Altra Legal

Firm Details

Managing Partner: José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez

Contacts: Adriana Sánchez, Lucía Cazal, Felicita Argaña, Belén Moreno and Esteban Acha

Lawyers: 12

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese

Firm Overview

Altra Legal was founded in 2014 and quickly gained a leading position in the Paraguayan legal market in Corporate, Financial, and Dispute Resolution-related matters.

The firm's disruptive team understands that commerce evolves faster than regulatory changes and that businesses require legal creativity. This understanding distinguishes its practice, particularly in areas of Fintech and others requiring innovation. As a result, Altra Legal has an impressive list of clients in these matters as well as in sectors such as energy, telecommunications, ports, and shipping companies, industries, maquila, beverages, financial services and many others.

Altra Legal is the only Paraguayan law firm with a genuinely international dispute resolution practice. Members of the team litigate or act as arbitrators in several ICSID, Permanent Court of Arbitration, ICC, and CAS-TAS arbitration cases, as well as before the Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centre (CAMP). In addition, its practice in litigation before Paraguayan Courts is also recognised for being strategic and efficient.

Main Areas of Practice

1. Arbitration and Litigation: Altra Legal has a genuinely international dispute resolution practice, advising clients or intervening as attorneys or arbitrators in important ICSID, PCA, ICC, and CAS arbitration cases, among others. In addition, it represents companies in several complex cases of civil, commercial, and administrative matters before Paraguayan courts.
2. Corporate, Commercial and Foreign Investment: The firm counts with a highly specialised team of lawyers dealing with mergers, acquisitions, cross-border transactions, project finance, and others. The team also assists the incorporation of foreign companies, advising clients on structuring, strategic decisions, and daily business activities.
3. Banking and Finance: The team is renowned for its expertise in Fiduciaries and real estate financing trusts, capital markets, and banking law. It regularly advises national and international banks on financing and loan operations. The team has unique experience in banking regulation, secured transactions, and capital markets.
4. IT: Altra Legal advises start-ups on diverse matters on e-commerce, digital wallets, mobile applications. The firm constantly deals with IT contracts, software licensing, development agreements, and compliance with regulatory measures in the digital field.
5. Labour and Employment: The firm’s business-oriented focus is well recognised for working with large employers on labour matters to prevent, diminish and solve any potential labour dispute.
6. Intellectual Property: Altra Legal handles IP protection and management, and trademark registrations.

Offices

Website: http://altralegal.com/

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone number: +5959212376695 and +595981105633

Location: Senador Long 463