Where law,business and mobilitycross borders.

Law across borders

When a project crosses borders, the legal questions arrive together: which company structure, which permits, which treaty, which licence, which employment contract. LEXCROSS was born to answer them as one strategy. It is a firm based in Santiago, Chile, where Valentina is a partner alongside Paula Bravo Domínguez. It works on the corridor between Chile, Canada and the United States. Its North Star sums it up: where law, business and mobility cross borders.

Why the legal strategy goes first

A treaty, a permit or a company registration is a tool, and each tool has limits. A free trade agreement does not create a vacancy, replace a professional licence or grant permanent residence. When the legal lens comes in only to fix problems, the operation is already late. When it is part of the design, the business plan, the movement of people and the compliance obligations fit together from the first draft.

How a cross-border project advances

Services have different scopes, but they follow the same sequence, and the client knows what they will receive at each stage:

• Evaluation. The objective and the relevant background are identified.
• Strategy. Which alternatives deserve to be developed, and in what order.
• Preparation. Documents and, depending on the case, credentials, the job search or the business background.
• Execution. The steps included in the engagement.
• Transition. The professional, family or business matters that come with the arrival.

Areas of practice

The firm is organised by legal practice rather than by procedure, so that the whole offer does not depend on immigration alone.

Global mobility and immigration

Temporary and permanent routes for people who move for work, business or family.

International trade and free trade agreements

The provisions of each agreement that apply to people and companies, reviewed against the real project.

Corporate and foreign investment

Company structure, establishment and investment for businesses that operate in more than one country.

Investors and private clients

Planning for people who invest or move their assets and family across borders.

Global employment and executive mobility

Hiring international talent and moving executives, with the employer deciding the position and the hire.

International professional mobility

For regulated professions, immigration strategy, recognition and licensing, and employability planned together. Health professionals are the first group served this way.

The Chile and Canada corridor

Chile has a bilateral agreement with Canada and both countries are part of the CPTPP. For a job or business opportunity, both texts can be examined, and the choice depends on the real project: nationality, profession, duties, education, experience, job offer or business structure. Colombia and Peru each have their own agreement with Canada, which is why each country needs its own explanation. Youth mobility through International Experience Canada and Francophone mobility outside Quebec are separate routes with their own rules.

The United States

The United States is being developed as the third geographic pillar of the firm. Each route there has its own conditions, and some depend on the nationality of the person or the company, so they are reviewed one by one before anything is promised.

Industries

Mining and healthcare are the first industries the firm serves, in line with the Chile and Canada axis. Infrastructure, technology, energy and start-ups are in development.

Clear roles from the start

In a cross-border project several people intervene, and each one's role has to be clear. Authorised professionals lead the legal evaluation and the representation. Other specialists step in for credentials, training or business matters when the project needs it. The employer defines the position and makes the hiring decision, and the competent authority decides on permits and licences. The LEXCROSS website is in preparation; in the meantime, you can write through the form on this page.