Ferrere

FERRERE has established itself as a leading law firm in Paraguay, following more than a decade of steady growth and participation in some of the largest deals in the market and advising a portfolio of clients consisting of 70% of international corporations, advising the majority of the biggest companies in Latin America according to the LACCA annual report. FERRERE has a local team of more than 70 professionals with unparallelled experience in all areas of law. The firm fosters specialisation, but also promotes wide-reaching training of its professionals, so that they can better understand the needs and businesses of its clients.

The firm’s transactional teams are consistently busy. M&A work is traditionally a core area, while the firm is a first port of call for finance work and has an enviable market share in domestic and international capital markets, project financing, environmental and competition law. FERRERE is also a to-go firm for disputes, intellectual property, logistics, real estate and tax.

FERRERE is the only multi-jurisdictional, purely South American law firm. It has 200 attorneys throughout Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay and stands out for its US-style structure, methodologies and policies. The firm has developed international standards and homogeneous services, guaranteed by integrated, vertical practice groups and procedures, and a firm-wide training programmes. FERRERE is exceptional in the three jurisdictions in which it operates. It is a fully merit-based organisation with a mandatory early retirement policy and a strong focus on promoting diversity, with women making up 30 per cent of the partnership.

Constantly one step ahead, the firm keeps abreast of new technological developments and invests heavily in innovation, targeting like-minded clients in newer sectors and strengthening niche departments.

Clients

FERRERE has an exceptionally long, broadly sourced and loyal client base that reflects both the depth of this firm’s service offering and the talented minds within the partnership.

According to the annual LACCA report, in Paraguay, FERRERE continues to work for the highest number of the region’s largest corporates, representing Petrobras, Claro, FEMSA, Marfrig, Bimbo, YPF, Ambev, Shell, Suzano, CMPC and Germany’s BASF, among others, being the most popular firm in the country.

In fact, FERRERE represents some of the most important corporations in a wide range of industries, such as:

• Pharma and chemical: Barentz, Abbot Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, Biogen, Grupo Elea, Emergent, Darling.
• Logistics: MSC, J&F, Interbarge, Hidrovias do Brasil, Cargill, Navios South American Logistics, Impala Terminals.
• Commodities: Syngenta, YPF, Disney, Arysta, BASF, Bunge, UPL.
• Construction: Kingspan, Sika, Consorcio del Sur, Alesa Construcciones SA.
• Technology: Amazon Web Services, Sepotify, Meta, Thales, OneHQ.
• Autoparts and automoviles: Schaffler Group, General Motors.
• Home appliances: Electrolux, Unicomer Paraguay SA.
• Other: Securitas, Raizen, Shopping Centers del Paraguay; Altius, Megeve; Itaú, Claro, DIRECTV, Telus, Cullen International.

Main areas of practice
Banking and finance: Ferrere has outstanding work relationships with commercial banks and major multilateral lending organizations operating across the region.

M&A: Ferrere is consistently involved in almost all the market’s biggest and most sophisticated transactions and high-value projects.

Corporate: Ferrere has an outstanding team who are able to handle the biggest, most complex cross-border deals, as well as multi-jurisdictional transactions in the countries it operates in.

Dispute resolution: a significant part of the firm’s dispute resolution work involves the representation of clients who are not corporate clients, but who resort to Ferrere for their most complex commercial, investment, administrative or tax disputes.

Tax: Ferrere’s tax practice group advises clients on all tax matters and participates in business structuring, from corporate mergers or acquisitions through obtaining tax benefits for investment projects.

Employment: Ferrere is equally strong in the entire range of contentious and non-contentious labor and employment matters and focuses on providing high-quality advice on large, complex and highly strategic matters.

Intellectual property: Ferrere represents individuals and companies in developing and protecting their products, in drafting their assignment or license agreements, and in litigation focusing on violation of trademarks, patents, copyrights or unfair competition.

Energy and natural resources: Ferrere represents gas and liquid fuel as well as renewable energy companies. It advises the industry’s principal companies on day-to-day legal affairs, partner relationships, and governmental and regulatory matters.

Anti-corruption/compliance/internal investigations: Ferrere has unmatched experience in risk management and compliance. The firm’s multi-jurisdiction coverage and its practitioners’ international experience assure clients the meticulous and multifaceted approach required by today’s interconnected regulatory environment.

www.ferrere.com
Asunción: Torres del Paseo, Torre 1
Nivel 25, Avda. Santa Teresa N° 2106
Paraguay
Tel: +595 21 318 3000