AREAS OF PRACTICE

LEGAL SERVICES

Financial Law

It refers to banking operations and securities market, as well as all its relevant regulations including consumer protection and defence of securities intermediaries.

Corporate Law

It refers to company´s regulations and their functioning, in other words their establishment, organization, and government. It also comprehends mergers and acquisitions, spin offs and corporate labour law regulated in accordance to Colombian Law.

Contract Law

It refers to written agreements which are associated with exchange of goods and services, money, and properties, including all kind of contracts such as purchase, distribution, supply, services, agency relationships and commercial papers in accordance to Colombian Law.

Intelectual And Industrial Property Law

It refers to trademark and management protection, industrial designs, vegetable varieties, designation of origin, geographical indications, patents, as well as Copyright Law, in other words artistic, literary and scientific work and related rights in accordance to Colombian Law.

International Business Law

It refers to the facilitation expansion process of a company or businessman, either a national company abroad or foreign company in Colombia. It seeks to contribute in solving diverse situations that businesses face such as: (i) the presence of legal foreign matters, (ii) international agreements, (iii) foreign investment and Colombian foreign investment, (iv) establishment of off shore companies and (v) migration matters.

Legal Due Diligence

It refers to as verification process to facilitate the execution of an agreement and economical transactions necessary to determine the legal situation of a company in order to propose innovative solutions for its development.

Alternative Methods Of Conflicts Resolution And Commercial Litigation

Although the philosophy of this firm is that parties try to reach a peaceful solution to conflicts between companies directly, but sometimes this objective cannot be fulfilled. Thus, we need to start, mediation and conciliation procedures and if the aforementioned fail, arbitration and ordinary suits must be filed to solve problems between companies or businessmen. It involves resolution of conflicts originated in unfair competition and consumer law.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Today more than ever in a increasingly competitive world, there is a conviction of enterprises and in particular businessmen, the need to outsource certain services provided in the past by staff of the company, with the aim of focus their efforts on strategic activities of your business.

Outsourcing of administrative and accounting processes is the use of an external firm specializing in providing services in areas that are not part of the key processes of the organization. The transfer of the management or execution of certain functions, allows organizations to focus on the key aspects of your business, obtaining advantages such as:

• Increased profitability through improved productivity levels.
• Increased internal flexibility maximizing time management.
• Using multidisciplinary resources.
• Optimization controls.
• Access to advanced technology.

In short, it’s a value proposition working with our customers to offer the service that best suits your business needs and achieve real benefits of this type of business.

Administrative processes

• Process Management Purchasing – Accounts Payable – Payments.
• Cash and Banks Administration.
• Briefing and proceedings before the control authorities

Accounting Processes

• Accounting and preparation of financial statements.
• Translation of foreign currency Financial States.
• Adjusting Financial Statements for Inflation.
• Consolidation of Financial Statements.
• Preparation of Economic Budgets – Financial.

Payroll Processing

• Payment of salaries.
• Calculation of contributions and legal contributions.
• Preparation and submission of the information required by the control authorities.
• Preparation of information to the accounting records.
• Advice on remuneration and labor legislation.
• Update employment records.

Business Start

• Incorporation of Companies, Branches, representations.
• Registration with the bodies corporate, tax, pension comptroller.
• Compliance with legal obligations emerging from the opening.
• Search application and implementation of information systems.
• Development of procedures Administrativo- Accountants.

Shaping our multidisciplinary advisory team enables us to provide services that meet the needs and expectations of customers, governed by quality standards that characterized the international practice of the firm, allowing us to differentiate ourselves in the market.

Other administrative services

Relocation service in Colombia for foreign executives who come with their families, are provided the support and advice for easy accommodation to our culture. This service includes advice on the visa for the executive and his family, obtaining identification documents as residents, placement of temporary and permanent apartment’s recommendation of school services and procurement of necessary services to residential and location of health services. Also we advise the executive on the location of their corporate offices and basic services to initiate operations.