We are a law firm with two decades of experience, specializing in more than 25 service areas
Our firm, within the context of the growth of international trade driven by the country’s participation in international treaties and foreign trade mechanisms, has specialized in assisting our clients in obtaining benefits from import and manufacturing programs, while also providing advice on customs procedures. We have extensive experience with Free Trade Agreements, especially with the United States.
We also provide legal services for maquiladora companies and free trade zones, including obtaining government benefits, as well as assistance in corporate, real estate, labor, and tax matters, among others.
Our firm has a specialized unit in aviation law, providing advice on aircraft leasing, acquisitions, registrations, and financing, as well as on transportation contracts and corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters.
We have had great success challenging administrative laws that restrict our clients' activities through the amparo trial, a sophisticated constitutional process.
The experience of the members of the firm as arbitrators and party attorneys involves commercial arbitrations between Salvadoran companies, between Salvadoran and foreign companies, and exclusively between foreign companies. In the handling of these procedures, the necessary knowledge and sophistication are available to apply the Arbitration Rules most widely used both locally and internationally, such as the Rules of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador, the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, and those of the American Arbitration Association, among others.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in banking and financial regulation, supported by practical knowledge and continuous study. This has enabled us to build strong relationships with Salvadoran financial authorities, benefiting our clients. LegisCorp offers high-quality, efficient financial legal advisory services to both Salvadoran and foreign companies, specializing in the planning, negotiation, and structuring of all types of financial transactions and debt restructurings.
We assist creditors and debtors in securing their credits and maintaining long-term financial viability, preserving their assets and investments. Additionally, we have developed an area dedicated to conducting corporate and credit audit programs for individual or collective debtors, both national and international. We design guarantee structures to ensure compliance with Salvadoran authorities.
We also provide advisory services in the structuring, design, and implementation of all types of guarantee schemes, as well as administrative procedures before Salvadoran authorities to ensure the proper execution of each operation.
We also provide advisory services in the structuring, design, and implementation of all types of guarantee schemes, as well as administrative procedures before Salvadoran authorities to ensure the proper execution of each operation.
We advise brokerage firms on organization, legal structure, and investor relations; additionally, we have conducted external legal audits and provided guidance on the implementation of internal corrective measures, as well as on the structuring and implementation of corporate financing.
También ofrecemos:
- Advisory services for issuers and investors regarding debt issuance and equity instruments.
- Inscripción, registro, modificación y des-inscripción de emisiones de valores de oferta pública, tanto accionarios como de valores de deuda.
- Registration, enrollment, and deregistration of brokerage firms, custodial entities, and investment fund management companies.
- Registration, enrollment, modification, and deregistration of investment funds, including real estate and project development funds.
- Design of structures and financing vehicles for public and private offerings.
- Advisory services for the execution of operations, portfolio management, and investment advisory.
- Mergers and acquisitions processes of regulated entities, including public tender offers (PTO) and due diligence procedures.
- Legal advisory on regulatory matters, compliance with periodic information obligations, and reporting of regulated entities.
- Direction and representation in disciplinary processes before the Regulator, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, and judicial processes of regulated entities.
- Management and monitoring of asset securitization processes.
Our firm has played a crucial role in representing clients in merger and acquisition notifications before the Competition Superintendence and in litigation against this entity.
We provide advisory services on complaints of monopolistic practices and prohibited concentrations, and have successfully challenged resolutions from the Superintendence through amparo lawsuits when they do not meet the established legal requirements.
Our team specialized in tax matters provides consultancy and representation in administrative procedures and litigation before the Ministry of Finance’s Appeals Court. We excel in international tax law, covering tax liability and payment for both Salvadoran and foreign entities and individuals, and interpreting treaties to avoid double taxation. We have obtained favorable resolutions from tax authorities and assist in legal strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and financing, among other specialties.
Our firm specializes in the preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts, ensuring that our clients' requirements are legally documented and their interests are protected.
We complement our advisory services in mergers, acquisitions, and contracts by covering areas such as economic competition, tax strategies, and the protection and compliance with consumer rights or regulated commercial activities.
Our lawyers have extensive experience and are well-versed in negotiation practices and drafting skills to ensure that the business requirements of our clients are creatively and legally solidly reflected in commercial contracts, aligning with their expectations and fully protecting their interests.
"A full range of legal services for your business needs!"
We have extensive experience in corporate structure planning, company formation, and the preparation of shareholder agreements.
Throughout our years of experience, we have worked with significant financial and industrial groups, both local and foreign, in corporate restructurings, financing structuring, and expansion.
