In 2005, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, we founded WBC Abogados with the aim of providing comprehensive legal advice to a variety of national and foreign companies involved in different sectors and industries.

With a deep understanding of our clients' needs, at WBC Abogados we work to obtain a global approach to their activities and businesses, coordinating closely with all levels of our clients in their local and international operations.

At WBC Abogados we want to be the pillar on which our clients can rely with the certainty that we provide them with an excellent service duly based on the special knowledge of the Bolivian legal system and experience in the different areas of work. We have high-level professionals forming a creative and dynamic team that responds to all the requirements of our clients, therefore our commitment to excellence and high quality of our services is reflected in the quick response and clear results obtained.

About WBC Abogados

Founded in 2005

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Lawsuits & Disputes
Employment & Labor
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Insurance

Languages spoken
Spanish
Aymara
English

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Practice areas

Business

We offer a broad spectrum of corporate law services for national and foreign companies in Bolivia. From the incorporation and operation of companies to their restructuring,
acquisition of companies or their assets, and even dissolution and liquidation of any company.
We provide the necessary legal support so that our clients can operate safely and confidently. We actively participate in all types of projects where we accompany our
clients in the preparation of offers, negotiation, due diligence and the closing of such agreements or contracts.
Likewise, we work closely with our clients to implement good corporate governance practices, ensuring transparency and compliance with rules and regulations.
Our team of lawyers advises multinational companies in different sectors that enter the Bolivian market on all necessary aspects, whether through branches, subsidiaries, affiliates or partnerships with public or private companies.

  • Constitutions.
  • Corporate Governance.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions.
  • Restructurings.
  • Compliance.
Administrative
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Board of Investment (BOI)
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Environment
Franchising
International
Investment
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Securities
Tax

Lawsuits & Disputes

In 2005, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, we founded WBC Abogados with the aim of providing comprehensive legal advice to a variety of national and foreign companies involved in different sectors and industries.

With a deep understanding of our clients' needs, at WBC Abogados we work to obtain a global approach to their activities and businesses, coordinating closely with all levels of our clients in their local and international operations.

At WBC Abogados we want to be the pillar on which our clients can rely with the certainty that we provide them with an excellent service duly based on the special knowledge of the Bolivian legal system and experience in the different areas of work. We have high-level professionals forming a creative and dynamic team that responds to all the requirements of our clients, therefore our commitment to excellence and high quality of our services is reflected in the quick response and clear results obtained.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation

Employment & Labor

We consider it essential to offer our clients comprehensive advice on everything related to labor matters, hiring, short- and long-term social security, restructuring schemes, remuneration or termination, regulations, manuals and internal policies, relations with unions, as well as labor audits, both technical and administrative. We assume the defense of our clients in all stages of administrative, judicial and constitutional processes. We can also determine the type of work visas or immigration regimes applicable to foreign workers who must reside in Bolivia so that they can adequately carry out their activities.

  • Administrative and Judicial Processes
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Intellectual Property

We have the resources and extensive experience in the protection and recognition of rights over trademarks, models, designs, patents, authorship, as well as the transfer and licensing of these rights.

Copyright
Patent
Trademark

Real Estate

We provide advice on the negotiation, preparation, review and structuring of any type of contract, agreement of intent, transactional agreement, convention or legal document, whether national,
international or multi-jurisdictional.
Our team is highly qualified to advise on all aspects of complex commercial operations, external financing, as well as public or private tenders in which our clients decide to participate.
We offer legal advice on imports, exports, free trade zones, and all matters related to foreign trade, both for the entry of any product into the country and for MERCOSUR, the CAN and the European Community.
WBC Abogados has highly prestigious associated professionals in several countries, thus being able to advise the client not only in the Bolivian legal field but also internationally.

  • Civil & Commercial Contracts
  • Foreign investment
  • Entertainment
Brokerage
Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Real Estate Due Diligence

Insurance

We have specialists with extensive experience in the establishment and opening of branches and/or agencies of commercial companies whose business is regulated by the Pensions and Insurance Authority (APS); authorizations for the establishment and operation of Insurance Companies, Insurance Brokers, Reinsurance Brokers and Health Insurance Plans; legal defense in administrative proceedings and general insurance advice. Following the growing importance of this issue, both nationally and internationally, our lawyers are qualified to advise their clients on obtaining licenses and full compliance with existing national environmental regulations.

Bad Faith Insurance
Health insurance
Insurance Defense
Insurance Fraud
Life Insurance

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