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Established in 1952, BERKEMEYER Attorneys and Counselors (the “Firm”) has been recognized as one of the leading legal practices in the field of Intellectual Property Law in Paraguay. Over the years, and in response to the needs of its clients, the Firm expanded into other areas of specialty, thus serving its clientele in a more global and comprehensive basis.
The Firm is actually a full-service practice whose clients consist primarily of foreign individuals and corporations seeking legal advice in Paraguay. The Firm has extensive experience in the fields of Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law, Investments, Public Bids, Privatizations and Project Finance. It also specializes in the process of establishing new businesses as well as their subsequent ongoing legal support. Moreover, the Firm is uniquely positioned to assist its clients in the implementation of and compliance with national and international regulations.
The Firm’s attorneys are experienced in a broad range of business and industry sectors, including telecommunications, energy and gas, water and natural resources, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, food and beverage, consumer goods, publishing, advertising, finance, insurance, and real estate. Other areas in which the lawyers in the Firm have developed expertise are immigration and labor law, distribution law and product liability, licensing and franchising, Internet law, e-commerce, and environmental law and consulting. The practice includes litigation of commercial, civil and trademark matters. Several members of the Firm provide consulting services and advice on the drafting of legislation and regulations, issues of arbitration, telecommunications, water and sewer management as well as Trademarks Law.
The Firm maintains strong links with many established law firms in the MERCOSUR (Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay) as well as other countries in the Americas. Our Firm’s members regularly attend international conferences of leading bar associations and other organizations to keep pace with legal developments and to better understanding of our clients global needs.
BERKEMEYER Attorneys & Counselors is strongly committed to providing its clients with the highest professional standards. The various specialty areas are not run independently but are coordinated so to provide its clients with efficient and integrative legal services. In the event that clients require services in more than one area of specialty, they are assigned an attorney who will act as the coordinator and interact with the team of lawyers working on the clients’ cases. Clients are thus able to take full advantage of the Firm’s broad range of expertise.
The Firm is comprised of over 30 highly experienced, reputable and professional attorneys, educated in the practice of Law at reputable universities in Paraguay, with several of them completing postgraduate studies in law schools in Europe and the United States. A number of the Firm’s attorneys are bi-lingual and can speak English, French, Portuguese, German and Japanese. Its diverse membership positions the Firm as a one-stop practice for the international client who wishes to receive exceptional legal advice in a broad range of areas. In addition, the Firm is committed to applying the latest tools and technology in an effort to deliver legal services in a timely and efficient manner.
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