PRACTICE AREAS | COMERCIAL LAW

CONTRACTS
Our wide experience in this area allows us to provide legal advice in the documentation and drawing up of typical and atypical commercial contracts; commercial distribution contracts (agency, concession, franchi- sing); security agreements (surety, pledge, etc.); agreements for the purchase and sale and bailment of goods; contracts for services; insurance and shipping agreements; leasing; assignment.
Furthermore, we offer advice on the amendment, extension, termination and assignment of contracts.

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
In this area, we provide assistance as regards the legal instruments available to overcome situations of general economic and financial crises. Therefore, we provide our clients with legal advice on the negotiation processes of out-of-court reorganization plans, pre- paration and follow-up of reorganization proceedings and asset liquidation processes. Said advice is provi- ded not only to debtors or creditors but also to trustees in bankruptcy who are offered permanent assistance during the performance of their role.
Our law firm is particularly specialized in:

  • - The drawing up and negotiation of out-of-court reorganization plans and reorganization proceedings.
  • - Preparation and/or defense of bankruptcy petitions.
  • - Representation of creditors in the proof of claims process.
  • - Participation in creditors’ committees.
  • - Enforcement of liens.
  • - Acquisition of assets and companies undergoing bankruptcy.
  • - Negotiation of debt restructuring proposals, taking the corresponding action during the performance stage.
  • - Representation of bank entities in receivership and bankruptcy.
  • - Advice to trustees.


PARTNERSHIPS AND CORPORATIONS
We offer a complete advisory service on the following:

  • - Creation, amendment, transformation, merger and dissolution of companies and their corresponding registration with the respective agency.
  • - Registration of foreign companies – whether they are branches or shareholders of local companies.
  • - Registration and counseling on all matters regarding the information regime for foreign companies.
  • - Incorporation of associations and foundations.
  • - Creation of Joint Ventures ("UTE").
  • - Advice on making and/or drawing up commercial contracts, including both traditional and new types of agreements.

CONSUMER PROTECTION
This area of the law firm is composed of professionals specialized in issues related to Consumer Rights.
Some of the services we provide our clients with are:

  • - Writing of documents and contracts adapted to the regulations in this subject, providing advice on and analyzing the contractual clauses that could be abusive, the duty to inform about products or labels, instructions and user’s manuals and guaranties.
  • - Advice to Customer Service Centers on alternative ways to deal with claims and avoid judicial or administrative actions thanks to vast experience in the matter.
  • - Advice on and assessment of the different starting points and consumer conflicts;
  • - Advice on the prevention of conflicts derived from consumption, misleading advertising, promotions, duty to inform the consumer.
  • - Advice on the wording of promotions, sales, publicity and advertising campaigns.
  • - Applicable legal provisions and regulation as regards contests, raffles and special offers; their manage- ment and authorization request;
  • - Legal advice to and representation of national and international companies in administrative, legal and arbitration processes or in other alternative dispute resolution procedures related to consumption issues, commercial loyalty, system of contests, raffles and romotions;
  • - Assistance and legal advice in hearings in the Consumer Courts and/or Municipal Offices of Consumer Protection all over the country, through a wide network of agents.
  • - Follow-up of proceedings in their administrative stage after the settlement hearing.
  • - Filing of answers, appeals to administrative and judicial resolutions and their processing in all the subsequent judicial stages.


INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY-TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
Our law firm has specialists devoted to issues related to Industrial and Intellectual Property Law –especially to trademarks of products and services, invention patents, industrial models and designs and copy- rights.
The services offered include, among others:

  • - Filing and processing of applications for trademarks and service marks, invention patents, industrial models and designs and copyrights.
  • - Prior feasibility study and trademark antecedents.
  • - Trademark watch. Objections to third parties’ trade- marks.
  • - Study on the novel and inventive character of an invention. Preparation of patent documents (specifi- cations and product claims).
  • - Drawing up and development of industrial models and designs.
  • - Drawing up and registration of technology transfer, assignment and licensing of rights agreements. Tax treatment.
  • - Legal actions. Discontinuance of use, preliminary injunctions, discontinuance of opposition, damages for unlawful use and/or forgery of trademarks, patents and/or industrial designs, plagiarism.
  • - Industrial property services abroad through our network of agents in most countries of the world.