Paola Sapienza > Colab > ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay > Lawyer Profile
Colab Offices
COMPLEJO TEXTILIA GENERAL SANTOS 1030 OFFICE 4, BLOCK C
Paraguay
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Paola Sapienza
Work Department
Corporate / M&A / Competition / Finance / Arbitration
Career
Paola has almost ten years advising foreign and local companies in corporate and finance transactions.
Her practice is focused on matters of project finance, corporate and commercial, banking, finance, and capital markets.
Since the beginning of her career, she has been in complex commercial transactions and local and cross-border financial deals.
She has proven to be extremely versatile by structuring and leading a project to provide simple solutions to increase judicial efficiency to the Paraguayan Supreme Court.
Paola is an arbitrator of the Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce and Services.
Languages
Spanish (native), English (advanced), French (intermediate), Portugese (basic), and Italian (basic).
Memberships
Harvard Alumni Association
Education
- Instituto Superior de Lenguas, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Public Translator 2013).
- Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Diplomáticas de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” (Abogada, Highest Honors, 2015).
- Harvard Law School (LL.M. 2019).
Personal
Her favorite quote is:
— David Bowie
Lawyer Rankings
Paraguay > Banking and finance
Having entered the market in November 2021, Colab continues to grow as a firm. The banking and finance team benefits from the extensive experience of founding partner Jorge Gross Brown, and offers advice on complex financial transactions, project finance, capital markets, banking regulations and cross-border finance. The firm has recently taken on significant new clients, such as Atome Energy. At the associate level, Mauricio Salgueiro comes with client recommendation for his ‘great expertise in financing‘, handling negotiations and advising key clients including IDB Invest. Juan Pablo Zaputovich and Paola Sapienza also play active roles in the team.
Paraguay > Corporate and M&A
Colab entered into the market in November 2021, and has since continued to expand its corporate and M&A practice. Clients have been keen to note the practice’s ‘excellent client management‘ and the team assists with day-to-day business transactions, corporate structure and M&A transactions of all sizes. The team took on a considerable number of new national and international clients in its first year and has strong bases in oil and gas and fintech. Founding partner Jorge Gross Brown heads the team and takes a lead role in all the firm’s key matters. At the associate level, Paola Sapienza is building a reputation as a transactional attorney, and regularly advises clients on corporate matters and M&A transactions. Juan Pablo Zaputovich has experience in national and international corporate transactions, advising clients from the energy, forestry and crypto industries. Start-ups and undeveloped markets are the focus of Mauricio Salgueiro‘s practice.