PRACTICE AREAS

Civil Law

Trust, Estates and Welfare

We provide comprehensive Civil Law counseling services for individuals and companies within the scope of the Civil Code.

Our corporate services include the following:

Civil Unions - Divorces - Child Welfare - Custody - Inheritance - Real State, among others.

Contracts tailored to the needs of our clients

Commercial & Corporate Law

We are experts in the elaboration of commercial contracts by writing and adapting them to legal instruments, along with the necessary experience for the negotiations with the counterpart.

Our Contracting services include the following:

Incorporation and Inclusion - Capital increase - Bylaw Amendments - Mergers - Spin-offs - Transformation - Liquidation - Transfers of Shares - Branch Openings - Domiciliation of Foreign Companies - Purchase - Sale - Supply - Distribution - Franchise Agreements - Joint Ventures - Collaboration - Sureties - Guarantees - Securities, among others. We also organize the legal operations of non-profit foundations and corporations

Labor & Employment

Labor Code, Organic Law of Public Service and laws related to Labor Recruitment.

We provide comprehensive Labor counseling for companies nationwide within the scope of the Labor Code, the Organic Law of Public Service and with our exceptional contracting settlements.

Our labor and employment services include the following:

Management of Relations with the IESS - Representation of the Employer in the proceedings before the Ministry of Labor - Assistance and Advicement in Collective Contracting - Recruitment - Advisement in Work Risks - Disengagement of Staff, among others.

Intellectual Property

Trademark Law

Our expert team provides a complete service for Intellectual Property and National or International Trademarks, in accordance with the current legislations. We monitor and revise records that may be requested by third parties that could violate the rights of our customers.

Our intellectual property services include the following:

Acquisition - Registration - Renewal - Licenses - Collaborations - Outsourcing - Settlements, among others.

Litigation, Mediation

& Arbitration

Representation of clients in judicial and administrative proceedings

Our litigation department has the capacity to act in defense of the interests of companies or individuals, either as an actor or defendant. We count with an expert team in mediation lead by one of our Senior Partners.

Our litigation and mediation services include the following:

Constitutional - Civil - Administrative - Individual and Collective Labor Matters - Criminal Law - Family and Minors Law - Traffic - Customs Law - Tax Law, as well as in proceedings before the state, among others.

Criminal Law

White Collar Defense and Prosecution

We represent individuals in every step of the criminal process, either as a defense or as a private prosecutors. Since we are members of Roxin Alliance we also have access to international experts in different jurisdictions worldwide for advisement and support.

Our criminal services include the following:

White Collar Crimes - Economic Crimes - Tax Evasion - Public and Private Embezzlement of Funds - Customs Offenses - Forgeries, among others.

Compliance

Risk Assessment

We value the turn of the business of our clients to give the best advice regarding the risk prevention and the implementation of measures to prevent them, in various areas of the law. Since we are members of Worth Street Group we also have access to international experts in different jurisdictions worldwide for advisement and support.

Our compliance services include the following:

Criminal Law - Labor Law - Environmental Law - Tax Law

Migration & Foreign Affairs

Human Mobility

We manage, value and propose alternatives for the legalization of the permanence of foreigners in Ecuador, all in accordance with the new legal schemes in force in the country.

Our migration and foreign affairs services include the following:

Employment - Education - Family - Work - Travel - Foreign Investment, among others.

Tax Law

Compliance with Obligations

We are able to advise our clients in the fulfillment of their tax obligations, according to the current Laws. We also intervene in sponsoring administrative and judicial claims in this area.

Our tax law services include the following:

Income Tax - Dividend Tax - Tax Returns - Annual Audits - Planning - Disputes , Investigations, among others.

Foreign Trade

Import and Export

We help our clients to manage the risks and maximize the opportunities for international trade, the import and export of services and products. Analysing and considering national and international trade policies.

Our foreign trade services include the following:

Safeguards - Control Restrictions and Sanctions - Transactions - Agreements - Customs, among others.

Translation and Interpretation

Legal Translations

We have a translation department, made up of experts translators qualified by the Judiciary Council. We can meet any kind of interpretation and translation requirements as well as bilingual protocol for major and minor events.

Our translation services include the following:

Legal - Corporate - Academic - Cultural, among others.