Héctor Colque

Practice areas

• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Due diligence processes.
• Constitution of subsidiaries and branches.
• Corporate reorganizations.
• Corporate governance.
• International transactions.
• Company dissolutions and liquidations.

Practice areas

• Design of complex corporate, associative and representation structures to participate in regulated businesses and public contracts.
• Incorporation of companies and obtaining administrative licenses, permits and authorizations.
• Comprehensive assistance for tenders or contracts with public entities.
• Advice for the fulfillment of administrative and regulatory obligations.
• Claims in the administrative venue and preparation of administrative resources.
• Legal defense of sanctioning administrative processes.
• Accompaniment during processes of closure and conclusion of regulated activities.

Practice areas

• Agrarian legislation.
• Land acquisition and property rights.
• Administrative, sanitary, customs and environmental licenses and authorizations.
• Agribusiness operations and contracts.
• Litigation.

Practice areas

• Investment arbitration.
• International commercial arbitration.
• Local (Bolivian) arbitration.
• Recognition and execution of foreign arbitration awards.
• Emergency arbitration.

Practice areas

• Local and international loan agreements with public and private entities.
• Sovereign loans.
• Syndicated loans.
• Financing of mergers and acquisitions operations.
• Project financing.
• Structuring of financial guarantees.
• Issuance and purchase/sale of securities.

Practice areas

• Preparation and review of contracts related to construction and engineering.
• Monitoring and legal supervision of compliance with obligations.
• Preparation of reports and legal opinions.
• Comprehensive legal assistance to construction and engineering companies.

Practice areas

• Commercial litigation.
• Tax Litigation.
• Labor Litigation.
• Administrative Litigation.
• Intellectual property Litigation.
• Antitrust and Competition.
• Constitutional Litigation.
• White Collar Litigation.

Practice areas

• Public contracts.
• Oil and natural gas projects
• Regulatory and environmental legislation
• Engineering, procurement and construction
• Non-traditional and renewable energy projects

Practice areas

• Environmental legislation advice.
• Environmental education.
• Brokering procedures and permits before environmental authorities.
• Environmental impact studies.
• Environmental and industrial safety training.
• Environmental auditing and diagnosis.
• Industrial safety auditing and diagnosis.
• Environmental Management Systems

Practice areas

Practice areas

• Administrative Law – Immigration Processes.
• Advice on transitory work visas and investment and business visas issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Bolivian Consulates abroad.
• Advice and management to obtain the appropriate immigration status in Bolivia according to the activity to be carried out by foreign personnel. Obtaining temporary stays for work and/or permanent stays issued by the General Directorate of Migration in Bolivia (DIGEMIG).
• Obtaining temporary stays through international agreements signed by Bolivia.

Practice areas

• Incorporation of insurance companies, reinsurers, insurance brokers, and other market auxiliaries.
• Representation, registration and renewal of foreign reinsurer and reinsurance broker authorizations.
• Obtaining authorizations, licenses and registrations.
• Preparation of legal reports and opinions on the coverage of claims.
• Assistance in the preparation, review, adjustment and registration of insurance products, coverages and exclusions.
• Patronage and defense of insurance and reinsurance claims.
• Defense of regulated companies in the framework of inspections and disciplinary proceedings.
• Advice for the compliance with regulatory obligations.

Practice areas

• Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights
• IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Licensing, Franchising, and Technology Transfer
• Intangible Asset Valuation
• E-Commerce
• Social Media and Online Presence
• Software and Mobile Applications
• International Management of Bolivian IP Portfolios
• IP in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Anticounterfeiting

Practice areas

• Advice on transactions and businesses involving multiple jurisdictions.
• Drafting and review of contracts and international commercial documents.
• Legal assistance in asset import and export processes.
• Defense of processes and sanctions in customs matters.

Practice areas

• Registration upon the regulatory authorities.
• Hiring processes.
• Business reorganization.
• Human resources management.
• Immigration.
• Employment litigation.

Practice areas

• Design of comprehensive regulatory solutions and structures of contracting and representation.
• Constitution and comprehensive administration of regulated companies.
• Preparation of opinions and previous analysis on the registrability of products and labels.
• Compliance with regulatory and surveillance obligations.
• Obtaining, homologation, modification and renewal of sanitary records.
• Management and tracking of customs shipments of regulated products.
• Custody of health and sanitary registrations for third parties.
• Representation of foreign companies before local regulators.
• Management of regulatory conflicts with the authority and with users and consumers.

Practice areas

• Comprehensive advice on public bidding and contracting processes.
• Legal monitoring and supervision of compliance with rights and obligations determined in contracts signed with the State.
• Defense of our clients in their relationships and disputes with their counterparts, as well as in oversight or sanctioning processes initiated by other entities of the Public Administration.
• Structuring Public-Private Partnerships – PPP.

Practice areas

• Due diligence and technical auditing teams for the acquisition of real estate assets.
• Structural analysis for the viability of real estate projects in conjunction with other subdivisions within the firm, such as Corporate and Capital Markets.
• Legal counsel on the acquisition and demobilization of assets.
• Preparation and negotiation of construction contracts and construction management.
• Sale and lease.
• Real estate solutions for the implementation of infrastructure projects.

Practice areas

• Company incorporation.
• Intellectual property protection.
• Advice on initial funding search and negotiation.
• Assistance in structuring and negotiating subsequent funding rounds.
• Regulatory compliance.
• Legal and strategic guidance on key aspects for startup growth and success.

Practice areas

• Corporate Taxation.
• Taxation of Economic Groups.
• Taxation of Financial Markets.
• Tax and estate planning.
• Tax Compliance.
• Transfer Pricing.
• Corporate tax advice on reorganizations and project finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Legal assistance in tax audits carried out by the tax administration.
• Analysis of accounting documents to prevent tax risks.
• Tax analysis of national tax legislation and international double taxation treaties.
• Tax and Legal Controversies and Litigation.

Practice areas

• Procedures, registrations, authorizations and licenses before the regulatory authority.
• Participation, capital and investment of foreign clients.
• Public service obligations and rights of a public nature.
• Bidding processes and obtaining licenses and contracts.