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Estudio Balbuena is a growing law firm based in Asunción, specialising in economic regulation, international trade, compliance and the structuring of business projects.
World Trade Center AsunciónTower 3 · Floor 12
Estudio Balbuena
The firm advises local and foreign companies, investors, international organisations, multinational businesses and SMEs on the development of regulated economic activities, investment projects and international operations.
Our approach brings together legal, administrative, accounting and tax advice, supporting commercial negotiations, regulatory processes and logistics operations through a professional structure designed to facilitate business development in complex regulatory environments.
Estudio Balbuena pursues a collaborative growth model, building partnerships with professionals and associated offices in Paraguay and across Latin America to provide comprehensive legal solutions with regional reach.
Practice areas
The firm's professional practice is organised into four main areas.
Administrative proceedings, competition, public procurement, and regulation of entertainment and gambling.
Corporate structuring, capital, access to the financial system, foreign trade and international logistics.
Anti-money laundering, compliance programmes, compliance officers and control systems.
Spanish–English capabilities for negotiations, contractual structuring and transactions with foreign counterparties.
Sector specialisation
Legal advice for casinos, betting businesses and gaming operators in Paraguay. Regulation, tenders and compliance, with particular attention to preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
Strategic location
Estudio Balbuena is based at World Trade Center Asunción, one of Paraguay's most important business complexes and a meeting point for the country's corporate and financial ecosystem. Located on Avenida Aviadores del Chaco, Tower 3, Floor 12, the firm is in Asunción's principal corporate district, where financial institutions, multinational companies, business centres and specialist professional services converge. International hotels and business meeting venues complement this setting, facilitating corporate activities and high-level negotiations. The World Trade Center location allows the firm to interact directly with the business, financial and institutional community, offering clients a strategic venue for meetings, coordination of investment projects and support for business operations with national and international reach.
International capabilities
Estudio Balbuena has bilingual operational capabilities in Spanish and English, enabling the firm to assist local and foreign companies with international commercial negotiations, the structuring of investment projects and the coordination of business operations with foreign counterparties.
The firm's leadership has undertaken advanced English studies at Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano (CCPA), as well as academic programmes at Kaplan International in Washington, D.C., United States, and Dublin, Ireland.
This background also includes international academic experience through a placement in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and specialised English language teacher training through The TEFL Academy (TTA), with certification in Teaching English.
This training enables the firm to participate directly in business negotiations, contractual structuring and professional coordination in English, facilitating engagement with foreign investors, international organisations and multinational companies.
Team
Founder and Principal of Estudio Balbuena
Founder and principal of Estudio Balbuena, an Asunción-based law firm specialising in Administrative Law, economic regulation, competition regulation, international trade and compliance.
International Trade and Logistics Operations
International Trade graduate with specialised experience in international negotiations, logistics coordination and customs management.
Compliance Officer and Member of the Regulatory Management Team
Works in compliance, regulatory management and business administration. As a member of the Estudio Balbuena team, he contributes to risk prevention, compliance documentation and support for regulated businesses, with a particular interest in developing organisational and technological solutions.
Recent publications
Published books
Academic scholarship is a central element in the firm's institutional development.
Librería Intercontinental Editora
2022
Librería Intercontinental Editora
2015
Librería Intercontinental Editora
2009
Recognition and distinctions
Recognition for professional achievement and contribution to regulatory analysis in the gaming sector
G&M News / Gaming & MediaInternational gaming industry
Recognition for contributions to the regulation of the gaming industry in Latin America
CGS LatAmSantiago de Chile
Recognition for the fight against illegal activities in the gaming sector
GOMEEESJAPY and APOJAParaguay
International recognition for professional achievement in the regulated entertainment industry
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World Trade Center AsunciónTower 3 · Floor 12 · Asunción