Parquet & Asociados is a law firm of recognized solvency and prestige in the Paraguayan market. With more than 60 years of experience, it is one of the most important law firms in the country.
Parquet & Asociados is the leading law firm in Administrative Law. The firm’s specialized practice is recognized in issues and topics related to the financial management of the State, Public Contracting and Administration contracts, centralized and decentralized Administrative Organization, private investment in infrastructure and public works, the exercise and regulation of the Public Function, Administrative Economic Law in its multiple manifestations, the regulatory management of the Administration, the control and supervision of the administrative function, the control and supervision of the administrative function, the control and supervision of the administrative function, and the management and supervision of the public administration in its multiple manifestations, the control and supervision of the administrative function, the regulation of public banking and its operation, the regime of nullities and administrative revocability, planning, articulation and budget execution, the exercise of the police power and the application of the disciplinary and sanctioning regime of the Administration, the exercise of the recursive faculties of the Administered and the conduction and substantiation of the administrative contentious process.
Its qualified professionals stand out for their knowledge and experience in the integral administrative structure and organization and its operation, offering services of high technical content in relation to the entities and agencies of the State, governmental bodies, administrative organs, and other public and private entities.
In corporate matters, the Firm is proud to offer through its specialized professionals counsel and support related to companies and associations incorporation and management We provide counsel on a permanent basis related to incorporation of companies and associations, both business and civil, the installation of subsidiaries offices, the implementation of corporate daily proceedings, including shareholders meetings, shareholders agreements, board of directors meeting and the control, sale and transfer of shares, mergers, acquisitions, corporate break-ups and transformations, liquidations, as any other corporate issue. In the same sense, its practice covers the opening and advising of non-profit entities and foundations, having created and assisted an important group of local and international associations.
On Banking & Finance, Parquet & Asociados provides legal advisory services to public banks -first and second floor banking- and private banks in the country. The Law Firm is currently, the head external legal adviser to the main state financial entities; the Paraguayan Central Bank and the National Development Bank as well as other entities and associations in the financial market. The Firm has also provided thorough counselling to international investment banks and other worldwide institutions. The firm engages in modern banking digital expressions, developing new means of electronic payment devices, products and services.
With regard to capital markets and the stock exchange market, the firm is a consultant to listed companies in the stocks market, intervening in the issuance of financial instruments, either locally or internationally (sovereign bonds). The Firm has been the local advisor to the Paraguayan State in the sovereign bond issuances under Reg. S / Rule 144 of the State of New York from 2013 to 2016. It also advised the Banco Regional on the international bond issuance under the same regulations.
Since its beginnings, the Firm has provided legal assistance to projects, investment initiatives and establishment of foreign capital in Paraguay.
Provides advice in all stages from planning to execution, determine business prospecting, investment conditions, incorporation of local companies and branches, financing and structuring banking and stock exchange, tax and real estate advice, mergers and acquisitions, and other forms of collaboration according to the characteristics of the investment and clients requirements.
The experience of the firm in dispute resolution in the administrative and judicial field is extensive and varied. Actively participates in both pot of court settlements and jurisdictional processes. The Firm has a well-known track record in the field of national and international arbitration and mediation, both in the civil, commercial and sports fields. Parquet´s lawyers are included in lists of arbitrators in local and international institutions. With significant experience in litigation and disputes both in the country and abroad Dr. Javier Parquet Villagra has been an arbitrator member of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) for 8 years and currently holds the position of Full Member for the Republic of Paraguay in the Permanent Mercosur Review Tribunal. Other lawyers of the firm are current members of the CONMEBOL Arbitration Court of Sports and the Court of the National Anti-Doping Organization in Paraguay. On commercial arbitration, several associates are members of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of Paraguay, ruling in domestic disputes. In investment arbitration, the members of the firm have advised the national authorities in arbitration proceedings brought to the ICSID, the International Chamber of Commerce and other forums.
The firm is composed of a highly qualified team of one partner, 20 associates, and collaborators for legal, technical and administrative assistants. Several have obtained undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at prestigious local and foreign universities, and have extensive professional experience in local public entities, multilateral entities, local and transnational private companies. In addition, several firm’s partners actively participate in the academic field as university professors and other educational institutions, and regularly collaborate with local non-profit organizations. They are members of distinguished professional, academic, social and sports organizations, national and foreign.
Parquet & Asociados is a member of Ontier Global, a network of legal firms with partners in Latin America, Europe and Asia. ONTIER qualifies itself as “the first global firm with a local soul”, providing services in multiple jurisdictions, always maintaining proximity to the needs of clients.
The Law Firm constitutes a highly relevant professional, social, academic and cultural reference in Paraguayan society, establishing itself as an important strategic ally and professional support for any entity or individual, national or foreign, with intention to undertake all kinds of lucrative or non-profit activities of profit in the country, or defend their rights and interests in litigious circumstances.
The Firm is recognized as one of the TOP TIER firms in the Paraguayan market in the 2025 edition of Legal 500.
The Firm is recognized as a Leading Firm in Administrative Law in the Paraguayan market in the 2025 edition of Legal 500.