Practice Areas

Constitutional Law

The practice of our firm is centered around constitutional law, as it governs the entire practice and applicability of law.
We are the firm that has successfully integrated and advised both public and private clients in the defense of its rights.

Public

The principle of legality is the central axis of controlling the activity of the public administration and the challengeability of its actions. Our services are integral in administrative proceedings, tax litigation, administrative litigation, and mediation with the public sector.

In this area, we handle all kinds of inquiries, litigate, and carry out all processes related to public administration.

  • Challenging administrative acts
  • Sanctioning processes
  • Injurious processes
  • Tac collection procedures
  • Tax liability predeterminations and determinations
  • Auditor’s liability predeterminations and determinations
  • Audit findings
  • Requests to the public administration.

Tax Law

The key to success lies on tax planning. Being experts in public law allows us to advise and effectively apply all tax benefits for our clients.

Our services include:

  • Tax planning and tax advisory
  • Application of tax benefits
  • Tax collection and payment
  • Tax judicial and administrative processes
  • Tax conciliation

Dispute resolution

M&A has a team of professionals in negotiation. We sight to prevent conflicts and searching for alternative forms of conflict resolution. unrivaled experience in defeating enterprise-threatening class action
Our practice focuses on advising our clients in the adoption of legal figures that prevent conflict and fits their needs.
Quality, excellence, and success are the characteristics of our work in arbitration, mediation, MASCs and negotiation.

Corporate law

The development of enterprises enables the proper functioning of a State, and a well-structured corporate framework generates efficiency and development.
Our practice focuses on advising our clients on the adoption of legal structures that best suit their needs.

Some of the services we provide include:
• Company formation
• Dissolution and liquidation of companies
• Shareholding structure of the company
• Commercial contracts
• Intellectual property
• Political risk
• Corporate structure
• Shareholder disputes
• Merchant disputes
• Tokenization of shares
• Acquisitions
• Mergers
• Divestitures
• Family heritage
• Bylaws reform
• Decrease and increase of capital
• Conflicts with administrators
• Shareholder conflicts.

Political risk management

The lawyers at M&A have political experience and training that, combined with their knowledge of business law, allow them to advise their clients in the decision making regarding their businesses, investments, and future plans. We work with pendulo

Our services include:

• Analysis of future investments
• Analysis of business operations
• Long-term profitability of a project
• Business opportunities analysis.

 

Investment and found law

Ecuador offers great opportunities for national and foreign investors. Our work involves advising those who wish to make direct and indirect investments in Ecuador. We collaborate with (Hendaya’s logo). Our services include: • Greenfield projects • Tax benefits • Soft landing for companies • Project planning and evaluation of their impact • Conflict prevention and management.  
Lobbying
In M&A, the role of law is integral, which is why advising on legal innovation and the creation of public policies is fundamental.
Issuing opinions on relevant legal matters that serve our clients in their daily basis is essential. Our experience enables us to be impactful, well-reasoned, and actionable in public matters.
We collaborate with (Negotium).

Our services include:

 

  • Drafting of bills
    Consulting for public and private companies

  • Formulation of public policies

  • Strategic advisory services

Compliance
Enterprises are built on values and principles defined by corporate culture and state regulations.
Our work focuses on ensuring that companies uphold social values, develop a strong corporate culture that enables them to achieve their objectives, and mitigate risks.
Labor and social welfare law
Work is the engine that drives society; therefore, it has special constitutional and legal protection. Additionally, it goes hand in hand with social security, which is a minimum requirement for the integral development of the individual, work, and society.

Our advisory services in administrative and judicial proceedings include:

  • Labor disputes
  • Disciplinary offenses
  • Social security pensions (IESS)
  • Administrative procedures
  • Terminations of employment
  • Dismissals
  • fulfillment of labor obligations
  • Employment contracts
  • Class Actions.
  • Mandatory payments for workers.
Housing law
Our extensive knowledge of daily governmental practices enables us to advise national and foreign real estate companies in the creation, execution, and searching for new projects.

Our services include:

  • Obtaining construction licenses, habitability permits, subdivisions, and urbanizations.
  • Managing property transfers, donations, usufructs, etc.
  • Contracts for buying, selling, renting, and similar agreements.
  • Structuring real estate projects. 
  • Analyzing present and future risks of real estate through political and legal visions.
Inheritance Law
One of the missions of law is to enable humans to transcend life and leave a legacy.
In M&A, we have professionals for helping our clients achieve this objective.