Areas of Practice

We provide ongoing advice to companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, foundations, and associations on legal matters that arise in the course of their daily operations.

• Incorporation of companies and amendments to articles of association.
• Capital increases and reductions.
  Corporate restructurings.
• General meetings and boards of directors.
• Drafting of minutes, certifications, and commercial contracts.
• Loans, financing, and related lease agreements.
• Corporate secretarial services and ongoing advisory support.
• Analysis of tax implications and identification of the most tax-efficient alternative.

We have extensive experience providing counsel in disputes between partners and in situations where it is necessary to strike a balance between differing positions and interests.

• Corporate disputes and negotiations between partners.
• Entry or exit of partners and the sale or purchase of ownership interests.
• Corporate reorganizations and the negotiation of agreements.
• Shareholders’ agreements and the resolution of corporate deadlocks.

Our priority is always to assess whether a negotiated solution can be reached to protect the client’s interests before resorting to legal proceedings.

We advise companies on various matters related to their labor relations and the management of their teams.

• Hiring and modification of employment terms.
• Dismissals, contract terminations, and workforce restructuring.
• Labor disputes and ongoing advisory support for companies.

We advise entrepreneurs, start-ups, companies, and investors throughout the various growth stages of a project.

• Incorporation and initial structuring.
• Entry of investors and funding rounds.
• Capital increases and shareholders’ agreements.
• Protection for founding partners and incentive schemes for executives.
• Analysis of tax implications and identification of the most tax-efficient alternative.

This is an area in which CS Advocats possesses a particularly distinctive level of expertise. For years, we have provided counsel to research centers, entities linked to scientific research, technology firms, and companies within the pharmaceutical sector.

• National and European research projects and consortia.
• Agreements between research centers and companies.
• Collaboration, technology transfer, and exploitation-of-results agreements.
• Protection of research outcomes and licensing agreements.
• Legal structuring of new projects and affiliated entities.
• Investment and financing transactions in the pharma/biotech sector.

We provide counsel to companies and individuals regarding civil and contractual disputes.

• Claims for payment and unpaid debts.
• Breach of contract and civil disputes.
• Pre-litigation negotiations and legal representation in civil court proceedings.
• Analysis of tax implications and identification of the most tax-efficient alternative.

We provide advice to individuals, business owners, and families regarding the organization and transfer of their assets.

• Inheritance planning, wills, successions, and gifts.
• Allocation and distribution of assets.
• Estate planning and the continuity of family businesses.
• Analysis of the tax implications associated with each option.
• Analysis of tax implications and identification of the most tax-efficient alternative.