Alliott Global Alliance expands to Bolivia with the appointment of law firm Gumucio & Abogados
08 August 2023
Alliott Global Alliance (AGA) has expanded its reach to Bolivia by admitting Top 10 law firm Gumucio & Abogados as its sole legal representative in the country.
This latest appointment extends AGA’s coverage in the Latin America & Caribbean region to 17 countries, ensuring clients and the professional firms who represent them can access a full range of professional advisory services in 95 countries worldwide. AGA is a Band 1 ranked Law Firm Network by Chambers and Partners.
Founded in 2013 in Santa Cruz by Managing Partner Daniel Gumucio, the four partners and staff have many years’ experience working for some of the most reputable law firms in Bolivia. Offering a full range of legal services including corporate, labour, civil, litigation, real estate and foreign investment assistance, the team are well versed working for clients locally, further afield across Latin America and in Europe and the US. Providing services to those mainly in the automotive, industrial, retail, commercial and environmental sectors, clients include household names such as BMW, Cimal and Aguia.
With an established and growing profile in Bolivia, Gumucio & Abogados is highly regarded by Chambers, Legal 500 and Leaders League for their excellence in matters relating to labour and litigation. Daniel Gumucio is also President of “Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas” (Latin American Network of Labour Lawyers). Business at the firm is conducted in the English, Spanish, German and Portuguese languages.
Daniel comments:
“It is a great honour to be appointed as Alliott Global Alliance’s first professional services firm in Bolivia. As we have grown so our client portfolio and their global requirements has increased, and this membership will ensure that we can now offer them access to 220 firms worldwide to assist them with their cross border and expansion strategies.
“Likewise, by attending conferences and meetings alongside our colleagues in Latin America and globally, we can potentially assist their clients who may have business interests in Bolivia. We look forward to the opportunities this collaboration may bring.”
Giles Brake, Alliott Global Alliance CEO, adds:
“We are delighted to announce our expansion into a new country and to welcome Gumucio & Abogados as our legal representative in Bolivia. This is a dynamic team, the members of which, have already taken full advantage of our conference programme to meet and to start to collaborate with members in the region.
“Daniel and his team of professionals are an excellent addition to the alliance as we continue to build our service offering in this new jurisdiction and across the wider Latin America and Caribbean region. We welcome everyone at the firm to AGA.”
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, AGA has member firms in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
About Gumucio & Abogados:
Gumucio & Abogados is Alliott Global Alliance’s legal representative member firm in Bolivia. The firm has significant expertise in representing foreign clients that require legal services in the country and serve domestic clients needing legal support outside of the jurisdiction.
A top 10 firm in the country, Gumucio & Abogados has a team of over 30 lawyers and is located in the business district of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The firm also has a presence in the city of Cochabamba.
About Alliott Global Alliance:
Founded in 1979, and with 220 member firms operating out of 300 offices in 95 countries Alliott Global Alliance is an international alliance of independent, law, accounting, and specialist advisory firms, working across the world Together as One.
Each of our members share a common goal: to learn and share knowledge, resources, and opportunities to make the world smaller and their businesses stronger. We work with a spirit of generosity and openness — so that together, we can continue to fulfil our ambitions, gain greater experience, and drive mutual success.
Alliott Global Alliance is expanding fast, and the alliance has its sights set firmly on growing its legal and accounting membership to 100 countries. Opportunities are available to independent professional firms in specific countries in Africa, but also in Europe, China, the ASEAN region, Australasia, the Gulf Cooperation Council region, Central and South America and in North America. For information about membership please email membership@alliottglobal.com