Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja

History: Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja was founded in 1968 by Dr. Juan G. Peroni (1909-2001), Dr. Guillermo F. Peroni and Dr. Demetrio Ayala. Its practice grew with a very high international profile, a strong client base and diversified areas of specialization, to become one of the leading firms in Paraguay. Through its members, the firm has been an active participant in legal innovation in Paraguay proposing laws enacted by the Congress, advising the Government on development strategies, and taking an active part in University education. In 1977, Dr. Juan Guillermo Peroni began publishing Revista Juridica Paraguaya La Ley, the most important and successful legal periodical in Paraguay today. PSTBN is the founding member for Paraguay for the leading Club de Abogados and Lex Mundi networks.

Areas of Emphasis: Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja offers a broad range of legal services for clients involved in international and local transactions in Paraguay. Specialization includes mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, maritime and aviation, telecommunications, banking and international finance, mineral and oil exploration projects, labor relations, general civil litigation, taxation, counseling before local government agencies and legislative bodies, maquila projects, franchising and licensing agreements, and intellectual property matters. PSTBN has several lawyers with comprehensive experience of public and administrative law.

Client Base: Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja represents major foreign companies and their subsidiaries in Paraguay, as well as multilateral development entities doing financial transactions with the government and private sector. Important work has been done in the area of corporate mergers and acquisitions. The firm is very active in the process of privatization of public companies, and in other development oriented foreign investment activities such as the Ley de Maquila and The Law 60/90 of Investment and promotion. PSTBN represents international companies contracting mineral and petroleum concession with government entities. Foreign companies and individual investors have used the firm's services to establish subsidiaries or joint ventures in Paraguay, for which purpose PSTBN provides legal advice on incentives, coordination of feasibility studies, contacts with the government, and start-up of operations. Representation in the courts and before administrative agencies is an important activity of the firm, as firm has represented plaintiffs or defendants in several landmark civil and commercial cases. The Intellectual Property department, supported by the latest technology, covers every aspect of trademark, copyright and patent practice, and commercial use within Paraguay by foreign and local companies.

Firm Activities: Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja encourages participation of its members in academic activities and professional organizations. Three partners currently teach courses at the Catholic University. Partners and associates are members of the Colegio de Abogados del Paraguay, International Bar Association, Interamerican Bar Association, American Society of International Law, International Trademark Association, and Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Industrial. Dr. Guillermo F. Peroni and Dra. Graciela Narvaja Jones are former presidents of the Paraguayan American Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Enrique A. Sosa Elizeche was Supreme Court Justice from 1995 to 2003 and served as President in 1997. Dr. Antonio Tellechea Solis served as President (1997-2007) of The Catholic University of Asunción. Members of PSTBN serve on the Boards of several development and environmental foundations.

Management: Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja has a modern structure based with a preeminence of partners and a reduced ratio of associates, managed by a committee, which monitors attorney performance, case management, client relationship, economic and technological development and firm growth.