Leading Adviser Awards 2020

140 Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 Acquisition International - Issue 1 2021 95 Oct20341 Collaborating With Society Based in Asuncion, Paraguay, Parquet & Asociados is a 60-year-old law firm providing a diverse range of legal services based on professional experience in areas including Administrative Law, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Public Procurement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate law, Telecom and Aviation to name a few. Guiding Parquet & Asociados in their mission to deliver their world-class services, is the firm’s manager and sole partner, Javier Parquet. We profiled Parquet & Asociados, and one of the leading public and administrative lawyers in Paraguay to find out more about the exceptional work that is effortless provided by this powerful law firm. onsidered as the number one firm in the area, Parquet & Asociados is a specialized law firm in Administrative Law, with an experienced legal team in public procurement processes, infrastructure tenders and other ways of investments. Based on principles in ethics, honesty, professional responsibility and respect of a human being and their welfare above all, Parquet & Asociados aims to serve the legal community by helping clients in their everyday legal needs and to the overall community. Alongside this, the firm also seeks to serve the public administration in counselling it’s institutions in administrative law. It is a firm belief at Parquet & Asociados that the construction of solid institutions must come from the participation of the private and public sectors. In this sense, the firm has over 30 years providing legal assistance to public institutions as it has participated in restructuring processes, sovereign debt emissions, developed projects on constructions, adapted corporate financial solutions to the public issues and other services provided other the years. Lastly, but most importantly, Parquet & Asociados has proudly collaborated in the drafting of several laws, decrees, and projects. Throughout the years, the success that Parquet & Asociados has achieved is clear to see in the solutions they provide to their clients. Regardless of the case, the firm would always found a way to deal with the situations. Achieving a positive outcome results in Parquet & Asociados’ clients make them reach the firm when needed, recommend them and even jointly work in projects as pairs. Enabling the firm to deliver these effective solutions is the talented, experienced and devoted team of individuals who form the foundation of Parquet & Asociados. The legal team are definitely what distinguishes the practice from any other law firm in the country. The associates are oriented to offer an integral legal advice, with a global view to public institutions as well as financial and commercial companies, offering a personalized treatment and solutions to the specific needs of each client. It must be noted that both the paralegal and law students are not less important, as the associates rely on their capability to research and collaborate with administrative duties. In these past couple of years, this outstanding team has assisted construction companies, water treatment and Segway system industries, pharmaceuticals, corporate banks, investment bank and corporations looking to participate in public tenders. This in turn has resulted in an impressive portfolio of work, a diverse client base and most importantly, a stronger law firm. C 2020 has proven to be a challenging year for many business across the globe, regardless of the industry or location. As a firm and company, Parquet & Asociados were also among those affected by the pandemic, even now the practice is still recovering the measures that were implemented by the Government to curve the infection rate in the country. However, as the year draws to close and 2021 slowly comes into view, Parquet & Asociados will have the joy of having completed an international operation with the European Union, in order to strengthen relations with them, as well as to facilitate and promote the development of the country. Aside from the all of these exciting plans that are currently in the pipeline for the firm, Javier hopes that Parquet & Asociados will continue to grow as a law firm and to persist leading the area of Administrative Law. Here at Acquisition International, we firmly believe that Parquet & Asociados will continue their meteoric rise to success in the years to come, especially under the supervision of Paraguay’s leading public and administrative lawyer, Javier Parquet. Contact: Lucas Corrales Company: Parquet & Asociados Web Address: www.parquet.com.py Leading Public and Administrative Lawyer of the Year, Paraguay