01 / BUSINESS
Companies and shareholders
Incorporation, shareholder arrangements and structures for investment and business activity.
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Legal counsel for decisions with lasting consequences.
Understand what is at stake. Act with judgment.
EQUILIBRIUM advises and represents individuals, businesses and investors on company matters, contracts, disputes, employment relationships, property and transactions with effects in Guatemala. Our practice also includes notarial work under Guatemalan law when a matter requires formal documentation. We bring the applicable law together with an understanding of the business and institutional context to determine a course of action.
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WHEN A MATTER BECOMES ENTANGLEDFacts. Rights. Interests.
Find where to intervene.
01 / AREAS OF PRACTICE
Legal advice and representation.
Counsel for structuring agreements, protecting rights and acting where people, businesses, assets and institutions intersect.
02 / AGREEMENTS
Contracts and obligations
Drafting, negotiation and review, including disputes over performance or interpretation.
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03 / REPRESENTATION
Disputes and defence
Civil and commercial disputes; criminal defence at first instance.
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04 / EMPLOYMENT
Employment relationships
Preventing and addressing disputes for employers or employees, depending on the matter.
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05 / PROPERTY
Property and assets
Ownership, co-ownership, cadastral matters and strategy for intellectual property rights.
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06 / PEOPLE
Civil and family matters
Relationships, obligations and personal disputes that require careful legal analysis.
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07 / OPERATIONS
Trade and institutions
Domestic and cross-border activity, imports and exports, energy and regulatory matters.
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08 / PUBLIC FAITH
Guatemalan notarial practice
Preparing and formalising legal acts and agreements when a decision calls for a formal instrument.
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From a legal problem to a course of action.
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Establish the facts
Separate documents, decisions and competing accounts from what still needs verification.
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Determine the legal position
Examine the relevant rights, obligations, rules and legal reasoning at the appropriate stage.
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Act with a defined scope
Structure an agreement, negotiate or represent a client before the relevant forum when appropriate.
ROMAN PRINCIPLE · PRESENT READING
Ius est ars boni et aequi. Law is the art of what is good and equitable.
Digest 1.1.1 pr. ↗︎FROM PRINCIPLE TO LEGAL CONTEXT
03 / GUATEMALA
Guatemala is more than the place where a matter arises.
It is the jurisdiction that shapes what can be agreed, how an act must be documented and where a right can be exercised or defended. From an investment to a dispute, we examine the legal framework and the role of its institutions to turn local context into a practical decision.
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Form of the act
Identify when an agreement calls for an instrument, formal documentation or registration.
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Competent authority
Determine which registry, institution or court may be involved.
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Course of action
Put negotiation, compliance, prevention or defence in an order that fits the matter.
04 / INTERNATIONAL
Local legal counsel for matters connected with Guatemala.
For businesses, investors and foreign law firms that need a reading of Guatemalan law and a clear conversation about the scope of local counsel.
For international counsel05 / THE FIRM
A law firm that sees the whole matter.
A matter may begin with a contract and come to affect shareholders, property, employment relationships or a family decision. A sound response starts by tracing how it reached that point, identifying the rights of those involved and separating what can be established from what still needs checking.
Advice, negotiation, Guatemalan notarial work and representation are different ways to intervene as the matter requires. The aim is a legally grounded course of action that the decision-maker can understand.
Discover our approach07 / JUDGMENT AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
Perspectives
The first Perspectives reading is available: EQUI examines how a legal conversation should begin while the facts are still taking shape. Future publications by EQUILIBRIUM's lawyers will identify their authors, sources and review.
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INAUGURAL EDITION · EQUIUnderstand before answering.Read the first publication ↗︎01
Law and disputes
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Business and regulation
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Institutions and Guatemala
08 / NEXT STEP
Every matter deserves its own assessment.
A close look at how the problem formed; a precise intervention where it matters. Tell us, in general terms, what you need to resolve and how we may help.
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06 / SOCIAL COMMITMENT · APREVI
Law also has a role before harm occurs.
Prevention begins by understanding the causes.
Through its work with APREVI, EQUILIBRIUM recognises the value of social support grounded in law: understanding one's rights, finding guidance and knowing how to seek protection. Addressing root causes can help prevent domestic violence from recurring; when someone is at risk, immediate protection comes first.
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