International Litigation and
Credit Documentation
In Foreign Jurisdictions
All three La Cima founders have law degrees and have experience with international enforcement of creditors’ rights around the world. Our team is leveraged by an extensive global network of counsel with whom we have longstanding relationships.
International Litigation Management
Litigation
Arbitration
Insolvency Case Management
1. Collectively, we have recommended and overseen hundreds litigation and insolvency cases, including complex cases involving fraud. We have also enforced arbitration awards.
2. We assist clients in litigation strategy and the selection, engagement and oversight of litigation
3. We formulate possible litigation strategies and evaluate their cost-effectiveness.
4. We help ensure that litigation is being diligently prosecuted, that expense funds advanced by a client are appropriately expended, and that hourly-fee counsel charges are being controlled.
5. We alert clients when we see opportunities to settle, something hourly fee lawyers may fail to do.
6. In insolvency cases, we pro-actively represent a client’s claim, and can serve on a creditors’ committee.
Credit Documentation for International Transactions
Credit Document Preparation and Protocols
1. We help clients develop localized document templates.
2. We assist clients comport with local formalities (e.g., by knowing which jurisdictions require: a guarantor to hand-write a guarantee, use of stamped paper, and use a jurat (as opposed to a simple acknowledgment).
3. We also help document debt restructures, including arranging and perfecting collateral interests, and insuring that import tariffs are paid so that imported equipment is properly nationalized.