Legal Advisory

We provide a comprehensive range of legal advisory services to our local and international clients. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we provide holistic solutions to their business requirements, focusing on legal commercial requirements.

Our clients appreciate our personal involvement in every aspect of their business, and the fact that we go that extra mile to ensure that we’re with them every step of the way. Our international footprint also allows us to work seamlessly with multi-national organisations to ensure compliance.

Our Legal Advisory services offering includes:

Comercial and Corporate

Establishing all forms of companies
Licensing of the activity
Advising on corporate governance
Negotiating and drafting all forms of comercial agreements
Wealth transition and company succession planning
Registration of trademark, logo any other actions foreseen in the Intellectual Property Legislation of Mozambique
Issuance of legal-commercial and corporate opinions

Foreign Investment

Legalization of entry, stay and departure of foreign citizens in Mozambique
Processes for issuing visas, residence permits, work permits and acquisition of nationality
Registration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Issuance of legal-migratory opinions

Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency

» Drafting of an economic and financial report and valuation of the debtor's property and assets, signed by legally qualified professionals

» Judicial and extrajudicial recovery of commercial companies

» Insolvency proceedings

» Insolvency administration

Intellectual Property

» Trademark and logo registration, as well as intellectual property in general

Migration Services

» Hiring foreign employees under the different employment contracts types

» Process for issuing entry visas and residence permits

» Legalizing the entry, stay and exit of foreign citizens in Mozambique

» Registration of the Non-Governmental Organization with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

» Conformity or adequacy of the NGO's activities with Mozambican legislation, culture, customs and practices

» Registration with the tax authorities in the respective tax area

» Legal advisory services in a general context for all the activities to be carried out, including material, contractual, agreements and partnerships with other entities

» Legal migration advisory

Labour

» Negotiating and drafting employment contracts

» Registration of company and employees with the National Social Security Institute (INSS)

» Nominal list of employees

» Disciplinary proceedings

» Incorporation of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations

» Collective negotiations

» Labor mediation and arbitration

» Drafting occupational hygiene, safety and health plans for employees

» Legal advisory services in cases of occupational accidents work and diseases

» Legal labour advisory

Real Estate

» Legal advisory for real estate projects (construction of residential infrastructures), including acquisition of DUATS, construction permits, tax charges, hiring a contractor and registering the project

» Building or property ownership

» Negotiating purchase and sale contracts, including the public deed and registration with the land registry office

» Drafting lease agreements for commercial and residential properties

Mergers and Acquisitions

» Ensuring the execution and delivery of the deal

» Business structuring

» Negotiating and drafting all documents relating to the merger or acquisition

» Performing due diligence on the target entity