Businesses and Organizations
We provide legal and institutional support to companies, foundations, associations, churches, unions and other organizations that need order, compliance and continuous accompaniment.
Situations we handle
Where organizations most often need counsel
An organization accumulates legal obligations simply by operating. These are the matters most frequently brought to us by businesses and institutions.
Constitution and regularization
Formation of new entities and regularization of organizations already operating, including the steps required before the competent authority under current Ecuadorian law.
Statutes and reforms
Drafting and amendment of statutes and internal regulations so that the text reflects both the applicable law and how the organization actually works.
Corporate governance
Governing bodies, boards and directives: appointment, registration, terms, meeting formalities, minutes and the record-keeping that supports each decision.
Contracts
Review, drafting and negotiation of contracts with clients, suppliers, contractors and counterparties, with attention to obligations, termination and dispute clauses.
Labour and employment
Employment contracts, working conditions, disciplinary matters, terminations, settlements and labour claims, assessed against the rules in force at the time.
Administrative proceedings
Representation before public authorities: requirements, inspections, sanctioning proceedings, appeals and legal challenges, according to the facts and the file.
Compliance obligations
Identification of the periodic filings, reports and institutional obligations that apply to your type of entity, so that they are not discovered only when a requirement arrives.
Dispute resolution and mediation
Mediation and alternative dispute resolution as a route to workable agreements where the matter allows it, and judicial representation where it does not.
Ongoing external counsel
Continuous legal accompaniment for organizations without an internal legal department, with a defined scope agreed in writing.
How we work
Putting an organization in order
Institutional work rarely begins with a single question. It usually begins with a review of where the organization stands, and continues as an ongoing relationship.
Initial contact
A representative of the organization writes to us with a general description of the entity and what it needs, without sending confidential documentation at this stage.
Institutional review
We examine the constitutive documents, statutes, registration of governing bodies and pending obligations to establish the actual legal position of the entity.
Plan of action
We set out what needs to be corrected, what needs to be filed and in what order, distinguishing the urgent from what can follow a longer schedule.
Execution and accompaniment
We carry out the agreed steps and, where the organization chooses, continue as external counsel for the matters that arise thereafter.
Institutional focus
Foundations, associations and churches
Nonprofit entities follow a distinct legal path: legal personality, statutes, registration before the competent authority, governing bodies, reforms and periodic obligations. We accompany that work from formation onwards, and also where an existing organization needs to be brought back into order.
It is work that requires understanding both the applicable law and the institutional reality of each organization.
Accompaniment in
- Formation and obtaining legal personality
- Drafting and amendment of statutes
- Regularization of existing organizations
- Registration of boards and governing bodies
- Compliance with obligations before the competent authority
- Ongoing legal counsel for the organization
Frequent questions
What organizations usually ask us
Our organization has been operating without its papers in order. Can that be corrected?
Regularization is often possible, though what it involves depends on the type of entity, how long the situation has continued and what the competent authority requires. We begin by reviewing the existing documentation and the entity’s registered status, and only then set out what can be corrected and in what order.
Do you work with organizations on a continuing basis?
Yes. Ongoing external counsel is one of the ways we work with institutions, with the scope, the matters covered and the conditions agreed in writing before the relationship begins.
Can you review contracts we have already signed?
Yes. We review executed contracts to identify the obligations assumed, the termination and dispute mechanisms, and the risks that may already have materialised. Where a dispute has arisen, we assess it according to the facts and the evidence available.
Is mediation an option for a dispute with a counterparty?
It can be, where the subject matter and the parties allow it. Mediation and alternative dispute resolution sometimes lead to agreements more quickly than litigation, but whether they are appropriate has to be assessed case by case. Where they are not, we pursue the judicial route.
Who should be our point of contact?
We define from the outset who within the organization is authorised to give instructions and receive information, and how representation is granted. This avoids contradictory instructions and keeps confidentiality clear on both sides.
What should we send in the first contact?
A general description of the organization, its legal form and what it needs. Please do not send confidential or internal documentation at that stage: once we confirm that the matter falls within our areas of work, we will tell you what is needed and by which channel to send it.
Speak with our firm about your organization
Tell us in general terms what your organization needs. We will let you know whether the matter falls within our areas of work and what the next steps would be.
Submitting this form or contacting the firm does not automatically create an attorney-client relationship. Do not send confidential, privileged, sensitive, or original documents until the firm has confirmed representation and provided instructions.