Doing business
Costa Rica offers many different business opportunities for individuals, entrepreneurs and multinational companies both local and foreign. The country has the unique opportunities of a developing country with the benefit of a strong and stable democracy which has produced a highly educated labor force that positions Costa Rica as an ideal regional or global business hub.
With that in mind, our firm has a commitment towards protecting the interests of our clients through providing local advisory with an understanding of the global business environment. We know the advantages of doing business in Costa Rica, but most of all, we understand the existing limitations, obstacles and gaps that businesses will encounter.
During many years we have served many foreign individuals and companies by creating visionary legal structures and strategies that prevent possible legal and operational difficulties so that our clients can experience long term growth, which enables them to focus in doing business and not in cumbersome legal difficulties.
The following are some areas in which we provide our legal and business expertise to our clients:
- COSTA RICA INCORPORATION: By designing a local and/or international legal structure we take the first step towards protecting the interests of our clients without hindering their growth options by using a flexing yet strong corporate platform. We offer Costa Rica new companies and Costa Rica shelf companies.
- COSTA RICA BANKING PROCESSING: Once the Costa Rica legal structure is in place we use our knowledge and experience to find the best available banking options in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, EU and the Caribbean. With a Costa Rican corporation it is possible for foreigners and locals to have Costa Rican bank accounts to operate their business.
- LEASE OR REAL ESTATE PURCHASE: A basic step in doing business in Costa Rica is to properly negotiate the terms of a lease agreement or to manage the details involved in a Costa Rica real estate closing. In order to reduce the risk in these transactions our firm has standardized procedures that are carefully analyzed every step of the way by our Costa Rican legal team.
- COSTA RICA BUSINESSS LICENSE: We understand the particular procedure required to open a business in Costa Rica, we register the employer in the Social Security, in the Insurance Agency, obtain zoning permits, health permits and coordinate with the local government to bridge the existing gaps between Costa Rica and the First world. We are also familiar with obtaining Costa Rica data processing licenses for online operations.
- COSTA RICA TRADEMARKS: Costa Rica has a centralized Intellectual Property Registry in which trademarks and inventions are protected so that the business can function without giving advantage towards its competitors. With a speedy registration department, our firm also has liaison law firms in the region to protect your interests.
- COSTA RICA FRANCHISING: The country offers many opportunities to bring international franchises that will find in Costa Rica their best market option in Central America. Our firm determines the legal feasibility of the franchise plan, conducting local regulatory analysis and due diligence on potential Costa Rican franchisees, to draft the distribution agreements required to close the deal.
- NOTARIAL LAW: Our Costa Rica attorneys act also as Costa Rica Public Notaries and as public officers conduct all the necessary procedures required in real estate closings, certifications, Costa Rica company formation, wills strictly adjusted to Costa Rican laws and international practices.
Contact us and we will gladly give you customized advice to fit your needs for doing business in Costa Rica and to protect your interests.
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Welcome to your site, this site is not about our law firm it is about your legal needs in Costa Rica. GLC Abogados (lawyers of costa rica .com) is a full service Costa Rican law firm specialized in protecting your legal & business interests.
Your team of Costa Rican attorneys was formed in 1999 to provide legal advice to people and businesses that do business in Costa Rica. The lawyers team is composed of professionals graduated from the most prestigious Law School in the country, fully bilingual, with postgraduate education from top US Law & business schools but essentially they are lawyers of Costa Rica who understand the need of the country to receive investment to contribute with the social, economic and especially human development.
Take a minute to go through all the sections of the information prepared by our costa rican lawyers and we guarantee you that after reading the contents you will be ready to sit down with one an attorney from our team to discuss the details of your case or project. Your Costa Rican law firm offers a wide array of legal services including: company formation, immigration law, business law, real estate law and litigation in many areas.
The process to retain the services of your lawyers of costa rica works like this: you contact our team via email, phone or visit our office, then our attorneys will study your needs, next the legal team meets to discuss the ideal legal strategy, once the law firm understands the initial legal variables of your case or situation we will contact you with a proposal, you will study the proposal and reach an agreement if the terms seem clear and fair, once we start the client/attorney agreement we will create a NEW TASK and our lawyers of costa rica will begin to execute the job.
Our lawyers provide updates via our customer care department and focus on all the angles to make sure that you receive the best legal service in Costa Rica. GLC Abogados is more than a regular business law firm as we firmly believe in becoming your legal partner in the country as we have experienced that such service will develop long term relationships between lawyer and client and will benefit the client and will help with the development of Costa Rica.
We encourage you to contact our legal team and discuss your needs with our Managing Partner who is passionate about sound legal advisory strategies to all our clients.