FERRERE

Associate

Belem Canillas

Belem Canillas is a member of Litigation department at FERRERE Paraguay, with emphasis on civil, commercial and administrative disputes.

Before joining FERRERE, she worked at different firms in Asunción specializing in civil and commercial law, along with tax and administrative law. She also handled succession proceedings for a leading real estate brokerage.

Her practice focuses on civil, commercial and administrative litigation, where she participates in highly complex cases related to collection of credits, enforcements of mortgages and pledges, creditors’ meetings and bankruptcies, distribution contracts, damages, unconstitutionality actions, enforcement, recognition and nullity of arbitral awards, as well as litigious and administrative proceedings.

She coauthored an award-winning paper on competition titled Decreto Nº 1952: un análisis exhaustivo hacia la libre competencia de las estaciones de servicio (Decree No. 1952: an in-depth analysis on free competition of service stations), published in Anuario CONACOM in 2025.

She is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Paraguay.

She is currently enrolled in the Master’s program in Civil and Commercial Law at Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay).

Memberships:

  • International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Paraguay
  • Master’s in Civil and Commercial Law, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay), enrolled
  • Attorney, Law School, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (Paraguay), 2024
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