I. Core Information on the Establishment of the Office
Establishing entity: Guozun Law Firm
Time of establishment: May 2024
Office address: San José, capital of the Republic of Costa Rica
Contact information: 4006661890
Network positioning: The core service hub of Guozun’s global legal service system in Central America, and a core legal service platform for two-way cross-border economic and trade cooperation between China and Costa Rica, as well as between China and Latin America
II. Basic Overview of the Office and Core Service Capabilities
Service coverage: Based in Costa Rica and radiating across Central America, the office can coordinate with Guozun’s global legal service network to achieve integrated cross-regional and cross-jurisdiction service collaboration.
Team composition: The office has a composite lawyer team with a professional perspective in Chinese law, international legal practice competence, and local practice qualifications in Costa Rica. Core members have cultivated the Central American legal service market for many years, are proficient in local legal systems, regulatory rules, business environments, and policy orientations, and possess extensive practical experience throughout the full process of cross-border projects.
Core service advantages: The office can provide a full-chain closed-loop service model of “China-side coordination - Costa Rica local implementation - global compliance collaboration,” effectively breaking through barriers of region, language, and legal systems, and offering precise, compliant, and efficient full-scenario legal services to corporate and individual clients.
III. Core Business Scope
(I) Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services
Full-process legal services for Chinese-funded enterprises engaging in greenfield investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, asset restructuring, and joint ventures in Costa Rica and the Central American region
Full-process support in investment policy due diligence, transaction structure design, legal due diligence, drafting and review of transaction documents, and commercial negotiations
Full-chain services covering foreign investment approvals and filings, project implementation follow-up, and post-investment operational risk control
Specialized legal services for infrastructure construction, PPP projects, and concession projects
Full-process legal support for Costa Rican and Latin American enterprises investing in China, including access compliance, entity establishment, and operational control
(II) Corporate Compliance and Risk Control Legal Services
Construction of day-to-day operational compliance systems for enterprises and annual legal counsel services
Compliance services and dispute handling relating to labor and employment, remuneration management, and employee rights protection
Tax compliance and planning, and cross-border tax risk control services
Construction and implementation of data security and personal information protection compliance systems
Specialized compliance services in anti-commercial bribery, anti-corruption, export control, and economic sanctions
Environmental compliance, workplace safety compliance, ESG compliance system construction, and specialized consultation
Enterprise compliance risk investigation, specialized compliance training, and response to regulatory investigations
(III) International Trade and Customs Legal Services
Drafting and review of international trade contracts, and full-process compliance management of cross-border supply chains
Customs compliance, tariff planning, commodity classification compliance, and services relating to the application of rules of origin
Implementation of free trade zone preferential policies and cross-border trade compliance risk control
Response services for trade remedy cases such as anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard measures
Compliance in cross-border payment and settlement, and full-process handling of international trade disputes
Full-chain compliance in cross-border e-commerce, adaptation to platform rules, and risk prevention and control services
(IV) Full Life-Cycle Intellectual Property Legal Services
Services for registration applications and full-area layout planning of intellectual property rights including trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and geographical indications
Drafting of transaction documents and full-process support for intellectual property licensing, transfer, and investment and financing-related transactions
Investigation of infringement risks, rights protection litigation, and response services for unfair competition involving intellectual property
Legal services related to cross-border intellectual property dispute resolution and cross-border judicial cooperation
Customized construction of enterprise intellectual property protection systems and day-to-day management services
(V) Immigration and Private Wealth Management Legal Services
Full-process legal support for Costa Rican investment immigration, residence permits, and citizenship applications
Cross-border wealth succession planning, offshore trust establishment, and compliance management for high-net-worth individuals and families
Compliance in cross-border asset allocation and personal global tax planning services
Legal services for family business governance and succession, and resolution of cross-border marriage and family disputes
(VI) Dispute Resolution and Cross-Border Judicial Cooperation Legal Services
Representation in local Costa Rican civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, administrative reconsideration, and litigation
Handling of China-Costa Rica cross-border civil and commercial disputes, cross-border investment disputes, and cross-border debt recovery matters
Services relating to cross-border service of judicial documents, and recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards across borders
Specialized legal services for international commercial mediation and enterprise bankruptcy and liquidation
Legal services related to cross-border criminal compliance and risk prevention and control
(VII) Customized Legal Services for Key Industries
In light of Costa Rica’s core industries and the core needs of cross-border enterprises, the office provides industry-specific customized legal services covering renewable energy, high technology, cross-border e-commerce, agriculture and food processing, tourism, advanced manufacturing, financial services, biomedicine, and modern services.
IV. Establishment Value and Service Principles
The establishment of the Costa Rica Office fills the gap in Guozun’s presence in the Central American legal services market, achieves a deeper extension of Guozun’s service network in Latin America, and improves Guozun’s cross-border legal service system covering the world’s major economies and emerging growth regions.
The office always upholds Guozun’s professional, rigorous, and efficient practice standards. Deeply rooted in the local Costa Rican market and relying on Guozun’s globally integrated service capabilities, it provides standardized, professional, and localized cross-border legal services to Chinese and foreign clients, helping promote the high-quality development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Costa Rica and between China and Latin America.