Corporate Law

Real Estate Transactions and Title Insurance

Escrow and Title Services

Anti-Money Laundering

International

Immigration

Banking

Litigation/Arbitration

Trusts

Trademarks, Consumer Protection and Unfair Competition

Besides the counseling service provided in the traditional commercial business, ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS acts as a consultant for its corporate clients in areas such as formation, merging and transformation of corporations, reorganization, joint-ventures, real-estate transactions, title deed studies, commercial contract and leasing, investment and finances, insurance, taxation, accounting and feasibility studies, offshore corporations, and project development, among others.

For decades, we have had among the members of ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS an important group of Notaries that have taken care of title deed research to lead our clients to a successful real estate transaction. Among our services, we provide our clients with a due diligence that will indicate the actual status of the land at closing and title insurance for most of the properties they want to purchase.

COSTA RICA ESCROW AND TITLE SERVICES S.A. is the company that handles the escrow accounts for the Law Firm of Esquivel & Asociados. This company is one of the few entities registered by  SUGEF (a Costa Rican government office that supervises financial entities) which demonstrates the professionalism implied in our services. The company provides escrow agent services to other law firms in the country, as well as development projects and real estate offices. Also, the company is authorized to act as trustee for transactions among particulars or entities that may require it.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS anti-money laundering specialists are certified by ACAMS in the United States of America, as well as in Costa Rica. Having such specialists among our members, allows us to follow the “know your customer” regulations, the international rules established by the U.S. Patriot Act, and United Nations, the Organization of American States and GAFI regulations in order to protect our customers. We also provide advice and preparation for Banks, Cooperatives and private companies that provide money services around the world.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS has represented multinational companies with businesses in various Latin American and European countries, advising the client in the proper way to consolidate their activities. Besides, we have worked as coordinators of different groups of lawyers located in other countries, in order to obtain the best results for our clients.

We have worked with our clients to develop new activities in Costa Rica and in other countries, with the purpose of helping them consolidate their business, especially in product trade and investment, from either a multinational or an individual investor interested in commercial opportunities.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS has the necessary personnel and experience for the transaction and processing of  residence status for its particular clients or for multinational executives, in areas such as retired or investor status. We also help our clients in the processing of the necessary documentation to obtain the temporary work permit for the development of their business.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS members have been involved in the formation of Costa Rican banks, helping our clients from the preparation of the initial documents to the final approval of the license. We also help our clients to obtain the banking required information for the proper development of their business. For instance, giving advise on  how to make local and international money transfers, how to open checking accounts in Costa Rica and in the exterior, how to invest in C.D. or make deposits at sight, etc.

The members of ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS are fully experienced in litigation, specially in civil, commercial, administrative, criminal, labor and family law. We also participate in the new model of arbitration and other forms of solving disputes. The firm is also capable of assuming arbitration conflicts by advising clients from the inception of the respective contractual clause until the arbitration decision.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS has been an active participant of the creation of family trusts, company trusts, guarantee trusts and other forms of asset protection for its international clients.

During many years ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS has served as trustee for many transactions among its clients and third parties obtaining the necessary experience in this type of transactions used worldwide.

ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS has a vast experience in trademark registration and unfair competition. Trademarks: We help our clients with registrations, renewals, transfers, assignments, license agreements, change of address, change of names, etc.

Unfair Competition: We have private investigators on call to locate and coordinate with local authorities, to seize the counterfeit products and to sue the infringers.

Consumer protection: ESQUIVEL & ASOCIADOS provides counseling and represents clients before all Government agencies related to Antitrust and Consumer Regulation requests, as well as Economic Law.