About Viviana
Viviana has been an attorney at Altra Legal since 2023, with extensive experience providing legal advisory services to companies across various industries. Her previous background in criminal law enables her to assist companies in identifying potential risks and developing preventive strategies.
Her current practice focuses on domestic and international arbitration, in both contractual and non-contractual matters, including disputes in sectors such as distribution, construction, transportation, telecommunications, energy, and food before various arbitration centers, as well as investment arbitration.
Since 2024, she has served as Secretary General of ICC Paraguay (International Chamber of Commerce). She is also a teaching assistant in Alternative Dispute Resolution at National University of Asunción, has delivered postgraduate training programs, and coaches the institution’s arbitration teams for international commercial arbitration competitions in Latin America and Europe.
Education
Attorney, Honor Roll, National University of Asunción (2018)
Diploma in Civil and Commercial Law (CEDEP, 2025)
Specialization in Global Business Management (CAECE, 2025) – thesis in progress
External Program of the The Hague Academy of International Law (2024)
Diploma in Corporate Finance for Lawyers (Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, 2022)
Specialization in Criminal Law Theory (University of Salamanca, Spain, 2022)
Memberships
- Member of the Arbitration Alumni Committee (2025–2027)
- Member of the Paraguayan Institute of Law and Economics
- Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of the Paraguayan Bar Association (2nd Edition, 2021)
Publications
- “Paraguay Reforms Its Arbitration Law: An Overview of the New Legal Framework”, Kluwer Arbitration Blog – Wolters Kluwer (2026)
- “Five Steps to Internationalize Your Company”, FOCO Magazine – La Nación (2026)
- “Remote Work in the Digital Era”, in New Problems and New Solutions in Cross-Border Remote Work, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi (2024)
- Paraguayan chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Art and Cultural Heritage Law (2024)
- “The Cape Town System in Paraguay: Progress and Future Perspectives”, Altra Legal Blog (2024)
- Collaboration in “Commercial and Investment Arbitration”, by José A. Moreno Rodríguez, Asunción (2023 and 2025)
Acknowledgements
- Albert H. Kritzer Award for Best Statement of Claim, Carlos III University of Madrid (2017)
- Third Place in the Oral Phase, 10th Edition of Moot Madrid, National University of Asunción (2017) – participation as speaker
