Colab’s corporate and commercial practice handles work across the fintech, tech, and real estate sectors. The team excels in complex transactions, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance matters, acting for top local and international clients. Recent successes include advising on a major green hydrogen project, supporting the establishment of an arbitration centre for the private sector, and guiding corporate restructurings to enhance operational efficiency. The team is led by Jorge Gross Brown, a highly regarded figure in financial and corporate matters, whose role in high-profile transactions highlights his market influence. Mauricio Salgueiro is a respected transactional lawyer with an emphasis on tech and start-up matters. The team is further strengthened by a group of associates, including Renato Tenace Caballero, who advises on banking, finance, M&A, and project financing, and Joaquina Vera, who excels in transactional law, compliance, and governance.
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  • ‘The team is everything. A great team. They're friends of technology and digitalisation.'

Key clients

  • Prex
  • Mondelez International
  • Novel Capital
  • South American River Company  – Sarcom (Sodrugestvo)
  • Puente Casa de Bolsa
  • Morphware
  • Grupo Icon
  • Curecrete Distribution
  • Asociación Cámara Paraguaya de Distribuidoras de Combustibles
  • Rios Repuestos
  • Lan Accelerator
  • Smart Soil

Work highlights

Advising Atome Paraguay S.A.E., a subsidiary of Atome PLC, on the comprehensive legal and corporate structuring for its USD 500m green hydrogen and ammonia production plant in Villeta, Paraguay.
Advised the Unión Industrial Paraguaya on the establishment of its own arbitration centre.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Renato Tenace

Practice head

Jorge Gross Brown; Mauricio Salgueiro

Other key lawyers

Joaquina Vera; Renato Tenace