\ Public and Administrative Law
Over the years, Vouga Abogados has accumulated extensive experience advising companies on regulatory matters and has represented them before regulatory agencies. Our office is fully familiar with national and municipal regulations. Vouga Abogados' extensive experience in administrative matters includes:
- Administrative and judicial litigation before relevant governmental agencies, including but not limited to: CNV (National Securities Commission), BCP (Central Bank of Paraguay), SIS (Superintendence of Insurance), INCOOP (National Institute of Cooperativism), ERSSAN (National Sanitation Regulator) , CONATEL (National Telecommunications Commission), SEAM (Secretariat of the Environment), Ministries, DINAC (Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica), DNA (Dirección Nacional de Aduanas), ANNP (Administración Nacional de Puertos y Navegación), INTN (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología y Normalización), SET (Subsecretaría de Estado de Tributación), DNCP (Dirección Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas).
- Advice on public hearings.
- Corporate operations projects considering the applicable regulations.
- Permit applications for regulated activities.
- Concession of public services.
Drafting of bills on public procurement, privatization, PPPs, anti-competition, multimodal transportation, etc. - Contracts with the public sector.
- Contractual provisions in regulatory matters.
\ Leaders
\ Team
\ Largest soft drinks bottler, in contract restructuring during Covid-19
Advised the sole distributor of one of the world´s largest soft drink companies on the re-negotiation of several contracts with clients, particularly with those clients most affected by the pandemic, such as restaurants and bars.
\ World leader in personal care products, in regulatory matters
Advised a leading global company in personal care products analyzing the implications and legality, as well as the follow-up of the parliamentary process, of three bills presented in Congress through which it was intended to control the prices of products considered essential during the pandemic.
\ Largest soft drink bottler, in adaptation of contracts to antitrust regulations
Assisted a major soft drinks company by analysing under competition law various clauses used in contracts with its clients, taking into account the soft drinks company´s high market share in Paraguay.
