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Belen Montes

Senior Associate

Belen Montes

Senior Associate

La Paz

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Belén is a Senior Associate at Dentons Guevara & Gutierrez SC in La Paz, Bolivia.

She advises national and international companies in compliance, antitrust, tax and custom regulation.

She actively advocates in administrative proceedings, including administrative stages and judicial review appeals. She has also advocated for clients in constitutional proceedings including amparo suits, annulment claims and unconstitutional actions.

Belén also participates in due diligence reviews of antitrust, tax, and labor liabilities in acquisitions of multinational companies, advising on social security and health and safety regulations, compensation plans and employee benefits.

Experience

Cervecería Boliviana Nacional: Advising and representing one of the most representative companies in Bolivia on antitrust matters.
Pepsico de Bolivia: Advising on regulatory compliance regarding market authorizations.
Hydrocarbons Company: Advising and representing in administrative and Taxes proceedings.
Pharmaceutical Company: Advising and representing in regulatory framework of pharmaceutical Bolivian companies.
Machinery Import Company. Advising and representing in administrative and Taxes proceedings.
Financing Entities: Advising and representing in administrative proceedings.
Department of Justice of one of the most important governments in the world: Representing in a labor litigation against seven former employees of a government agency.
Multi-Latin company of massive consumer goods: Assisting with labor and antitrust due diligence. Reviewed compensation plans and extralegal benefit policies.
ITACAMBA: Advising and representing in administrative proceedings.
IMCRUZ: Advising and representing in administrative proceedings.

Recognition

Legal 500 2024: Rising Star Dispute Resolution.
Magna Cum Laude, Universidad Privada Boliviana, with specialization in Corporate Law.
She was acknowledged in the honor roll of the law school, for six (6) straight semesters.
She was admitted to the university through the merit based scholarship program “The Top 100”.

Activities and Affiliations

As a lawyer of Guevara & Gutiérrez S.C. collaborated with: Techo, an NGO that focuses on overcoming poverty in informal settlements. Likewise, she collaborated in the incorporation of the Pro Bono Foundation.