Service 01
Legal Department
Advice and representation in family, inheritance, employment and business matters.
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We advise and represent individuals, families and domestic and international companies, in agreements and in court: family and inheritance, employment, contracts, insolvency, intellectual property and companies. And because our firm brings together lawyers, accountants and escribanos (notaries public), your matters are handled in one place.
Family and inheritance
- 01
Divorce
Divorce proceedings, and dissolution and liquidation of the marital property regime (*sociedad conyugal*).
- 02
De facto union
Recognition and dissolution of a de facto union (*unión concubinaria*).
- 03
Child and spousal support
Setting, modifying (increase, reduction or change in the payment method) or ending support (*pensión alimenticia*).
- 04
Children
Custody, residence and visitation (*guarda, tenencia y visitas*), out-of-court agreements on custody, residence, visitation and support, and travel authorizations for minors.
- 05
Adoption and parental authority
Adoption, and loss, limitation, suspension or restoration of parental authority (*patria potestad*).
- 06
Civil status and incapacity
Civil status actions and proceedings to declare legal incapacity.
- 07
Inheritance proceedings
Inheritance proceedings (*sucesión*) and partition of the estate.
- 08
Domestic violence
Advice and representation, putting the safety of those affected first.
Employment
- 01
Employment advice
Reports and consultations on regulations, wage council awards (*laudos*), collective agreements, contracts, hours, rest periods, vacations, overtime, salaries and forms of pay, careers, promotions and internal selection.
- 02
Employment relationships
Rights and obligations, contract changes, disciplinary authority, internal rules and codes of conduct, harassment or discrimination, dismissals, outsourcing and employee claims in insolvency.
- 03
At the Ministry of Labor
Labor control documents, registration of contracts and agreements, pre-trial conciliation hearings and voluntary settlements at the MTSS (Uruguay's Ministry of Labor and Social Security).
- 04
Appeals and penalties
Responses (*vistas*) and appeals before the MTSS, the IGTSS (labor inspectorate), the BPS (Social Security Bank) and the BSE (state insurer), penalties and appeals before the TCA (Administrative Litigation Court).
- 05
Employment lawsuits
Counsel and representation in court, amparo actions, discrimination and anti-union conduct claims, settlements and consultations.
- 06
Employment audits
In management, restructuring, transfer, merger or acquisition processes, with technical independence, and employment updates for our clients.
Civil and business
- 01
Civil contracts
Purchase and sale agreements, preliminary agreements, loans, foundations, assignments of receivables, loans for use (*comodato*), mortgages, construction contracts, donations and more.
- 02
Leases
Evictions from urban leases, contract terminations and rent collection.
- 03
Civil liability
Contractual and non-contractual liability claims.
- 04
Insolvency
Strategy and analysis of each case and of the claims filed under the Insolvency Law (*Ley de Concursos*), and assistance to trustees, interveners and liquidators.
- 05
Intellectual property
Trademark and patent registration, trademark litigation and anti-piracy proceedings.
- 06
Companies
Corporate planning, incorporation, registration and operation: boards, shareholders' meetings, shares, groups of companies, joint ventures and your company's civil and commercial contracts.
- 07
Business and foreign trade
Foreign companies operating in Uruguay, transfer of businesses, foreign trade, free trade zones, free shops and temporary admission.
- 08
Investments and commercial litigation
Issuance of negotiable securities, trusts (*fideicomisos*), financial and investment transactions, and commercial litigation.
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Príamo 1550, 11400 Montevideo
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.