Estudio Gerke is a leading boutique law firm whose origin dates back to 1971. The firm takes pride in its strong tradition and great prestige throughout Bolivia and the region.
Following the heritage of its founding partner Carlos Gerke Mendieta, Estudio Gerke seeks to defend fair positions through the application of universal legal principles and tools, based on the provision of tailored and transparent legal services in which the depth of analysis, intellectual honesty, innovation and academic rigor, are strongly emphasized, in search of effective and sustainable protection of the interests of its clients.
The firm provides comprehensive legal advice to Bolivian, foreign and international companies, owners, individuals and institutions, with a high degree of specialization in commercial law, civil law, tax, intellectual property, labor law, international private law, international commercial arbitration and administrative law in the regulated sectors of telecommunications, transportation, electric power, gas and oil, mining and financial services.
Estudio Gerke is a reference in the representation and advice of its clients in the structuring, implementation and protection of their investments in Bolivia, mergers and acquisitions of companies and in the protection of their interests and rights through strategies of conflict prevention, negotiations and litigation in civil, commercial, administrative, tax and constitutional processes. Thanks to its extensive international experience, it is part of several networks of professional lawyers around the world, which allows the firm to also offer its clients the legal and logistical support necessary to develop their businesses and protect their interests outside of Bolivia.
Estudio Gerke offers its clients a knowledgeable and reliable team, with proven competence and experience in all the areas of law in which it specializes. Partners, associates and other lawyers that comprise our firm have as a common denominator to be professionals passionate about their work and committed to the objectives and values of the Estudio Gerke.
Professional practice in the our firm is accompanied by the encouragement given to its members to participate actively in the teaching of law in local universities and in pro-bono activities to promote justice and to make justice equally accessible to all people.
