His practice focuses on drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, structuring investment projects, and advising on environmental and compliance regulatory matters.
Guillermo has over 15 years of experience representing financial institutions, multinational corporations, and multilateral organizations on financing transactions, corporate mergers, and asset acquisitions, both in Paraguay and in the United States.
As leader of the real estate practice in Paraguay, he has represented investors, developers, builders, buyers and sellers on projects for construction of infrastructure, corporate, commercial and residential complexes, and large scale urban development projects. He has broad experience in real estate due diligence reviews, drafting and negotiating earnest money, purchase, rental, construction, and leasing agreements, condominium and building rules, hotel and lodging management agreements, and financing, trust, and security arrangements.
In the environmental law area, Guillermo has represented a wide variety of clients, including multilateral organizations, banking and financial institutions, and local and foreign companies in a variety of sectors, including real estate development and construction, forestry and agriculture, energy, mining and hydrocarbons, manufacturing, food and beverage production, and air and river transportation. Beyond advising clients on environmental regulatory matters, Guillermo is an authority in Paraguay on green or climate financing, including forestry projects, green bond issues, and carbon credit generation projects involving forest plantations, native woodland conservation, and regenerative agriculture, on which he has advised local companies, investment funds, project developers, and end buyers.
In risk management and compliance he has represented clients in banking and finance, technology and telecommunications, real estate development, pharmaceuticals, industry, and logistics, on the implementation of risk management and regulatory compliance systems, preparation of codes of conduct, procedures and internal policy manuals, implementation of money laundering, fraud and corruption prevention policies, internal audits and investigations, due diligence reviews of clients, suppliers, and business partners, and compliance training for employees.
Guillermo was previously a partner at FERRERE in Paraguay and, prior to joining the firm, an associate in the Miami offices of White & Case LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, asset financing, and energy and infrastructure project finance, advising clients in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Guillermo earned his degree as attorney in Paraguay from Universidad Americana, and his juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law (United States).