Provincial Public Law (since 2023) and of the Diploma in City Councils (since 2026).
- Full Professor of Human Rights and New Technologies (since 2025) and of Government and Citizen Participation (since 2026), B.A. in Criminology, Siglo 21 University.
- Professor of Municipal Public Policy, National University of José C. Paz (since 2020).
- Professor of City Councils in specialization programs, Catholic University of Córdoba (since 2020).
- Director of the Diploma in Legislative Drafting for City Councils, School of Government, Austral University (2020).
- Full Professor of City Law and Provincial and Municipal Law, School of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (2008 – 2010).
- Professor, Postgraduate Program in Municipal Law, School of Law, University of Morón (2007 – 2008).
- Visiting Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2007).
- Guest Professor of Municipal Law, Postgraduate Program in Public Administration, School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires (since 2001) and National University of La Plata (at intervals, since 2001).
- Associate Professor of Geopolitics and International Politics, School of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Salvador (1994).
- Training of city council members and municipal officials, Instituto de la Gestión – Friedrich Naumann Foundation (since 2005).
Publications
Author of more than 300 specialized articles on public law, published in La Ley, Microjuris, ADLA, SAIJ and El Dial, among others. Selected books and contributed volumes:
- Derecho Administrativo Municipal, Santa Fe, Juris, 2023.
- Nuevos Desafíos Urbanos, Buenos Aires, Colección Política de Estado en Democracia, 2021.
- Digesto de Normas Registrales, SAIJ, 2020 (co-author).
- Derecho de Cine y Audiovisual, Buenos Aires, UPCN, 2018.
- Manual de Técnica Legislativa Municipal, Buenos Aires, Cofelco, 2014.
- Digesto Jurídico Argentino Comentado, Vol. II, Telecommunications chapter, Buenos Aires, La Ley, 2014 (co-author).
- The International Criminal Court: Commentaries to the Rome Statute, Rio de Janeiro, Del Río BH, 2014 (co-author of the chapter on the appointment and removal of judges).
- Régimen Municipal de Entre Ríos, Paraná, Delta Editores, 2014 (co-author of the chapter on City Councils).
- Mecanismos actuales de financiación de contenidos audiovisuales en Latinoamérica, Rio de Janeiro, Editora Lact, 2011 and 2014 (co-author).
- Derechos Humanos e Internet, Buenos Aires, Errepar, 2013.
- Ley de Procedimientos Administrativos Comentada, Vol. IV, Buenos Aires, La Ley, 2013 (co-author of chapters XXVI and XXVII).
- Rol del Concejal, La Plata, 2nd expanded edition, 2013.
- Introducción a los Derechos Humanos, Buenos Aires, Errepar, 2012 (with Raúl Vinuesa and Silvina González Napolitano).
- Municipios Latinoamericanos, EAE, Spain, 2012.
- Malvinas 1832 – 2012, Buenos Aires, UPCN – National Secretariat of Culture, 2012 (co-author).
- Autonomía Municipal en Iberoamérica, Munileg – Cofelco, 2009.
- Honorable Concejo Deliberante. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Régimen Teórico y Práctico, La Plata, 1999.
Speaking Engagements
Abroad
- Moscow, Russian Federation. The current state of film law in Argentina, Moscow National Film Institute (2015).
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Intellectual Rights and Access to Culture, Festival do Rio (2011).
- Cannes, France. Access to Culture and Human Rights, meeting of FIAPF – International Federation of Film Producers Associations (2011).
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Federal University of Minas Gerais (2007).
- Caracas, Venezuela. Mercosur legal framework, Steel, Hector & Davis (2007).
- Miami, United States. Across the Border – Labour Law in Latin America, Steel, Hector & Davis (2006).
- Miami, United States. Conference on international arbitration, Thompson & Florida Bar Association (2004).
In Argentina
- Expert witness before the Communications Committee of the Argentine House of Representatives, bill on telephone antennas and their relationship with municipalities (2015).
- City Diplomacy, joint conference of the Schools of the Argentine and City of Buenos Aires Treasury Attorney General’s Offices (2019).
- Legislative Drafting and Drafting of Administrative Acts, INAP – Ministry of Modernization (2019).
- Municipal Autonomy, Smart Cities, COFELCO and the Ibero-American Association of City Council Members, Buenos Aires (2018).
- Municipal legislative drafting techniques, Catholic University of Tucumán (2018).
- Municipal autonomy and provincial constitutions: progress or setback?, XII International Fair and Congress for Local Governments, Buenos Aires (2014).
- Public participation and City Councils, International Congress of Local Parliamentarians, COFELCO and American parliamentary associations, Mendoza (2014).
- Speaker and chair of the provincial Secretaries of Culture panels on national and provincial audiovisual legislation, ECA – Secretariat of Communications – INCAA – AFSCA (Bariloche, Tucumán, San Juan and Paraná, 2014).
- Legal framework of international film co-production, EGEDA – Fundación del Autor de España, Ventana Sur, Buenos Aires (2012).
- Conference on the Municipal Regime of the Province of Buenos Aires, in honor of Thomas Diego Bernard, National University of La Plata (2010).
Honors and Distinctions
- Listed in Who’s Who in the Legal Profession, American Bar Association – International Section (2012 and 2014 editions).
- Distinguished Visitor, Municipality of La Plata (2012).
- Fellow, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Cologne, Germany (2007).
- Fellow, University of Miami, United States (1996).
Admissions & Memberships
- Buenos Aires City Bar Association (Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal) since 1990; member of its Constitutional Law Institute since 2004.
- Member, Argentine Association of Constitutional Law (since 2002).
- Secretary, Public International Law Institute, National Academy of Law (2004 – 2019).
- Member of the editorial board of the Administrative Law Supplement, La Ley (since 2006), and of Res Publica Argentina, RAP (since 2006).
- Member, Municipal Law Forum, Argentine Federation of Municipalities – University of Morón (since 2006).
- Corresponding member, Federalism Institute, National University of Córdoba (since 2007).
- Member, Argentine Municipal Network (since 2007).
- Arbitrator, Independent Film and Television Association, United States, in film rights matters.
- Member, Argentine Commission Against Cybercrime, appointed by joint resolution of the Chief of Cabinet and the Ministry of Justice (2011).
- Program evaluator for CONEAU (2012) and for the Brazilian Yearbook of International Law (2013 and 2014).
- Thesis examiner for doctoral and master’s programs at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, University of San Andrés and Austral University, and for the chair competition in Administrative Law at UNNOBA.
- American Bar Association, Student Division, United States (1995 – 1996).
Languages: Spanish / English



