Nestor Loizaga

Corporate and commercial law, International business transactions and investment projectos under special investment regimes, M&A, Banking and Financing, Project Finance, Distribution law, Compliance, Antitrust and Natural Resources.

Néstor Loizaga is a partner at FERRERE’s Corporate team in Paraguay.

His practice focuses on strategic advice to local and international companies on commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, joint ventures, public procurement, and the legal implications of artificial intelligence on business.

He counsels leading companies in sectors such as agribusiness, energy, technology, industry, pharmaceuticals, and financial services, advising on both local business and highly complex cross-border transactions.

He has taken part in some of the most relevant deals in the market, including the joint venture between Grupo Los Lazos, Grupo Las Lomas and Grupo Internacional de Inversiones S.A. for the development of a steel plant in Paraguay. He also routinely advises companies such as Amazon, Cargill, Roche, Sanofi, Thyssenkrupp, Mosaic, BRF, Ambev Cervepar, and BASF, supporting them in the design and implementation of long-term legal strategies in the country.

Néstor served as managing partner of FERRERE Paraguay until 2023, leading the firm’s sustained growth and its consolidation as one of the most prestigious and professional law firms in the country. His leadership was marked by the promotion of a strong institutional culture with international standards, centered on excellence and innovation.

- Active member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

- American Bar Association – Section of International Law

- Paraguayan Bar Association

- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

- Water Law Committee

He regularly publishes legal analysis and commentary, addressing the evolving legal and business landscape in Paraguay and Latin America.

Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in IP and International Commerce related matters.

Frequent speaker at regional forums on foreign investment, legal innovation, and new technologies.

ESADE Business School (Spain)

Postgraduate program in Artificial Intelligence for Business

George Washington University School of Law

LLM in Intellectual Property

2003

Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Paraguay)

Attorney

1999