Since our establishment, we have advised important multinational companies (including some Big Pharma). We have wide expertise in the international market and particularly in the Latin American market. Most of our partners are also university teachers with a wide contact network. The above has allowed us to be well aware of the situation and needs of our clients and prospects.
In LatinLex you will find legal advisory with a particular, alternative, modern and technological view, focused on adding value to your enterprise through the support of a professional team committed with the resources, needs and times of our clients.
We advise our clients on operations in new markets and every aspect related to the establishment, management and administration of their societies and branches.Backed-up by our international experience, we design action plans that go beyond legal consultancy, with the objective of implementing the proper start-up of your operations in new markets.
We design the best legal strategy, from contract negotiation to execution thereof and withinternational impact. Our wide experience in the region turns us into an excellent strategic partner as we have worked closely with different departments of multinational companies,consequently allowing us to be knowledgeable of their requirements, standards and claims.
We advise our clients regarding Intellectual Property (IP) for a wide range of industries that include, but are not limited to, registration of trademarks, commercial slogans, commercial names and patents. We manage brand portfolios for multinational companies region-wise.
It is our objective to advise our national and foreign clients in the creation of an effective strategy for personnel hiring and inter-personal relationships. We have wide international experience advising human resources departments of important local and multinational companies on labor negotiations.
As our team includes professionals that have successfully led legal departments of multinational companies in Latin America, we have developed this innovative service intended to close the gap that may exist in such regard. It involves advisory to in-house lawyers in order to improve their capacities as service providers for the company, enhancing their interaction with other departments.
Our Due Diligence programs for third parties related with the client (individuals,distributors, agents, suppliers, commercial intermediaries, joint venture and bidding partners, and those related with corporate mergers and acquisitions) are intended to enhance an informed decision making by our clients regarding the approval or rejection of a business partner. The due diligence process is paramount to avoid or reduce the exposure of the company to liability issues as those provided by the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act.
Many companies are required to have in place a compliance program in order to be able to do business with multinational companies and gain competitive advantage in the market. We design training programs on the anticorruption legislation , both local and international ( FCPA, UK Bribery Act, UN Global Compact), that is relevant to the nature, structure, operation and complexity of the business. Our wide international experience has allowed us to successfully design and implement compliance programs for different industries and train the staff of multinational companies at regional level.
The currentlegislation in Latin America is stringent regarding environmental issues. Consequently, many important projects have been threatened and even suspended due to failure in complying with the local environmental requirements, causing great economic, environmental, social and reputational impact on the companies. Inlight of the above, the investment on a proper environmental compliance program is crucial for those companies whose work is related with natural resources.
A goodknowledge and awareness of the economic, social, political and competitive landscapesof the companies is essential for them to anticipate risks and leverage on theopportunities generated by the volatile environment in Latin America. The reputation of the company is its mostimportant asset to generate trust on its brands and operations. Such trust could be quickly lost during acrisis and its restoration could be slow and expensive. We work with our clients to ensure that theyare prepared in case of crisis. We advisethem on the development of long-term institutional relations whereby theirvoice would be heard when public policies that affect them are being designed. For such purpose, we provide our client companies with consultants withexpertise in communication and public affairs so that they can establish a fruitfuldialogue with the public sector, NGOsand the media.
For Latin Lex Consulting, helping those in need is one of our responsibilities. The pro bono spirit is part of the DNA of our work team, and each time we commit with a pro bono advisory to any entity, we make it with the same professionalism as with our paying clients.
Dr.Felipe Coronel is the CEO and a member of the board of Fundación Techo in Panama. Additionally, Latin Lex is currently supporting several foundations that have requested our sponsorship.
