Tactic Legal, which continues to grow after being formed by former COLBS Estudio Legal partner Javier Escalante after he and Sebastián Jiménez split their practices in September 2021, assists NGOs and major multinationals across such sectors as cosmetics, retail, agriculture, tech, food and beverages, aviation and healthcare with the maintenance and protection of their international IP portfolios. The practice’s full service covers matters ranging from cross-border sanitary registrations and brand enforcement strategies to trade mark surveillance and regulatory compliance. The practice is led by Escalante, a seasoned trade negotiator who has served as both Consul General of Costa Rica in Singapore and Ambassador of Costa Rica in Qatar, and associate Karla Villalobos Wong, who draws on experience in trade marks, trade names, inventions, copyrights and utility models. Since the conclusion of research, the firm has merged with Guatemala's A. D. Sosa & Soto and rebranded as Tactic Legal as part of an ongoing process to become a regional player; the new entity also has offices in El Salvador and Honduras.
Testimonials
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- 'Dynamic and intelligent.'
- 'Kind and capable.'
Key clients
- Rosibel Morera Agüero
- Piel Porcelana
- Asociación Horizonte Positivo
- Grupo SG
- Givi Enterprise Gifting
- NutriVida
Work highlights
- Advised Rosibel Morera Agüero on the defence of the copyright of four novels and two additional books written by Costa Rican author Carlos Luis Fallas within a complex hereditary conflict.
- Handling all trade mark and sanitary registrations across Central America and the Caribbean for Piel Porcelana.
- Registering trade marks for the initiatives of Horizonte Positivo and advising on the registration of a software designed to measure the multidimensional business poverty index and its corresponding trade mark, overseeing the entire execution process.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Javier Escalante, Karla Villalobos Wong