The firm has a highly sophisticated real estate practice and specializes in the acquisition, development, financing, sale and leasing of commercial, residential, and beachfront real estate projects. The members of the firm handle complex real estate transactions for foreign and national clients and financial institutions. The firm's expertise in troubled real estate workouts has earned it a national reputation.

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.

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.

As an illustration of our main practices and to answer some of our client's FAQ's we have developed the following document which we have titled: LEGAL GUIDE TO INVESTING IN COSTA RICA.

Our law firm has the capability to provide its clients with direct support in the areas of tax planning and advice.

   

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 particular area are local and international and are critical whenever acts of agreements are to be enforced in Costa Rica.

The firm has a specialized department formed by translators authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cult of the Republic of Costa Rica to act as Certified Translators and Interpreters.

Besides the above, the firm offers its services in the fields of labor law, banking and finance and negotiation and mediation.