About this office:
VOUGA & OLMEDO is one of the two leading full-service law firms in Paraguay, whose 40 qualified lawyers are committed to rendering up to date, high quality and prompt legal services to its clients. The firm represents and advises top multinational entities and international clients involved in business transactions in Paraguay, as well as national and regional companies that play a key role in the market. The high degree of specialization of our attorneys, along with our firm's structure and size, allow us to provide client-focused services with practical tailored solution in all areas of law. The firm is known for its active recruitment of talented lawyers who have had foreign exposure, over a third of them holding postgraduate degrees from top US and European Universities. Although active in all areas of the law, our banking, project finance, M & A, insurance, taxation, intellectual property and litigation practices are among the most renowned in the country. VOUGA & OLMEDO provides a multidisciplinary approach to legal matters, thus guaranteeing excellence in lawyering skills.
Statement of Practice Summary:
Banking and Finance, Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial, Competition Law; Foreign Investments, M&A; Tax and Customs; Intellectual Property; Labour, Social Security, Industrial Safety; Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Media; Administrative Law, Privatisations; Environmental; Insurance; Maritime and Aviation; Energy, Water, Natural Resources; Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation; Insolvency and Restructuring; Real Estate Property and Construction; Distribution and Franchising, Consumer Protection, Product Liability, Immigration and Naturalization, Sports Law.
Year Established: 1976
Representative Clients:
Air Canada; Alcatel International (France); AMX Paraguay (America Movil Group); Archer Daniels Midland (ADM, U.S.); Banca Intesa (Italy); Basf AG (Germany); Bayer Schering Pharma (Germany); Carrier (U.S.); Cementos Yguazu (Itau Group); Clariden Leu Bank AG (Credit Swiss Group); Colgate Palmolive (U.S.); ContiGroup Companies, Inc. (U.S.); Delta Air Lines (U.S.); Dresdner Bank AG (Germany); Dunavant (U.S.); Estée Lauder (U.S.); HSBC (U.K.); Indra Systems (Spain); Interamerican Development Bank (IDB); Interamerican Investment Corporation (I.I.C.); Kodak SAF; Merrill Lynch (U.S.); Microsoft Corporation (U.S.); PARESA (exclusive bottler and distributor of products of The Coca-Cola Company in Paraguay); Petrobras Distribuidora (Brazil); Procter & Gamble (U.S.); Prosegur (Spain); Schering Plough (U.S.); Seita Altadis (France); Syngenta (U.S.); Taca Airlines (Peru); Transener (Argentina); Turner Broadcasting System Latin America Inc. (a Time Warner Company; U.S.); Union Industrial Paraguaya (UIP, Paraguay); Whirlpool (Brazil); Yokoham Rubber Company (Japan); Zurich Insurance Company (Switzerland).
Languages: Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, French and Italian.
Law Firm Affiliations: WORLD SERVICES GROUP (WSG)