\ Corporate & Commercial Law
Contamos con un equipo especializado en derecho corporativo y comercial ampliamente reconocido por haber colaborado con una amplia gama de inversores extranjeros en alcanzar sus metas y desarrollar sus negocios en Paraguay.
This highly specialized team of professionals is recognized for their highest ethical standards and knowledge of the law.
With decades of experience, we have developed a deep understanding of the culture, values and needs of our corporate clients, advising them on a wide range of issues, including, but not limited to:
- Constitución de sociedades comerciales (S.A., S.R.L., EAS, Sucursales, etc.) y personas jurídicas en general, tales como fundaciones, asociaciones de utilidad pública, asociaciones de capacidad restringida, y otros.
- Comprehensive advice in the corporate area, review and drafting of documents, agreements and contracts of corporate, commercial or civil nature.
- Preparation of opinions, answers to telephone or written inquiries, related to the normal or ordinary operations of the Client.
- Asesoramiento sobre nuevas leyes, proyectos de leyes y fallos jurisprudenciales relevantes, relacionados con actividades específicas desarrolladas por el Cliente y toda clase de consultas relacionados con la operatoria normal u ordinaria del Cliente.
- Advice to foreign investors on how to do business in Paraguay.
- Assistance in matters of corporate governance, integrity policies and corporate social responsibility.
- Advice on corporate reorganizations and/or restructuring processes, mergers, spin-offs, reduction of capital stock, liquidation and dissolution of companies, etc.
- Organización de asambleas ordinarias y extraordinarias de accionistas, para modificaciones estatutarias, emisiones de acciones con o sin prima de emisión, reuniones del Directorio, redacción de actas de asambleas y directorios.
- Maintenance and management of corporate books and records.
- Comunicaciones, registros y actualizaciones ante la Dirección General de Estructuras, Personas Jurídicas y Beneficiarios Finales (DGEJPBF).
- Share Purchase and Sale Agreements, and completion of required corporate filings and communications.
- Negotiation, review and drafting of memorandums of understanding, letters of intent, collaboration agreements, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, shareholder agreements, service and consulting agreements, toll manufacturing agreements, joint venture and partnership agreements, agency, distribution, franchise and concession agreements.
- Assistance in structuring, documenting and executing credit facilities, e.g. secured and unsecured, committed and uncommitted credits, syndicated loans, asset-based loans.
- Negotiation, review and drafting of assignment of receivables and assumption of debt agreements.
- Advising on termination of contracts as well as enforcement of agreements and enforcement of security interests.
- Legal due diligence and compliance audits.
- Incorporation/constitution and restructuring of family companies.
- Representation and proceedings before different governmental or municipal agencies to obtain permits, authorizations and approvals.
\ 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.
