Legal

Legal services

Legal consulting

We provide legal counsel and business management services to resident and overseas individuals, local, and regional SME’s, and global multinationals. According to the regional accreditation framework, we may rely on our network of local partners to help you reach your goals.

Each region and country have a unique culture of laws, regulations, and bureaucratic nuances, and often present a maze of challenges that require precise, insightful, and discreet navigation. We have a solid footing in these communities as a result of our extensive local networks, strong personal relationships, and insider know-how. By delivering accurate, informed, and thorough answers, in tandem with clear solutions, we will help you overcome challenges and achieve the best results.

Our dynamic team of lawyers and consultants has extensive hands-on experience in corporate, intellectual property, real estate and family law and can offer our clients bespoke and practical solutions to meet their specific needs. We furnish transactional, risk, and crisis management across the personal and corporate legal landscape.

We give our clients access to high quality legal services. We provide you with concrete, real-world solutions in both personal affairs and/or corporate matters. 

Corporate and Finance

Throughout the lifespan of your business, we assist you every step of the way. From simple contracts to complex mergers and acquisitions; from small business loans to multi-tranche project financing, we work with you to ensure your legal needs are met. Moreover, we take the time to understand your business fully so that every transaction is legally relevant and commercially beneficial to you.

• Commercial contracts
• Corporate governance
• Debt/Loan transactions
• Formation of Local and Foreign Business entities and Non-profit Organizations
• Founder Agreements including Articles of Association, Shareholder & Partnership Agreements
• Insolvency, Liquidation, and Reorganization
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance Audits, Opinions and Maintenance
• Sales, Mergers, and Acquisitions
• Restructuring and Recapitalization
• Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, and other Partnering Transactions

Real Estate

Relied on by developers, individual owners, lenders, and private and corporate investors, our clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their real estate transactions and disputes. We integrate legal and commercial knowledge to provide counsel that translates into successful outcomes. Finally, we provide peace of mind in real estate matters.

• Land rights & use
• Ownership structures
• Private escrow
• Project developments
• Property investment structures
• Real estate contracts
• Title searches

Employment and Labor

We understand the intricacies of local employment law and how it relates to foreign employers and employees alike. Whether an employer or an employee, we can assist you through hiring and on-boarding, and we can advocate for you through termination and disputes.

• Advising Multinational and Multi-Jurisdictional Employers
• Executive Employment Agreements and Compensation
• Employee Relations
• Employee Screening/Background Checks
• Employment Contracts and Consulting Agreements
• Employment Standards, Policies & Procedures
• Labor & Employment Disputes and Mediation
• Labor Court Proceedings
• Wrongful and Constructive Dismissal Litigation
• Work Permits & Visas
• Workplace Investigations

Individual and Family

Personal and family life events may sometimes require legal advice and may often be accompanied by stress, confusion, and conflicting emotions. Let us help you through these challenges while making sure that your interests are protected.

• Adoptions
• Child custody & support
• Conservatorships (Elder Law)
• Divorces, separations
• Guardianships
• Legitimizations
• Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements, Property and Marital Settlement

Intellectual Property and Technology

You have spent a lot of time and money developing and refining your brand, product, service, or technology or incubating and nurturing your employees to do so. It’s appropriate and responsible that you protect your intellectual property and make sure that you are suitably compensated for its use. We can help you through the steps to guarantee your intellectual property is safeguarded.

• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Disclaimers
• EULA’s (End-User License Agreement)
• IP Agreements (IP Assignment, Licensing, Publishing, VAR, Inventions Assignment)
• Local Domain Registration
• Patent Registration (Design and Technology)
• Privacy Policies
• Terms of Service/Use
• Trademark Registration

Dispute Resolution

Sometimes, disputes cannot be avoided, but this does not mean that they must be contentious. Beneficial dispute resolution can be attained with the right support. Our dispute resolution experts can help you navigate this process, advocating for your best interests while resolving disagreements.

• Arbitration
• Conciliation
• Facilitation
• Litigation
• Mediation
• Negotiation

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

We know how to protect your family as well as your assets. Appropriate estate planning and execution can be complex, but our experienced attorneys help you through this process so that you can be secure about the future.

• Estate administration
• Inheritance disputes
• Probate
• Wills and trusts

Business Advisory Services

We do much more than just provide legal counsel. Our extensive local knowledge and hands-on experience furnishes the know-how and insight to navigate the unique regulatory, commercial, and bureaucratic challenges that businessmen and entrepreneurs confront when starting or running a business in the countries where we operate.

• Board of Investment applications
• Business licenses
• Corporate policy development and implementation
• Corporate compliance & secretarial