In addition, we manage daily corporate matters, acting as secretaries, auditors, and members of various boards of directors.
We provide support for managing books, documentation, and shareholder records, but above all, our actions are based on a commitment to complying with Salvadoran legislation.
We specialize in the practice of legal audits and the assessment of the current state of businesses, identifying risks and opportunities, creating procedures to ensure legal compliance, and optimizing corporate practices.
Our firm has distinguished notaries who can authorize a variety of legal instruments. Among the services we offer are:
- Authenticated Documents
- General Powers: Judicial, Administrative, and Special
- Notarial Acts and Affidavits
- Compra Venta de Inmuebles
- Assignment of Inheritance Rights
- Procedures for Acceptance of Inheritance
- Wills
- Donations
- Acknowledgment of Children
- Vehicle Purchase and Sale
- Personal Identity Procedure
- Formation of Commercial Companies
As well as any type of document or notarial procedures
Our law firm offers various types of professional services to assist or advise you in different family situations, depending on the specific issue at hand
Based on our professional experience and considering the applicable legal framework, we will outline the plan or course of action to follow in order to resolve the family conflict in the best possible manner
According to the laws of El Salvador, we can represent you based on the family issue you are facing. In this regard, we can promote
- Protection measures in cases of Domestic Violence
- Child Support Process
- Spousal Support Process
- Child Custody Process
- Process to reactivate relationships and interaction between parents and children
- Process for Modifying Sentences, Child Support, Child Custody, and Visitation Rights, among others
- Process of Loss or Suspension of Parental Authority
- Judicial Process for Declaration of Non-Marital Union
- Divorce Process: Separation.
- Divorce Process due to Intolerable Life
- In both of the previous processes, a Compensatory Pension and/or Special Alimony may be requested if the case warrants it.
- Dissolution and Liquidation of the Marital Property Regime
- a. Deferred Community
- b. Participation in Profits
Additionally, we carry out voluntary jurisdiction proceedings, non-contentious cases before the courts, among others
- Rectification of Birth Certificates
- Divorce Agreement by Mutual Consent
- Agreement on the Personal Care of Children
- Adoption Process:
- a. Adoption of children under 18 years old
- b. Adoption of adults
- c. Adoption of the spouse's child
Our firm is made up of a team of lawyers with extensive knowledge and experience in handling mergers and acquisitions
Our team of highly qualified specialists provides comprehensive service to our clients who wish to merge with or acquire other companies in El Salvador or abroad.
In this regard, we provide advice on large-scale mergers, restructuring transactions, joint ventures, private equity investments, asset acquisitions, and spin-offs, among others.
We specialize in the acquisition and financing of commercial, industrial, and residential real estate projects.
Contamos con experiencia en negociación, estructuración, registro y certificación de convenios.
We have extensive experience in establishing condominium property regimes and similar arrangements, as well as experience in advising on the acquisition of related government licenses and permits, such as land use, construction, or urban development licenses, among others.
We also advise on leases for offices, warehouses, and residences for international clients.
From the beginning, our firm has advised foreign and Salvadoran investors on co-investment projects in El Salvador.
We have participated as external consultants in the development of foreign investment legislation and stay updated on changes to the applicable laws and regulations.
We offer comprehensive and long-term advice on all aspects of Labor Law, providing integrated solutions with services focused on prevention and addressing preventive legal situations or conflict resolution for your organization.
As a result, clients can take proactive preventive measures while making practical and legally sound decisions.
The advisory includes, among others, the drafting, interpretation, and application of individual and collective employment contracts, the development and implementation of compensation and/or incentive systems, termination of the employment relationship, collective bargaining, unions, processing of work or investor visas for foreigners, representation before the administrative oversight authority, and defense in administrative and judicial labor proceedings, training for Human Resources staff on updates to labor regulations, review, formulation, and drafting of documents related to the company's labor domain, such as internal work regulations, policies, among others
Thus, our clients can take proactive measures and make sound decisions in managing their human talent.
Our goal will always be to seek the best interests and outcomes for our clients, while avoiding, as much as possible, the promotion of lengthy, costly litigation with impractical results.
Therefore, in commercial disputes, with the experience gained by our firm since 2006, we aim to resolve our clients' conflicts in a comprehensive, effective, and efficient manner.
We offer all our experience and resources to provide the best advice to our clients in mediation processes, arbitration, or court proceedings, striving, as mentioned earlier, for the lowest costs and the best results for our clients.
