Zürcher Odio & Raven

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Zürcher Odio & Raven is the product of the merger of two of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in Central America. The result is one of the largest organised law firms in the region with a full-range portfolio of legal services and seeking to fulfil the demanding needs of their growing clientele. Its services are characterised by integrated teamwork and by long-term commitment to clients. The firm has achieved recognition both for its very high quality of legal advice and for its strict adherence to ethical and professional standards. The firm presently counts 36 lawyers led by seven partners.

Areas of practice

Private law and corporate issues: The firm has a very active practice in commercial and civil law, real estate transactions, intellectual property, labour law, civil litigation, corporate law and finance. It also provides legal support in complex transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, share offers and takeovers, project finance, and international financial transactions.

Banking, finance and securities: The firm has a large number of financial institutions among its permanent clients. Thus we have substantial experience in all forms of financial contracts, banking and brokerage, leasing, commodity and financial derivatives for hedging, speculation and arbitrage, and benefit from a wealth of knowledge in the contractual and regulatory aspects of operations, and their impact in exchange, tax and financial law.

Real estate and tourism project development: Real estate development and tourism have become one of the most active areas, and our specialised team has been involved in a very large number of residential, commercial and hospitality projects.

Intellectual property: The firm has had for a very long time the distinction of being one of the main firms in the country for intellectual property dealing with registration of trademarks, patents and other forms of IP, as well as enforcement and protection of IP rights.

Regulation, administrative and constitutional law: Our team is among the best in this area and has participated in major recent projects related to public law. Long-standing experience in government procurement, administrative regulations and constitutional law has grown into expert legal advice in public work concessions, tourism concessions, private and public sector partnership and joint ventures, public project finance and infrastructure development.

Foreign investment and international trade: The firm is recognised as an authority in the area specialising in foreign direct investment and international trade, including WTO, CACM, and all FTAs in force. An experienced team offers advice on safeguards, anti-dumping and compensatory measures, export and import quotas and tariff-rate quotas, trade and customs proceedings, tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment incentives, free trade regime application, free zones, etc.

Energy, telecommunications and IT: Our firm is fully prepared to advise in the newly liberalised fields of energy and telecoms and entering agreements with state agencies or obtaining concessions. IT is also an area of substantial involvement for the firm: e-commerce, IP and data protection, digital signature, online trading, software contracts, etc.

Transport law: The firm offers services in international air and maritime transportation, port and airport development, ground handling, and others. Our team is experienced in maritime, air and land transportation matters; all kinds of contracts for ship-owners, charters, carriers, agents, operators and insurers; registration and arrest of vessels and aircraft; and applications to obtain operation licenses and public service concessions.

Representative clients

ALDESA; AMEGA; Align; American Standard; ArcelorMittal; Barclays; BAC; BBVA; Citi; Banco General; BNCR; Boston Scientific; Caribbean Property Group; Delta Airlines; DHL; Frontier Airlines; Hanes; Hilton; Holcim; Hospira; HSBC; Hyundai; IBM; Imation; KFW; Marriott-Courtyard; Martinair; Neworld Network; Payless; PIMSA; PriceSmart; Promérica; Royal Bank of Canada; SC Johnson; Shell Oil; Siemens; 3M; Sonesta; Starbucks; Procter & Gamble; Ticofrut; Walmart; Wyeth; World Bank.

Languages

English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Los Balcones, Piso 4

Plaza Roble, Escazú

San José, Costa Rica

Tel: +506 2201 3800 8
Fax: +506 2201 7150

info@zurcherodioraven.com

www.zurcherodioraven.com