Enrollment: 1955

Education: Doctor of Law, National University of Asunción (UNA)

Teaching: Professor of Roman Law; Procedural, Civil, and Commercial Law at:

• Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the UNA
• Faculty of Legal and Diplomatic Sciences of the Catholic University of Our Lady of the Assumption (UCA)

Professional Experience:

• Prosecutor in Civil and Commercial Matters (1959-1963)
• Judge of First Instance in Civil Matters (1963-1971)
• Member of the Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals, First Chamber (1971-1984)
• Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Diplomatic Sciences of the UCA (1995-1996)
• Rector of the UCA (1997-2008)
• Currently, Advisory Councilor of the Governing Council of the Catholic University

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Paraguay
• International Law Association
• Pan-American Institute of Procedural Law
• Inter-American Federation of Lawyers
• Official Arbitrator of the Mediation Center of the National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Paraguay
• Member of the Mediation Center of the UCA (University of Catalonia)
• Honorary Member of the Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria

Publications and Editorial Director:

• Director of the Paraguayan Legal Journal La Ley
• Director of the Journal Annals of Paraguayan Legislation

Specialties:

• Civil and Commercial Law
• Procedural, Civil and Commercial Law
• Arbitration, Negotiation, and Mediation

Languages: Spanish