Who it is for
Foreign companies and groups that will form, contract or brand in Colombia.
Practice
Foreign investment and doing business in Colombia
Support for foreign companies on forming companies, branches, subsidiaries, local contracts, trademark protection and operating in Colombia.
In Colombia
Company regime, branches of foreign companies, local contracts and IP before the SIC. Investment and operations are aligned with the vehicle the business actually needs — branch, SAS or contract — not the one that sounds familiar at headquarters.
How we help
The frequent error is copying a foreign contract or using a mark that a third party already owns in Colombia. The local map is drawn before spending on team, warehouse or ads.
We coordinate formation, powers of attorney, contracts with distributors or suppliers, and trademark filing when the sign will be used here.
When it makes sense
- You will form a SAS, a branch or a subsidiary in Colombia
- You need local distribution, services or key employment contracts
- The brand or product is already used or will launch in the country
- Headquarters wants one counterpart who joins corporate, contractual and IP
How we work it
- 01Diagnosis of the vehicle and of market-entry risks
- 02Formation or branch, powers and minimum governance
- 03Local contracts and trademark protection
- 04Support through operations and first-year adjustments
What usually arrives
- A branch was chosen when the business needed a SAS, or the reverse
- The foreign framework agreement is not enforceable here
- The mark has already been filed by a third party with the SIC
- There is no attorney-in-fact or minutes to operate with banks and suppliers
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
- Formation of companies, branches and subsidiaries
- Local operating contracts
- Trademark protection in Colombia
- Support of business operations
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.
Contracts and deals
Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial and civil contracts: services, distribution, sale, collaboration, alliances and other business relationships.
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.