OTHER JURISDICTIONS LEADING FIRMS Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted as counsel and director on an EPC project for the construction of a wind farm of 15.3 MW farm in San José, Costa Rica.
• Negotiation of a Power Purchase Agreement with the UTE –Uruguayan electrical utility–.
A team of first-level professionals providing worldwide class legal services since 1976
San Jose Sabana Norte Ave Las Americas Park Towers Building, 3rd Floor San José, Costa Rica
Tel: +506 4000 2333 Fax: +506 2290 3660 Email:
info@ghp.co.cr Web:
www.ghp.co.cr
• Draft and negotiation of an EPC agreement for the engineer, procurement and construction of a wind farm facility of 50 MW in Uruguay.
• Draft and negotiationof a Construction Management Agreement for a client who will provide construction management services for the owner of a 50 MW wind farm located in Nicaragua.
Litigation & Arbitration division:
We specialize in international commercial arbitration. Our team has a strong training and a lot of experience in this practice, and for that reason we are a leading firm in Costa Rica. We also advise companies and individuals who have to deal with land expropriation processes or litigation against the Government.
Foreign investment division:
Key contacts: Guillermo E. Zúñiga, Partner
Email:
gezuniga@ghp.co.cr Firm profile:
Alberto Pauly, Partner Email:
apauly@ghp.co.cr
Gutiérrez, Hernández & Pauly is a law firm established in Costa Rica in 1976. For more than three decades, we have specialized in providing a full array of legal services to local and foreign companies in Costa Rica.
Our best introduction letter is the professional quality of our lawyers, which combines the experience of our partners and the proactivity and specialization of our younger lawyers. The success of our clients is our priority, and therefore, we intend to become their partners in providing legal services, aiming at accomplishing their business goals in a safe way.
Our service is personalized, fast, efficient, proactive, ethical, and socially responsible; characteristics which have positioned us as one of the main law firms in Costa Rica, and this is proven by the quality of our clients and the magnitude of the matters they entrust us with.
Practice areas:
Energy Law, Litigation & Arbitration, Foreign investment, Administrative Law, Project finance
Regional capabilities: With almost 45 million of persons, regionals free trades treaties with USA and European Union, Central America is an interesting market for foreign investment. We know that investors prefer to concentrate their legal assistance as much as possible, so we have a select group of correspondents boutique law firms in Central America and in the rest of Latin America, with whom we work daily providing regional services to our clients by coordinating all their legal needs in the region, offering them a single point of contact. Also, we are members of Legus, an international network of law firms with presence in five continents. Our goal is to be sure that any requirement of our clients be handled by the best lawyers in each jurisdiction.
Energy & Infrastructure practice profile:
Energy law division: We have developed relevant experience advising renewable energy generation projects in Costa Rica. The environmental commitment of the country, the abundance of renewable energy sources and the target to become a carbon- neutral country by 2020 have allowed developing a new energy generation market based on sources such as the wind, the sun, and biomass. Our practice has advised foreign companies in the development of energy generation projects in Latin America, both in their relationships with the utilities companies, governmental permits to be obtained, project financing, and the management and administration of project development contracts.
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We assist investors in all required fields in order to provide them with the investment model that better adjusts to their needs. GHP has helped a number of companies to start operations under the Free Zone Regime, as well as to opt for other benefits of special exports regime. We have advised investors on how to make de novo investments as well as offering franchise schemes, the appointment of distributors and the establishment of joint ventures with local partners.
Administrative law division:
We have experience representing large and small companies, both local and foreign, in their relationship with the Government and its agencies. GHP offers an impressive expertise and experience in legal services related to administrative contracting by means of top-of-the-line professionals to advice in bidding processes and the concession of public works for local and foreign companies.
Project finance division:
GHP is in the capacity of rendering first class consulting services in investment project financing through different financing structures in which the issue of debt and capital contributions can be combined for construction and operation, as well as the capital-intensive project refinancing, where the project's cash flows is what determines the feasibility of an operation.
Corporate Law Division:
We represent national and foreign clients in a wide array of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, involvement in Board of Directors, development of joint-venture agreements, organization and preservation of corporations, as well as the representation of affiliates and agencies of multi-nationals in the country. Our lawyers have a wide experience in sophisticated transactions and they propose innovative solutions to different scenarios. We have been characterized by our advice regarding issues related to representatives of foreign firms since its initial stages, on cases that marked the beginning of protection both of the representatives and the foreign firms. We have participated in the negotiations of different corporate structures for the rescue of companies, the renegotiation of debts, infusion of new capital, and the laying of the foundations for the future development of corporations. This can be done on a solid foundation and based on the expertise of our partners in the areas of business, finance, and economics.
Tax Law Division
GHP provides counsel to its clients related to the tax aspects that distress the organization of the companies and its businesses. The specialized services in Tax Law includes tax planning and tax engineering, tax advice, filing of tax claims in the administrative jurisdiction and professional direction in judicial procedures related to tax matters. The practice area includes taxes administered by the Central Tax Administration, as well as any other governmental institutions with tax competences (including municipalities and others). The Firm provides support services of administrative procedures related with the formal achievement of the formal duties of the tax payers.
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