More than legal counsel: we aim to be your long-term ally.
We bring the same commitment to every area: understanding your context and guiding you with sound judgement, not just paperwork.
Corporate - Commercial - Company Law
We support your company from incorporation through growth, with sound corporate structures and contracts that protect your business.
- Incorporation, amendment and regularisation of commercial companies.
- Advice on, and drafting and negotiation of, commercial contracts and business transactions.
- Obtaining certifications from the Commercial Registry.
- Appointments.
- Holding general meetings.
- Registration of sole proprietorships (business registration certificates).
- Corporate governance.
- Advice on commercial litigation.
- Among other services.
Employment Law
We prevent employment contingencies and put your relationship with your team in order, from hiring to termination.
- Drafting, supervision and registration of employment contracts.
- Preparation of statistical workforce reports.
- Employment assessments to identify contingencies within the company.
- Drafting and registration of Internal Work Regulations.
- Advice and documentation for resignations, dismissals and hiring.
- Advice and litigation in employment matters.
- Occupational Health and Safety (SSO) for SMEs.
- Advice on administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labour.
- Corporate training on current employment issues.
- Among other services.
Intellectual Property
We protect your brand, your creative work and your distinctive signs against third parties.
- Registration and renewal of trademarks and other distinctive signs.
- Obtaining certifications from the Intellectual Property Registry.
- Copyright and related rights.
- Opposition proceedings before the Intellectual Property Registry.
- Licensing.
- Legal action against trademark infringement and piracy.
- Among other services.
Real Estate
We bring legal certainty to the purchase, sale, security and development of real property.
Real Estate Transactions
- Advice on promissory and purchase agreements for real property.
- Creation of mortgage security.
- Among other services.
Registry Procedures
- Registry freezes on real property.
- Annotations, amendments and cancellations.
- Certifications.
- Property searches at the General Property Registry (RGP) and municipalities.
- Among other services.
Condominium Property
- Establishment of the condominium (horizontal property) regime.
- Drafting of co-ownership and management regulations.
- Advice on the purchase and sale of apartments.
- Advice on the assignment of condominium rights.
- Advice to property managers and co-owners' boards.
- Among other services.
Subdivisions, Consolidations and Land Parcelling
- Subdivision of properties.
- Consolidation of properties.
- Land parcelling: municipal licence applications and registration.
- Among other services.
Notarial Law
We formalise your acts and contracts with notarial authority, quickly and precisely.
- Public deeds generally.
- Notarial certificates of sworn statements.
- Notarial certificates of legalisation.
- Notarial certificates generally.
- Notifications.
- Voluntary jurisdiction matters.
- Among other services.
Banking and Finance
We support you in your dealings with financial institutions, so that you obtain financing on clear and secure terms.
- Advice on loan applications to financial institutions.
- Review and negotiation of credit, loan and credit-line agreements.
- Advice on leasing (finance lease) transactions.
- Creation, amendment and release of mortgages, pledges and security over movable property.
- Debt restructuring and renegotiation.
- Anti-money-laundering compliance for obligated companies.
- Among other services.
Civil Law
We resolve the civil matters of individuals and entities: inheritance, contracts, registrations and litigation.
Succession
- Testate and intestate succession proceedings, before a notary or in court.
- Drafting of wills.
- Among other services.
Civil Entities
- Incorporation of civil companies.
- Incorporation of NGOs.
- Incorporation of churches.
- Incorporation of educational institutions.
- Incorporation of foundations and associations.
- Among other services.
Civil Contracts
- Drafting and review of lease, purchase-and-sale, donation, loan (mutuum) and gratuitous-loan (commodatum) agreements.
- Professional services agreements.
- Among other services.
Registry Procedures
- Registrations, annotations and cancellations at the General Property Registry and the Second Property Registry.
- Registration and updating of entities at the Registry of Legal Persons.
- Registry certifications.
- Among other services.
Civil Litigation
- Ordinary, summary and enforcement proceedings.
- Precautionary measures.
- Among other services.
Civil Status
- Correction of civil-registry records at RENAP.
- Identification of persons.
- Late registration of civil-registry records.
- Among other services.
Construction
We reduce the legal risk of your construction projects, from planning to handover.
- Legal advice, negotiation and planning for construction projects.
- Breach of contract.
- Construction contracts.
- Among other services.
Tax
We keep your company up to date with its tax obligations and help you plan in an orderly way.
- Authorisation of accounting books.
- General accounting for SMEs.
- Preparation and filing of tax returns.
- Tax planning for companies and new ventures.
- Among other services.
Criminal Law
We represent your interests in criminal proceedings and help companies prevent liability.
- Litigation in criminal proceedings.
- Conciliation before the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
- Criminal complaints and private prosecutions.
- Prevention of corporate criminal liability.
- Among other services.
Companies and Individuals Abroad
We advise companies and individuals located abroad who wish to carry out legal procedures in Guatemala.
- Apostille of documents.
- Translations.
- Powers of attorney and other contracts.
- Incorporation of companies and businesses.
- Trademark registrations.
- Among other services.
Constitutional Law
We defend your fundamental rights before the constitutional courts.
- Constitutional guarantee proceedings.
- Amicus curiae.
- Among other services.
Family Law
We handle your family's legal matters with discretion and care.
- Maintenance proceedings.
- Marriages and divorces.
- Parent-child relationships.
- Parental authority.
- Common-law unions.
- Guardianship and custody of minors.
- Domestic violence.
- Among other services.
International Human Rights Law
We advise on cases before the international human rights protection mechanisms.
- Contentious cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR).
- Petitions and requests for measures before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
- Advice to businesses and non-profit organisations on human rights.
- Amicus curiae.
- Among other services.