Delfor Zapata Avendaño

Practice Areas

Administrative and Regulatory Law

Energy & Natural Resources

Labour & Employment

Dispute Resolution

Real Estate

Career

Delfor Zapata is a partner at Moreno Baldivieso and heads the litigation department of the firm, with over 25 years of experience in the field. Delfor is widely regarded as one of the most successful and tenacious litigants in Bolivia. His ample experience includes complex litigation in the areas of labor, tax, civil, criminal and administrative law. Recently, Delfor led the defense of the interests of a Spanish consortium in a total of 45 lawsuits conducted in parallel in Bolivia.

Delfor is a lawyer, qualified by the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés-UMSA, admitted to practice law in Bolivia. He holds a master’s degree in Tax Law from Simón Bolívar University and postgraduate degrees in civil, procedural, civil and criminal and administrative law.

Education