LEGAL SERVICES in Costa Rica

Areas of Practice

Business and Corporate Law, Civil and Commercial Law, Collections, Commercial Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolutions Methods, Banking, Establishment of Companies, antitrust, Constitutional, Contracts, Energy, Environmental, Forestry and Agrarian Law, Foreign Investment and Export Incentives, Franchising, Free Zones and International Trade, Immigration, Intellectual Property Law, International Business Transactions, Joint Ventures, Labor, Leases and Leasing, General Litigation, Mining, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private International Law, Property Law, Public, Government and Administrative Law, Real Estate Law Transactions and Development, Taxation and Tax Planning, Telecommunications, Tourism and Shoreline Zone, and Trusts and Estates.

Services

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS:

Business & Corporate Law

The firm has an active general business practice that is essentially directed to advising local and international companies on their internal corporate affairs and transactional matters with vendors and customers all due-diligence and transactions aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

Foreign Investment

Based on the special concessions and incentives granted by the Costa Rican Government to this important segment of the national economy, the firm offers specialized assistance to its clients on a wide range of legal and related services regarding the installation, start up, and pre and post-operative advice on their investment in areas such as Tourism, Free Trade Zones and Agricultural Industry and Shoreline Zone.

Private Law

Encompasses commercial and civil law, litigations, transfer of technology; agency, distribution, franchising and licensing agreements; trademark, patent and copyright registration, corporations and other related areas.

Public Law

Includes all matters related to government institutions, with emphasis in Administrative Law, and litigation related to these areas, plus assistance and preparation of public and private bids.

Immigration

This firm places special interest in this area, for it is the basis for attraction of foreign investment. Additional to the services rendered to foreign clients, the firm handles all immigration procedures and status for establishment in the country of the client and its family members, including vehicles, household goods and any related paperwork.

Litigation (Legal Suits)

It undertakes litigations related to all and each of the areas of the law in which the firm offers its services, as well as collection cases. The team of attorneys has had experience with highly complex civil and commercial cases as well as with precedent-setting arbitration proceedings.

Notary Public

All members of the firm are authorized by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Costa Rica to act in this capacity. The services offered in this specific area are critical whenever agreements need to be enforced in Costa Rica.

Certified Translation

The firm has specialized Notaries who translate to act as Certified Translators.

OTHER PRACTICE AREAS:

Private International Law

Our International Law specialists are capable of providing technical assistance in agreements, trademark and patent licensing and, in general, all legal international relations between multinational companies.

Intellectual Property

In addition to the general private law practice involving patents and trademarks, our law firm has a specialized office in charge of the registration and attention of all matters in connection with the areas of intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, patents, copyrights and other related areas of practice.

Banking and Finance

The Firm's Banking and Finance Division counsels banks, financial institutions and local and transnational corporate clients on all aspects of banking and financial activities.