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We offer the legal advice required for all types of mercantile transactions:
Incorporation of Corporations (Sociedades Anónimas, Sociedades de Responsabilidad Limitada, etc), their subsidiaries as well as powers of attorney;
Mergers and/or tender offers and all the required modifications;
Preparation and/or amendment to corporate by-laws or shareholders' agreements;
Advice to directors and management on issues regarding Corporate Governance;
Negotiation and preparation of contracts, agreements and business related documents;
Due Diligence on commercial related transactions;
Legal opinions regarding corporate undertakings and businesses in general;
Legal advice to national and foreign individuals or corporations
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Foreign Investment
Our firm has wide experience in providing legal assistance to companies and individuals investing in Costa Rica . We can provide legal assistance on the following:
- Preparation and modification of business and investment plans;
- Investments in cash or properties;
- Transformation of credits into investments;
- Investment guarantee contracts.
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Real Estate and Property Law
In the field of Property or Real Estate Law, we have handled some of the most complex, high end real estate transactions in Costa Rica . We provide advice on a full range of transactions, such as but not limited to, acquisitions and sales, construction, financing, land use, development, leasings, condominium and maritime zone regimes, insurance and litigation.
Our experience includes all type of contracts and agreements such as real estate trusts, condominium management agreements, division of properties to create social welfare, middle-class and high-class urban development. We also con give advice on the negotiation, preparation and performance of all types of urban development and the filing of applications to obtain the appropriate permits.
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In the merger and acquisition of companies, we provide advice in all stages of the negotiation process, from the initial discussions to the drafting of documents and final agreements. In such cases, we offer external legal audits as well as the preparation of contracts needed for each transaction.
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Banking Law & Notarial Practice
As part of our broad experience, we provide counsel on all financial and banking issues. Many of our lawyers have acted as in house counsel or of counsel to National and Foreign Banks, as well as to institutions such as the Inter-American Investment Corporation (based in Washington D.C. ), a subsidiary of the Inter-American Development Bank.
In connection with this field, our firm offers the following services:
- Preparation, review and update of all types of banking contracts;
- Advice on and preparation of financing agreements and the securities involved;
- Security trusts, management trusts, estate trusts;
- Review contracts with adhesion clauses in order to determine the existence of abusive clauses that may result in subsequent nullities;
General practice as Notary Publics (according to the Costa Rican Notary Code)
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Civil Litigation Practice
We have broad experience in all types of civil and mercantile Court proceedings. In this regard, we are duly capable to direct proceedings and/or issue opinions and suggest alternatives concerning:
- Breaches of contract, termination of agreements and/or forced compliance with obligations;
- Establishment of rights derived from free competition as well as the eventual filing of actions against unfair competition and consumer protection;
- Legal direction of all types of collection proceedings.
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Intellectual Property
Legal proceedings for the issuance of national, foreign and community (PCT) patents, utility models and industrial models;
Protection of trademarks and trade names, including advisory services and legal proceedings for registration of national and international trademarks;
All types of proceedings related to copyright;
All types of contracts related to Industrial-Intellectual Property;
Court proceedings related to Industrial-Intellectual Property.
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Labor & Immigration Law
Wide-ranging advice on labor matters, including:
- Preparation of individual employment agreements, labor proceedings before Administrative entities and Court;
- Preparation of internal work regulations, manuals of labor policies, etc;
- Advice on various types of termination of employment relationships, including agreements and settlements;
- Advice on immigration matters: determination of the appropriate immigration status in accordance with the needs of each client; proceedings and application for Company Recognition before the National Immigration Council, residence cards, temporary work permits and others.
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Information Technologies & Telecommunications
Comprehensive advice in the fields of electronic trade, information technology law and data protection;
All types of information technology contracts;
Legal aspects of electronic trade, including B2B, B2C and B2A transactions;
Personal data protection: invisible treatment of data and legal audits on information safety;
Electronic signing and encrypting of data, as well as certification services;
Contracts for development of web sites, hosting, webmaster, as well as general conditions for the contracting and use of web sites;
On-line payment means;
Validity of electronic documents, including standards for preservation, treatment and transmission of electronic files;
Advice to equipment suppliers on the legislation and administrative procedures applicable to the homologation of telecommunications equipment for sale thereof in Costa Rica.
Comprehensive advice on matters related to governmental contracts with the State and its institutions, appeals, objections to the bidding specifications, as well as filing of the appropriate legal actions against the awarding resolutions in the various contracting proceedings.
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