Zacarias & Fernandez

As a full-service firm, Zacarías & Fernández provides general corporate and dispute-resolution counsel, as well as in-depth focused legal guidance in areas such as intellectual property, business immigration, tax, regulatory compliance and legislative advocacy. The firm is ranked in Chambers Latin America and many of our lawyers are deeply involved with dozens of prestigious international legal and bar associations.

Over the past several decades, Zacarías & Fernández has pursued an intelligent expansion strategy focused on meeting the broad-ranging needs of domestic and multinational corporate clients. With strong regulatory, transactional and litigation teams, our growth has been accompanied by an equally strong commitment to quality and reliability.

Members of the firm also have been instrumental in assisting and consulting with various offices and agencies within the Paraguayan government in developing and drafting new policies and legislation designed to achieve conformity with international guidelines, treaties and agreements, and implement global legal best practices.

Well known for our intellectual property practice, in December 1996 we established the national group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). We have also joined forces with other relevant organizations (including the ASIPI, ASPI, ABA, ABPI, AAAPI, AIPLA, ECTA, IABA, IPO, INTA, ITMA, LES, APRAM, GRUR, PTMG, MARQUES and IACC) to promote IP protection on a number of fronts. Several of our partners also serve as professors of intellectual property law.

We believe that strong political, economic and social systems provide an endless source for new ideas and inventions, which in turn drive national, regional and global progress and wealth creation.