BKM | Berkemeyer
BKM | Berkemeyer has continued to build on its antitrust practice, led by Carla Sosa and Manuel Arias, taking on a number of new clients recently, including Banco Continental. The firm handles a wide range of matters for both national and international clients, including merger control filings, claims of anticompetitive conducts and consultations on antitrust issues. The firm has been involved in many cases that have been processed before Conacom. Along with Sosa and Arias, the team is led by figurehead Hugo Berkemeyer. At the associate level, Andres Nasser, Alvaro Rojas, Manfredo Ramirez and Leyla Apud are active members of the team.
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Testimonials
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‘BKM compares very favorably with the rest of the other firms. Very high level.’
‘Experience and training are the elements that make them stand out.’
‘BKM is singled out from its peers in Paraguay by mastering antitrust/competition legal framework in a jurisdiction where antitrust enforcement is still incipient.’
- ‘Client service and availability are BKM's main strength.’
‘I value the transparency towards the constant client in terms of billing, quoting and control of the resources assigned to the entrusted projects.’
‘Carla Sosa, Manuel Arias, Manfredo Ramirez, Andres Nasser have a very fine level of meticulousness in studying the assigned topics. The dedication to preparing opinions and suggestions in interdisciplinary teams in very short and urgent times is also noticeable, considering the difficulty that the need to induce knowledge of our industry (private security) can naturally generate. It is worth noting the soft skills when it comes to interacting with us and above all the frankness about the expected results. BKM is characterised by being very creative when legally it is not possible to proceed in one direction and that gives me, as a legal manager, a lot of peace of mind when it comes to resting and confiding in sensitive issues of the corporation.’
Key clients
- Traton
- Banco Continental
- Raízen
Work highlights
- Advised Raízen on the merger filing process before Conacom, following its acquisition of a 50% stake in Barcos & Rodados.
- Advised Prosegur after the competition authority accused it of failing to comply with its obligations during a merger filing process.
- Advised Çimsa on its merger filing process before Conacom following its acquisition of Cemex’s white cement business outside of Mexico and the US.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hugo Berkemeyer, Carla Sosa, Manuel Arias