Our firm is recognized for its reputation in excellently managing all aspects of the entry of foreign executives and technicians of our clients into El Salvador, for which we provide the following services:
- Advisory on obtaining and renewing temporary or permanent residencies, under any of the categories established in Salvadoran immigration law.
- Advisory on obtaining and renewing residencies with work permits for foreigners
- Advisory on obtaining and renewing consulted visas
- Prórrogas de permanencia en el país.
- Assistance and support in summons before the Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners.
- Migratory legal advice and its general legal compliance.
At LegisCorp, we advise and defend our clients in municipal taxation litigation, offering services such as:
- Municipal taxation of businesses.
- Municipal license and permit processing.
- Legal processes in construction.
- Assistance in auditing processes.
- Representation in the official assessment of taxes and fees.
- Representation in sanctioning procedures and administrative appeals.
LegisCorp understands the importance of environmental protection and provides advice and support in the process of complying with legal regulations, representation before authorities, risk analysis of past practices, and legal and environmental audits for industries to ensure compliance with environmental standards and regulations, as well as safety and hygiene.
Our specialty covers the management of projects in sectors such as construction, telecommunications, electricity, renewable energy, fuels, among others; also supported by excellent local and international specialist technicians.
We offer advisory services in the pre-investigation and investigation stages to demonstrate the inexistence of the crime and develop an adequate defense against criminal charges.
We design strategies for due process in order to avoid convictions; our attorneys specialized in criminal law focus on financial, property, tax, environmental, labor, intellectual property crimes, and those related to honor and privacy.
Given that criminal actions have economic and commercial repercussions, it is crucial to develop contingency programs that cover various areas of law.
Our firm provides advisory services in all types of administrative procedures for our clients, including contracts with the government and its agencies. We have specialized attorneys to challenge illegitimate actions, protecting your rights and interests.
Our firm has extensive experience in providing comprehensive advice on Public Procurement processes, which allows for the proper development, planning, and handling of our clients' administrative processes, ensuring the achievement of each of the established objectives, all the way through to the completion of each process or project.
Our team's experience in advising public institutions allows us to be experts in procedures before institutions, including the Salvadoran Water Authority, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Superintendence of the Financial System, the Fire Department of El Salvador, and the Sanctioning Tribunal of the Consumer Protection Agency.
Our firm offers a wide range of services in intellectual property, including advice on the registration of trademarks, copyrights, patents, utility models, integrated circuits, and trade secrets.
We also draft licensing and franchise agreements, as well as those related to them; additionally, we conduct legal audits in this area.
We have experience in El Salvador, Mexico, the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, and we excel in filing international PCT patents, both in the national and international phases, which sets us apart from the competition.
We specialize in representing clients from the entertainment industry, including writers, composers, actors, and advertising companies, handling negotiations and litigation for them. We are experts in administrative litigation and have a global network of correspondent firms to support our international clients.
Our firm has a Specialized Area in Debt Collection, both Judicial and Extrajudicial, which strengthens our experience in providing legal services to financial institutions and businesses.
Judicial Collection is carried out through documents such as Bills of Exchange without Protest, Promissory Notes, Checks, Invoices, Loans, and Private and/or Notarized Documents of Acknowledgment of Debt
Our firm, over the years, has specialized in the health, wellness, and food industries, ensuring regulatory compliance and resource optimization for our clients in these sectors.
We have experience in the registration and regulation of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. We provide advice on health regulations and procedures before various authorities in El Salvador and Central America, including obtaining sanitary registrations and import authorizations.
Our specialists also have extensive experience in the registration of patents, trademarks, and disputes or litigation to safeguard our clients' rights.
Our firm has specialized in energy law, advising on photovoltaic plant construction projects and sales of energy surpluses. We also negotiate complex financial lease and maintenance contracts for energy companies in generation and commercialization within the country.
We stay updated with new laws and regulations to ensure that our clients comply at all times with the current legal standards and requirements.
Our firm works closely with its clients to obtain all types of concessions and permits, enabling them to provide telecommunications services using the best projects and financing schemes, while always ensuring compliance with all the government legal requirements required for such companies.
Likewise, we have conducted negotiations and provided related advisory services on behalf of our clients in interconnection agreements with other concessionary companies.
Part of our services in this area, therefore, combine our experience in litigation and economic competition, achieving advantages for our clients by challenging unfavorable resolutions.
We provide advisory services in the legal and financial structuring of tourism projects, including the preparation of contracts related to real estate and the operation, management, and leasing of hotels, timeshare agreements, and condominium ownership.
We provide legal, financial, and tax advisory services for obtaining tax benefits related to investment in tourism.
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