PPO Abogados

What PPO Abogados does

PPO Indacochea is the largest law firm in Bolivia, formed in July 2025 through the merger of PPO Abogados (founded in 2020 by Carlos Pinto) and Indacochea & Asociados. The combined firm operates from five Bolivian cities — Santa Cruz de la Sierra (headquarters), La Paz, Cochabamba, Sucre, and Cobija — with 190+ professionals including 85 lawyers and 15 partners, of whom 80% were trained abroad and 59% are women. It offers full-service legal advisory across 12 practice areas (corporate/M&A, tax, finance, labor, administrative, commercial, IP, arbitration, anti-corruption, competition, data privacy, and consumer law) serving clients across more than 30 industries, with deep concentration in mining, energy, oil & gas, banking, telecommunications, and agribusiness.

The firm serves large enterprises, multinationals, and financial institutions operating in Bolivia through direct partner-led engagements, with no intermediaries or resellers. Revenue is generated through professional services billing — typically hourly for advisory and litigation matters and fixed/quoted fees for transactions. Notable mandates include advising I Squared Capital on the USD 1.2 billion acquisition of IC Power's Bolivian assets, advising Alicorp on a $400 million credit facility led by JP Morgan and MUFG, advising Shell on the Bolivian phase of its merger with British Gas, and supporting 15 of the LACCA Top 100 Companies in Latin America in 2025. The firm is consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer, World Tax Review, and IP STARS, and is the only Bolivian law firm with Great Place to Work certification (three consecutive years through 2024).

In 2026, PPO Indacochea inaugurated new 1,300 m² offices at M40 Plaza Empresarial in Santa Cruz, co-led the "Bolivia Day" initiative at PDAC 2026 with Bolivia's Ministry of Mining, and continued as host of the GC Powerlist: Bolivia event for the fourth consecutive year. The firm also won the Chambers Latin America Award for Pro Bono: Outstanding Firm in 2024, reflecting its commitment of over 1,000 pro bono hours annually. The underlying technology is standard professional services tooling with no proprietary technology stack; the firm is co-led by Managing Partners Lindsay Sykes and Alonso Indacochea.

Name

PPO Abogados

Legal name

PPO Indacochea

Website

https://ppolegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PPO Indacochea is the largest full-service law firm in Bolivia, formed in 2025 from the merger of PPO Abogados and Indacochea & Asociados, with 190+ professionals across 5 cities serving multinational corporations and large enterprises in strategic sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: PPO Indacochea generates revenue through billing for legal advisory services across its 12 practice areas, serving corporate clients in transaction, regulatory, litigation, and compliance matters. Fee structures typically include hourly billing for advisory and litigation matters, and potentially fixed fees for specific transaction types.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PPO Indacochea is a full-service business law firm in Bolivia offering legal advisory across 12 practice areas (Corporate/M&A, Tax, Finance, Labor, Administrative, Commercial, IP, Arbitration, Anti-corruption, Competition, Data Privacy, and Public Procurement) for large enterprises and multinationals operating across 30+ industries including mining, energy, oil & gas, banking, telecommunications, and agribusiness. The firm delivers partner-led legal counsel for complex transactions, regulatory matters, M&A, project finance, and dispute resolution, with fee structures based on hourly billing or fixed fees depending on engagement type.

Product overview

PPO Indacochea is a full-service law firm (not a software/technology product company). The firm offers comprehensive legal services across 12 practice areas and serves more than 30 industries. Services include Tax Law, Corporate Law and M&A, Labor Law, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Financial Law, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation), Anticorruption and Compliance, Privacy and Data Protection, Public Procurement, Competition Law, Life Sciences, Insurance and Reinsurance, Aviation, Telecommunications, Transportation and Logistics, Oil and Gas, Mining, Energy, and Agribusiness. The firm operates as a unified legal services platform without separate software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and M&A Legal Advisory
• Tax Law Services
• Financial Law and Fintech Advisory
• Labor Law and Employment Advisory
• Public Law, Administrative and Regulatory Advisory
• Energy, Mining, and Natural Resources Legal Advisory
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Litigation
• Intellectual Property Services
• Anti-Corruption and Compliance Advisory
• Competition and Consumer Protection Law
• Privacy and Data Protection
• Real Estate and Administrative Permits
• Commercial Law

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked as the leading firm in the 'Rest of Region' category (Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela) in the LACCA Top 100 Companies 2025 ranking, advising 15 of the 100 most relevant companies in Latin America.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy (Bolivia)Others · 1 March 2026PPO Indacochea co-led the 'Bolivia Day' initiative at PDAC 2026 (the world's largest mining convention in Toronto, Canada), working alongside Bolivia's Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy to promote Bolivia's mining investment potential to international investors, mining companies, and financial institutions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS: Global law firm with extensive Latin American and energy/mining sector coverage. Competes with PPO Indacochea for inbound mandates from European and Asian multinationals investing in Bolivia.
• Dentons: Global law firm with a significant Latin American presence and a long-standing Bolivia practice. Competes with PPO Indacochea for cross-border mandates involving Bolivian mining, energy, and finance clients.
• Uría Menéndez: Major Iberian/Latin American law firm with strong banking, finance, and capital markets practices. Comparable in sophistication and customer base for Spanish-speaking multinational clients operating in Bolivia.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with strong Latin American corporate, tax, and cross-border practices. Often engages PPO Indacochea as local counsel on Bolivia matters, and competes for the same multinational mandates.
• Galicia Abogados: Top-tier Mexican full-service law firm with strong banking, finance, and energy practices. An indirect peer given different geography, but shares the same complex-transaction and cross-border advisory model relevant to Latin American multinationals that PPO Indacochea serves.
• Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (PPU): Major Latin American law firm with offices across the region and a focus on mining, energy, projects, and finance. Comparable to PPO Indacochea in sector specialization and cross-border mandate profile, though with a broader regional footprint.

Direct peers

• FERRERE: A leading full-service law firm headquartered in Uruguay with a strong Bolivia presence, focused on corporate, tax, M&A, and energy work. Directly comparable to PPO Indacochea in practice area breadth, sector focus (mining, energy, agribusiness), and cross-border advisory model; multiple PPO Indacochea partners previously worked at FERRERE.
• Moreno Baldivieso: One of Bolivia's largest and most established full-service law firms, competing directly with PPO Indacochea for corporate, banking, regulatory, and dispute resolution mandates across the Bolivian market.
• Bufete Aguirre: Historic Bolivian law firm with a strong corporate, tax, and regulatory practice. Competes with PPO Indacochea for top-tier Bolivian mandates and is recognized by the same international directories.

Regional players

• Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos: Leading Chilean law firm with deep mining, energy, and M&A practices. Operates in a different geography but competes with PPO Indacochea on cross-border mandates involving Bolivian mining and energy assets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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