The Law Firm BUFETE AGUILAR Y ASOCIADOS . was founded since_1987 by Mr. Fernando Aguilar Piña, and has wide experience in Corporate, Real Estate, Labor, Immigration, Environmental and Tax Law, litigation in civil and commercial law in Mexico, having this firm at the present time, four attorneys experienced and trained in these fields. This firm has worked over the years with several foreign based companies located in the region and is currently working with principally foreign owned companies. Based on one principal idea: a small firm can offer the same quality of services as a big one, with the additional advantage that it may offer its clients a more personalized and careful attention, by taking into consideration even the smallest of details in each operation. In our experience, this kind of attention fits the principles of justice and equity more appropriately, since each case, due to its surrounding circumstances, is unique and different from all others.

Our firm is currently integrated by partners, dedicated full time to the general practice of law. The Firm has further assembled this compact group of associate attorneys and intern, elected on account of their professional and academic experience. The members of the Firm provide a particularly strong group specializing in a full range of legal subjects, divided in two large branches, the corporate and litigation areas.

We are a law firm of Mexican lawyers whose main purpose is to render legal services on a timely and professional basis, making available to our clients knowledge and experience in different disciplines of Mexican law. Our team of experienced Mexican attorneys has a philosophy of service founded in principles of ethics and efficacy, focused on protecting and securing the ongoing development of any company and transactions thereof.

BUFETE AGUILAR Y ASOCIADOS assists clients by providing professional services and information critical to the preliminary knowledge necessary to the decision-making process of entering into business operations within Mexico, as well as to the equally important task of providing those services necessary to successfully form the business entity in compliance with the laws of México, so as to insure successful start-up operations.

Subsequently, BUFETE AGUILAR Y ASOCIADOS assist clients with on-going legal services within México in such areas as: Corporate, Business, Real Estate, Labor, Environmental, Immigration, Tax. Law as well as Civil and Commercial litigation.

The professional services include, but are not limited to, the following areas of professional expertise:
- Government Compliances and Permits.
- Incorporation of the legal Business Entity.
- Foreign Investment (legal regime).
- Planning, organization and operation of The IMMEX/Maquila Legal Framework,
such as: Authorization of the Maquila Program,   IMMEX/Maquila Operations, IMMEX/Maquila/Services Agreements.
- Transference of Technology Agreements.
- Commercial and Civill Agreements.

- Direccion Estatal de Ecología/PROFEPA/Federal Attorney General for Einvironmental Protection (Mexican version of American EPA at the Federal and State level in the State of Baja California) Permits and License.
- Federal, State and Local Regulations.
- Legal Advice and counseling on Tax regulations applicable to Foreign Investors.
- Legal counseling on Labor provisions.
- Legal counseling on all Corporate matters of the Company.
- Procedures before The Secretariat of Economy for registration of foreign investment,  trademarks, commercial names, patents.
- Litigation in Mercantile/Commercial, Labor, Civil, Tax and Administrative matters.
- Immigration matters (Visas for Foreign personnel).
In addition to the services described above, BUFETE AGUILAR Y ASOCIADOS  Offers a complete legal package as part of the ongoing service to our clients. This package consists of legal counseling and supervision of the IMMEX/Export Program corporation, the drafting of stock certificates, drafting and registration of: the minutes book, stockholders book, etc. Labor Law counseling pursuant to labor agreements for each employee with the employer, Internal Shop Rules/Reglamento Interior de Trabajo, Legal counseling on applicable Tax Laws, etc..
For any of the above mentioned matters, our Firm can provide counseling on a per hour basis, previously agreed, from any of our four and one intern attorneys presently in our office or on a monthly retainer basis (previously agreed by the client and the firm) as well as on a fixed fee arrangement.

The partners of the Law Firm have been very much involved in doing business with Mexicali and San Felipe and the rest of the cities of the state of Baja California and San Luis Rio Colorado as well as Hermosillo Sonora based companies over the past twenty years, and will be happy to work with you on any matter related to Mexican Law that your company may require.