Practice areas

Eight areas, one team.

We don't bounce you between vendors. Every legal need of your company comes through one door — grouped by the nature of the work.

01 · Corporate

Form, contract and keep your company in order.

From the incorporation deed to day-to-day contracts and preventive legal audit. The legal core every SME needs.

Company formation

S.A. (Corporation), E.I.R.L. (Single-member LLC), branch of a foreign company, or sole proprietor. From the public deed to SAT and Commercial Registry filings.

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Commercial contracts

Commercial, services, lease, distribution, confidentiality. Drafted for your specific operation — not generic templates.

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Compliance & legal audit

We review where your company complies and where it fails. You get a risk map with priorities and a clear remediation plan.

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02 · Intellectual Property

Your brand is only worth what you can defend.

Phonetic search, registration and watch services with Guatemala's Intellectual Property Registry.

Trademark registration

Phonetic search, Nice Classification, filing with Guatemala's Intellectual Property Registry, and follow-through to title issuance.

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03 · Labor

Employer-side, always.

Hiring, firing, severance, Bono 14 and Aguinaldo, Ministry of Labor inspections, labor lawsuits — full employer-side defense.

Labor law (employer-side)

Employment contracts, internal work regulations, properly executed terminations, Bono 14 and Aguinaldo, Ministry of Labor inspections, and labor lawsuits.

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04 · Real Estate

Before you sign, do the due diligence.

Property sales, leases, mortgages, condominium regimes and evictions. One week of registry review prevents years of litigation.

Real estate law

Property sales with registry due diligence, deed drafting, mortgages, commercial leases, condominium regimes and evictions. We also assist foreign buyers.

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05 · Litigation

If we have to go to court, we go in firm.

Before litigating, we exhaust reasonable options. But if needed, we go in with strategy and documents in order — civil, commercial, labor.

Dispute resolution

Debt collection, breaches, supplier or client disputes. We seek the fastest, most cost-effective solution before litigating; if necessary, we take it to court.

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06 · Tax

Tax defense and corporate tax planning.

Defense before SAT adjustments and assessments, administrative appeals, VAT refunds, tax-administrative litigation and corporate tax planning. Coordinated with the accounting practice.

Tax law

SAT defense, administrative appeals, tax-administrative litigation, VAT refunds and corporate tax planning. Integrated with the accounting team for end-to-end coverage.

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07 · Corporate Criminal

Criminal defense in business-related cases.

We handle criminal cases strictly related to business activity: tax fraud, money laundering, economic crimes, embezzlement, corporate fraud, and matters where directors or the corporation face proceedings derived from the operation of the business.

Corporate and white-collar criminal defense

Defense in economic crimes, tax fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, corporate fraud and IP-related crimes. Preventive criminal compliance to mitigate exposure.

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08 · Notary

Where public faith is required.

Deeds, notarial records, sworn statements, powers of attorney, appointments, sales, mortgages and document preparation for State bidding (authentications and affidavits for Guatecompras). Notarial work with the formality each act deserves.

Notary services

Notarial records, appointments, sworn statements, purchase-sale deeds, mortgages and powers of attorney. Diligent, formal notarial work.

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Public bidding & State contracting

Authentications, notarial affidavits and full document review for offers in Guatecompras: RGAE registration, Art. 80 declarations (Decree 57-92), and contract signing upon award.

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Not sure what you need?

Tell us what's happening in your company. In the first consultation — free — we tell you honestly what's required, in what order and how much it costs.