We provide services only in the areas where we have genuine expertise. Our model is deliberately selective — because depth produces better results than breadth.
"Where strategy meets foresight."
01
Legal Structuring of Projects & Investments
Comprehensive legal support for domestic and international investors in Ecuador and Colombia, throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Analysis of bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements
Analysis of regulations in Ecuador and Colombia as investment recipient countries
Analysis of regulations in countries where investing companies are domiciled
Legal feasibility analysis of investment contracts by sector
Representation and advisory during drafting, negotiation and execution of public, private, investment and international contracts
Legal advisory to regulatory entities
Drafting of exclusivity agreements for market identification and confidentiality agreements
Legal feasibility analysis before, during and after project execution in the investment destination (lifecycle)
02
Litigation, National & International Arbitration
Strategic representation in judicial, arbitral, and administrative proceedings — domestic and international.
Conflict prevention and resolution
Legal representation in court proceedings
Legal representation in administrative procedures
Representation in national arbitration
Representation in international commercial and investment arbitration
Representation in mediation and negotiation, whether extrajudicial or intra-process
Constitutional, judicial, arbitral and administrative correspondence in Quito and Bogotá D.C.
03
Corporate – M&A
Corporate structuring, incorporation, and reorganization of domestic and international entities.
Analysis and development of simple and complex corporate structures
Company incorporations and foreign branch domiciliation and permit cancellations
Bylaw amendments, capital increases and decreases
Mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs; corporate books review
Advisory services before corresponding regulatory authorities
Business dissolutions, cancellations and liquidations
Foreign credit registration and foreign capital injection before regulatory authority
04
Telecommunications
Specialized regulatory advisory for telecom operators and ICT service providers.
Support for requests and/or extension of enabling titles (concessions, authorizations and service registrations)
Representation, assistance and advocacy before corresponding regulatory bodies
Administrative proceedings before regulators and sectoral regulation analysis
Drafting, review and authorization of service provider adhesion contracts
Assistance in public consultations on new sector regulations
05
Energy (Mining, Gas, Energy & Oil)
Comprehensive legal support for energy and mining projects, from exploration to closure.
Legal support for reservoir and well analysis
Permits and concessions from technical authorities; negotiation of oil and mining exploitation contracts
Representation, assistance and advocacy before regulatory bodies and sectoral regulation analysis
Drafting of joint ventures, joint operation agreements (JOA), farmout agreements and consortia
Letters of intent and confidentiality agreements for energy projects
Legal analysis of social and environmental project aspects
Legal support for social conflict management in project influence areas
Elaboration and implementation of legal sustainable development strategies
Community relations (human rights and corporate reputation)
Legal accompaniment throughout project lifecycle, from inception to closure
06
Infrastructure & Construction
Legal advisory for strategic infrastructure projects, public works and public-private partnerships.
Legal analysis of terms of reference and/or bidding documents for sector projects
Permit acquisition; drafting, negotiation and legal accompaniment in sector contracts (public-private partnerships, traditional concessions, EPC, among others)
Representation, assistance and advocacy before regulatory bodies and sectoral regulation analysis
Drafting of joint ventures, consortia, among others
Drafting of letters of intent, memoranda of understanding and confidentiality agreements
Legal analysis of social, environmental and regulatory project aspects
Community relations (human rights and corporate reputation)
Legal accompaniment throughout project lifecycle, from inception to closure
07
Due Diligence
Rigorous legal diagnostics for informed investment decisions — in Spanish and English, for extractive, telecommunications, infrastructure and corporate sectors.
Business sector research relative to the study object
Information requests to public and private entities
Detailed analysis of information shared by the client
Research and analysis of state regulations related to the sector
Status and analysis of contracts, enabling titles, operating and environmental permits
Report issuance in Spanish and English
Elaboration of legal diagnostic reports
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