Practice Areas

• Design, development and implementation of compliance programmes according to ISO 37301 and ISO 37001, monitoring and auditing (risk analysis, codes, policies and practices, training sessions). 

• Due diligence of anti-corruption in M&A transactions and projects.
• Internal anti-corruption, anti-fraud investigations and the design of remedial actions and plans.
• Due diligence and background checking of individuals and legal entities.
• Review and drafting of anti-corruption contractual clauses.
• Advice on business ethics, prevention of money-laundering and terrorism financing.
• Advice on the impact of compliance programmes in determining the criminal liability of a corporation, its directors and shareholders.
• Advice on external investigations carried out by authorities.
• Advice on cross border investigations, including interaction with local regulations and foreign laws (FCPA, UK Bribery Act).

• Advisory regarding Integrity and Transparency Register for Industries and Entities (RITE). Inscription process. Aimed users. Benefits

• Analysis, review, design and implementation of policies, procedures and practices according to ESG criteria.

• Due diligence including ESG aspects.

• Advice on relationship with relevant stakeholders and local communities to obtain effective agreements in relation to the implementation of projects.

• Education and training for public and private organisations on ESG and sustainability.

• Advice on constitution, dissolution and liquidation of companies. 

• Tailor-made drafting of articles of association and shareholders´ agreements.
• Registration of partnerships and foundations.
• Day-to-day advice on corporate, commercial and company matters.
• Negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts including joint venture, distribution, franchise, licence, and agency contracts.
• Negotiation and management of complex national and international operations including: joint ventures, mergers/acquisitions, spin-offs and other types of corporate restructuring.
• Managing conflict among partners, shareholders and the board of directors.

• Analysis of investments according to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and Sustainability criteria.

• Conducting ESG due diligence for M&A transactions, JVs, project finance.

• Advising board of directors on governance, business ethics, compliance and sustainability issues.

• Strategies to prevent anti-corruption and compliance issues including assessing possible criminal liability of a corporation, its shareholders and directors. 

• Corporate fraud and embezzlement, economic offences, prevention of asset laundering and financing of terrorism, investigations in terms of anti-trust regulations.

• Advice on PPP, BOT, BOO, EPC, PFI projects.
• Preparation of bidding terms and conditions and advice during tender process.
• Representation and challenge of bidding processes.
• Negotiation and drafting of PPP, BOT, BOO, EPC contracts, joint ventures and consortium.
• Risk mitigation and assessment during the preparation of bidding documents, offers and during the life of the project both in the construction stage as well as in the operation and maintenance ones.
• Claims management.
• Design of ethics manual and training material for subcontractors and suppliers.