Alejandro Pemintel > PPO Abogados > La Paz, Bolivia > Lawyer Profile

PPO Abogados boasts a team of ‘excellent lawyers‘ that handles a wide range of dispute resolution cases, including civil, criminal, constitutional and arbitration matters. The firm has developed a number of specialised practice areas, including preventive contest and bankruptcy litigation, business-to-business disputes, conciliation and debt collection. Among its clients, the firm lists a significant number of Bolivian and foreign blue-chip companies from a variety of sectors, including agribusiness, construction, and telecoms. The team assists them with antitrust matters, civil action defence, inheritance and property succession and insurance cases. Lindsay Sykes leads the international arbitration and compliance practice; she has extensive cross-border dispute resolution experience, and has advised on commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, risk management and anti-corruption compliance, and investigations into corporate misconduct. Alejandro Pemintel heads the litigation team, advising clients on strategies for civil, commercial and constitutional arbitration processes. Senior associate Fernando Escobar was appointed practice director in September 2023, and Luz Marina Iriarte comes with client recommendation for both her litigious and arbitral capabilities.

PPO Abogados offers advice on all labour and social security matters, including immigration matters, labour compliance, business reorganisation and restructurings, terminations, labour union disputes and harassment claims. The sizeable labour and employment team handles litigation at all stages and before all courts, and constitutional litigation related to labour matters. The firm has an extensive client list, with both national and international companies from industries such as mining, telecoms and pharmaceuticals, as well as Bolivian employer organisations. Alejandro Pemintel is the practice head and specialises in labour arbitration, administrative and judicial litigation, and collective bargaining with trade unions. The firm has a strong team of senior associates: recently appointed practice director Rodrigo Montellano has extensive experience including on labour dismissal processes, and the prevention and management of conflicts related to workplace harassment (he receives high praise from clients for ‘solutions that combine the technical with the practical‘); Meliza Aliaga, who leads the labour litigation practice within the department; Luis Enrique Pérez provides advice on hiring personnel, immigration and migration processes, and restructurings; Fernando Escobar focuses on appeals and last instance remedies, particularly in constitutional and civil labour cases; and Luz Marina Iriarte has experience in labour litigation, auditing processes and mass terminations.