La Paz

La Paz

Dentons Guevara & Gutierrez

Calacoto Calle 15 Torre Keta
La Paz, P.4 Of.402
Bolivia

P +591 2 2770808

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Until a few years ago, La Paz was not only the largest city in Bolivia, but its economic, political and cultural center. Even though, Santa Cruz has overtaken La Paz in size and economic clout, La Paz remains nevertheless the most important political and administrative city in Bolivia.

The Dentons Guevara & Gutierrez office in La Paz offers advice across all major areas of commercial law, arbitration and litigation, mining, labor, IP, financial and tax law and has a strong administrative practice.

Recognition

Dentons achieves 157 rankings in Chambers Latin America 2025

August 23, 2024

Independent legal publisher Chambers and Partners continues to recognize Dentons lawyers as market leaders throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dentons excels in Chambers Latin America 2024

August 25, 2023

Top legal rankings publisher Chambers once again recommends Dentons' excellent client service and legal expertise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dentons achieves top rankings in Chambers Latin America 2022

August 27, 2021

Latin America: Chambers Latin America 2022 has awarded Dentons 125 quality rankings across the Latin America region. Together with the Chambers Global and Brazil guides, the leading legal publisher now recognizes Dentons offices across Brazil, Chile, the Caribbean, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Bolivia’s previously announced combination Guevara & Gutierrez.

Insights

Bolivia regulates Fintech

May 13, 2025

Bolivia: May 7, 2025, marks a milestone in the country's regulatory history: the publication of Supreme Decree No. 5384, the first regulation in Bolivia that expressly recognizes and regulates Financial Technology Companies (FTCs), also known as fintechs. This is a significant step toward establishing a legal framework that enables startups and companies developing technology-based financial, capital market, and insurance solutions to operate, innovate, and scale.

The Registration of Virtual Asset Service Providers

May 7, 2025

Bolivia: The virtual assets ecosystem has grown exponentially in Bolivia in recent years. This expansion, driven by technology and innovation, has also created regulatory challenges for authorities responsible for preventing financial crimes. In this context, the Financial Investigations Unit (UIF) has resumed and strengthened its supervisory role over these services through the issuance of Administrative Resolution No. 19/2025, published on April 19, 2025.

General State Budget 2025

January 31, 2025

Bolivia: On January 1, 2025, Law 1613 regarding the General State Budget 2025 (PGE) was enacted. The PGE outlines the allocation of state resources aimed at implementing public policies across the country. Additionally, the budgetary framework provides a forecast of management expenses and revenue.

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