I. ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, & JOINT VENTURES
For Industrial, service or banking institutions in the planning and structuring of all type of transactions: leveraged buyouts, strategic partnerships and general corporate financing.
Legal structure, labour liabilities, tax matters, agreements, licensing and procedures.

II. ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROTECTION
Asset Protection structures through domestic or foreign companies (Offshore - IBC). Asset Management. Estate Planning.

III. BANKING & FINANCE
Counselling about all aspects of banking and financial activities for the proper development of business or personal needs Banking regulations, procedures & licensing, Project financing, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures, reestructuring of debt, Credit Operations: documentation, guarantees and debtors, procedures and registration of credits, Collection Procedures, Trust: personal, company & guarantee. Trustee for transactions, Securities (debt and equity), Insurance and Guaranties

IV. COUNSELLING FOR SPECIAL INVESTMENT REGIMES
Free Zone, Incentive Systems for Export, Tourism and Investment.

V. COUNSELLING IN BUSINESS

• Analysis, Administration and Development of Projects.
• Analysis of the Market, Legal Evaluation and Feasibility Studies.
• Counselling in Business, Financial and Tax issues.
• Strategic Planning with emphasis in Marketing and Finances.
• Investments / Financing.
• Acquisitions, Mergers and Reorganizations.

VI. CONSUMER PROTECTION & ANTITRUST
Consumer and Competition Defence, Antitrust, Unfair Competition. Procedures, Litigation and Counselling.

VII. CORPORATIVE SERVICES
Legal counselling for local and international companies. Incorporation and registration of corporations, administration, shareholders and Board of Directors matters, amendments of articles of incorporation: reorganization, fusion, transformation, dissolution or liquidation of corporations.
Regulations, licensing, and procedures on business and corporate matters. Corporate planning and organization, investments, business and corporate agreements, international transactions and all aspects of corporate functioning.

VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES
Legal - Environmental analysis for development projects. Counselling for environmental safety instruments implementation: environment impact assessments, management, auditing and others.

IX. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPANIES
Commercial, industrial or service companies. Local and foreign. Companies Incorporation: Local, Offshore / IBC

X. FAMILY PROCEDURES
Civil Marriage, Patrimonial Regime, Divorce, Judicial Separation, Paternity, Filiations, Adoption, Alimony, Rights and Obligations.

XI. IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES
All aspects related with application for residence, retired or investor status, naturalization, working permits and procedures.

XII. INTELLECTUAL & INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Registration and procedures for product and service trademarks, company and trade names, advertising signs, geographic indications, protection of Technical Solutions and Utilitarian Articles: inventions (patents), utility models, vegetable varieties, integrated - circuit designs, industrial designs and sanitary registration (pharmaceutical, agronomical, cosmetic products, foods and beverages). Copyrights and Related Rights. Unfair Competition. Litigation and Counselling.

XIII. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Franchises, Commercial representation and distribution, imports / exports, agreements, treaties and regulations. Free Trade Treaties application.

XIV. INVESTMENT AND TAX BENEFITS
Advising individuals planning their future about estate planning matters, the company in search for practical solutions for your businesses, or the investor maximizing the tax benefits, in order to recommend tax efficient legal and business structures.
Counselling for national or foreign clients doing business in Costa Rica, as well as foreign investments. Tax-planning and compliance, Tax impact of local or international transaction and operations, Incentives & Special Regimes: Free Trade Zones and others.

XV. LITIGATION & ARBITRATION
In the following subjects: Commercial, Civil, Administrative, Constitutional, Criminal, Labour and Family Law. Direction of Negotiations. Alternative resolution to conflicts, arbitration and procedures before public or private entities, whether local or international.

XVI. NOTARY SERVICES
Documents notarization: Oaths, affirmations, Depositions, acknowledgments, Affidavits, Authentications and Certifications.

XVII. PUBLIC & PRIVATE CONTRACTING
Contracting with the Government, institutions or private companies through bidding process and concession in general. Counselling during all administrative contracting process for contractual execution.

XVIII. SPECIAL PROCEDURES
Constitutional Procedures: Administrative consultations, Habeas Corpus, Appeals based on Constitutional Rights and Unconstitutionality Claims against officials, public entities or individuals who violate human, civil, political, economic, social or cultural rights or who act according to erroneous interpretations or applications of the normative.
Others: Bankruptcies, Meeting of Creditors, Chapter 11 and Succession Proceedings. Due Diligence and Scrow Services. Legal Auditing. Lobbying activities with government institutions and companies.

XIX. TRANSACTIONS & DEVELOPMENTS. REAL ESTATE
All legal, business and practical matters related to commercial and residential real estate, assuring security in your transactions. Support in all aspects of negotiation, planning, acquisition, rental, alienation, financing and development of projects. Relationships with architects, engineers, contractors and real estate agents. Local and International Zoning and Building regulations, Urban, touristic and marine costal zone. Title Review, Survey, Clearance and Appraisals. Tax Planning, Due Diligence and Scrow Services. Insurance and guaranties. Residential condominium, commercial and marina developments. Regulations and concessions.