Experience
Fernando is a Senior Associate well experienced in a wide range of areas surrounding corporate and business law. He works on high-profile matters, and his cases often involve complex negotiations and dispute resolution risk management. He regularly handles commercial cross-border legal affairs, which are often multiparty and multijurisdictional matters. Fernando is known for using his technical excellence and commercial expertise to deliver results for his clients and helping them with their most challenging issues. Keenly aware of where risks and sensitivities may emerge, Fernando has built a reputation as an innovative, reliable, and commercially aware lawyer with a deep understanding of what the client needs for a job to be completed efficiently and effectively.
Education
- Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo – Bachelor of Laws.
- University of Cambridge – LLM (Commercial Law).
Language
- Spanish
- English
- French
- Italian
Admition
- Ministry of Justice (Bolivia)
RECOGNITION
Cambridge Trust
Scholar (2020)
Chevening Awards (United Kingdom, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Scholar (2020)
Bolivian Bar Association
Gold Medal (2019)
Practice Areas
Corporate Law and M&A
Corporate Law and M&A
Practice areas
- Mergers and acquisitions.
- Due diligence processes.
- Constitution of subsidiaries and branches.
- Corporate reorganizations.
- Corporate governance.
- International transactions.
- Company dissolutions and liquidations.
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Practice areas
- Local and international loan agreements with public and private entities.
- Sovereign loans.
- Syndicated loans.
- Financing of mergers and acquisitions operations.
- Project financing.
- Structuring of financial guarantees.
- Issuance and purchase/sale of securities.
Administrative and Regulatory Law
Administrative and Regulatory Law
Practice areas
- Design of complex corporate, associative and representation structures to participate in regulated businesses and public contracts.
- Incorporation of companies and obtaining administrative licenses, permits and authorizations.
- Comprehensive assistance for tenders or contracts with public entities.
- Advice for the fulfillment of administrative and regulatory obligations.
- Claims in the administrative venue and preparation of administrative resources.
- Legal defense of sanctioning administrative processes.
- Accompaniment during processes of closure and conclusion of regulated activities.
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Practice areas
- Public contracts.
- Oil and natural gas projects
- Regulatory and environmental legislation
- Engineering, procurement and construction
- Non-traditional and renewable energy projects