Team size: four 

How do you manage legal aspects during periods of instability or crisis, and how do you align your legal strategy with the overall business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience? 

Periods of instability or crisis undoubtedly present significant challenges that compel us to be creative in managing legal aspects. In this regard, I believe the best approach is to identify the new opportunities or challenges these periods present and, consequently, have the ability to adapt our work to meet these new demands. 

Market trends and client needs during these times can change significantly from day to day, so it is essential to have the capacity to adapt to these changes and continue providing tailored solutions. 

Finally, as a service company, our legal strategy is directly linked to the business strategy through clear and open communication within the organisation. This ensures trust and alignment with our business objectives. 

Could you discuss a particularly challenging dispute or M&A scenario you have faced and the innovative strategies you implemented to address it? 

The current M&A landscape in Bolivia is in a particularly unique and challenging phase. Due to the country’s economic and political context, there is significant demand from key local market players for acquiring companies with foreign or multinational capital. I view this situation as a great opportunity both for Bolivian entrepreneurs and for the sector in which I currently operate. 

In this context, my role constantly involves implementing innovative strategies to handle these transactions, as the M&A sector is relatively new to the Bolivian market. Strategies such as structuring corporate entities abroad as a means of protecting investments and assets, securing capital from alternative sources since bank financing is not available at attractive rates and conditions, and implementing various processes that incorporate technology are some of the innovative approaches we have been using to address this scenario.