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Project Finance

  • Agreements between shareholders and sponsors
  • Engineering, procurement and construction contracts
  • Operation and maintenance contracts
  • Launch, long-term agreements, supply, hedging and performance agreements
  • Non-recourse and limited recourse guarantee structures
  • Agreements between creditors and syndicated loan structures
  • Investment vehicles based on project cash flows and assets
  • Securitization, options, derivatives and insurance structures for risk mitigation

Trust and Escrow Services

    We coordinate these services with trusted providers
     
    CUSTODY OF FUNDS:

  • One-time transactions
  • Independent handling of escrow accounts

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    STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRUSTS:

  • Guarantee
  • Testamentary
  • Administration
  • Investment
  • Property
  • Custody of shares or other assets

Intellectual Property

Trademarks and Trade Names

  • Preliminary availability searches
  • Trademark registration
  • Licensing
  • Portfolio management
  • Oppositions
  • Non-use cancellation actions
  • Invalidity actions
  • Trademark advisory
  • Due diligence processes
  • Domain name registration

Copyright

  • Registration applications
  • Oppositions
  • Assignments, licenses and contracts

IP Protection

  • Protection of IP rights
  • Infringement actions
  • Criminal proceedings for counterfeiting
  • Monitoring

Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs

  • Registration applications
  • Oppositions

Banking and Finance

  • Preparation of investment agreements
  • Project financing
  • Structuring of loans that act as temporary legal vehicles during merger and acquisition processes
  • Public and private offerings
  • Debt structuring and restructuring
  • Credit facilities
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Judicial collections
  • Obtaining licenses and incorporation of banks
  • Search and negotiation with banks and insurance companies, processing of mergers, shareholders’ agreements, share purchases and authorization before the Superintendence of the Financial System
  • Bank acquisitions

Insurance

  • Development of insurance products
  • Insurance and reinsurance policies
  • International insurance operations
  • Litigation in insurance matters
  • Registration of insurance and reinsurance companies
  • Product registration
  • Insurance operator licenses
  • Assistance in regulatory insurance matters
  • Mergers and acquisitions of insurance companies
  • Coordination and diligences before the Regulation Authority
  • Assistance and advice on everyday regulatory and corporate matters for regulated companies
  • Review and advisory of insurance contracts

Competition Law

  • Preparation of guidelines, manuals and internal compliance programs for companies in competition law matters
  • Execution of audits to assess compliance in competition law
  • Presentations and training sessions in competition law
  • Representation and assistance in merger control approvals before competition authorities
  • Mediation and support in establishing defenses before competition authorities
  • Representation in complaints regarding anti-competitive practices

Regulatory Compliance

  • Specialized counseling in compliance and corporate governance: compliance verification, due diligence processes, anticorruption evaluation, corporate compliance planning and supervision, corporate risk prevention
  • Ethical investigations and implementation of a Claim’s Management system
  • Counseling on the application and interpretation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Law
  • Audits in compliance of administrative policies and Human Resources
  • Preparation of ethical codes, periodical revisions and support in the correct application by employees
  • Counseling related to the FCPA Law and money laundering: constant updates and proper application
  • Registry of natural persons and/or corporations in compliance with Law 8204 and its bylaws
  • Elaboration of guidelines for legal compliance and manuals on compliance procedures for anti-money laundering
  • Due Diligence preparation and elaboration of reports in order to comply with the resolution regarding the Registry of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries
  • Corporate amendments to comply with the Corporate Governance Voluntary Code and other mandatory corporate governance guidelines; according to each specific entity and its business activity
  • Drafting of corporate governance codes

Public and Administrative Law

    Administrative Law :

  • Defense and determination of clients’ interests before the different government institutions in all related areas:
    customs, regulated public services, aqueducts, energy, municipal, health affairs, among others
  • Defense in administrative proceedings
  • Litigation
  • Regulatory affairs, sanitary and local licenses
  • Mediation and conciliation with government entities

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    Procurement Law:

  • Analysis of public procurement notice
  • Remedies to clarify or modify the public procurement notice and appeals
  • Bidder’s support during the Public Bidding process
  • Pricing review to maintaining the economic equilibrium of the contract
  • Litigation of penalties and fines during execution of contracts
  • Resolutions of controversies with contractors and parties

Labor Law

  • Labor due diligence
  • Comprehensive labor advisory
  • Workshops on labor topics for HR teams
  • Employment settlements
  • Prevention of labor disputes
  • Drafting and preparation of internal company policies
  • Labor litigation

Immigration

  • Legal advice in immigration matters
  • Residency for retirees
  • Residency for people on a fixed income
  • Residency for investors
  • Residency for self-employed people or entrepreneurs
  • Residency for foreign workers
  • Permanent residency
  • Residency by kinship
  • Teachers, students and volunteers special category permit
  • Short Stay visa
  • Tourist visa extension
  • Social Security enrolment
  • Citizenship
  • Driver’s license homologation
  • Company registration before the Immigration Department