Who it is for
Companies and projects that need documented, negotiable commercial relationships.
Practice
Contracts and deals
Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial and civil contracts: services, distribution, sale, collaboration, alliances and other business relationships.
In Colombia
Colombia’s Civil Code and Commercial Code, and the special clauses the transaction requires: warranty, confidentiality, IP, non-compete and dispute resolution.
How we help
An alliance, a distribution or third-party development without a clear perimeter leaves the asset and cash flow in the air. The document has to be executable on the day of conflict.
We coordinate the contract with ownership of brand, code or work when the business depends on an intangible.
When it makes sense
- You will sign services, distribution, sale or collaboration
- There is an alliance or a channel that uses your brand or know-how
- The current contract does not cover what the business already does
- You need to negotiate with a supplier, a partner or a key client
How we work it
- 01Reading of the commercial objective and the risks of the relationship
- 02Drafting or markup of the contract, with negotiation alternatives
- 03Alignment with IP, confidentiality and exit
- 04Closing and, if needed, follow-up of annexes and renewals
What usually arrives
- An internet PDF that does not cover IP, default or termination
- The supplier retains deliverables or tools
- There are two signed versions and nobody knows which governs
- The alliance is already operating and the contract is still a draft
This text describes the general framework in Colombia. It is not legal advice and does not replace an engagement on specific facts.
What it covers
- Services, distribution and sale
- Collaboration, alliances and contractual joint ventures
- Review and negotiation of counterpart paper
- IP, confidentiality and exit clauses
Other areas
Trademark registration
An enforceable identity before the SIC: classes, prior marks and defense of the sign in Colombia and, if needed, abroad.
Invention patents
Novelty, inventive step and industrial application: from the idea to a title before the SIC — or to the decision not to patent.
Industrial designs
The appearance of the product as an asset: novelty, registration before the SIC and defense against catalogue copies.
Copyright
Works, software and content: ownership from creation, DNDA registration and rules with whoever produces.
Companies and corporate governance
Company formation, bylaw amendments, shareholders’ agreements, minutes, boards, meetings, regulations and support in corporate conflicts.
Competition, consumer and advertising
Preventive advice and defense on unfair competition, advertising, promotions, terms and conditions, complaints and sanctioning proceedings.
Litigation and dispute resolution
Representation in civil, commercial, corporate, administrative and IP proceedings, with a focus on risk and business strategy.
Compliance and risk management
Design of policies, matrices, protocols and compliance programs in contracting, corporate governance, consumer, competition, privacy and risk prevention.
Foreign investment and doing business in Colombia
Support for foreign companies on forming companies, branches, subsidiaries, local contracts, trademark protection and operating in Colombia.