When a person chooses a lawyer, they evaluate experience, competence, trust, and the way they wish to be assisted.

But there is an equally important principle that is less talked about. We also choose our clients.

Not based on the importance of the case or the financial value of the assignment, but on the possibility of building a professional relationship founded on mutual respect, trust, and cooperation.

For us, these elements are not accessories. They are part of the way we have chosen to practice the profession.

The professional relationship must work in both directions

Entrusting a legal matter means establishing a relationship that, in some cases, can last for months or even years.

During this journey, there may be favorable moments, waiting periods, difficulties, regulatory changes, document requests, and decisions that do not depend on the lawyer.

To face all this, trust must exist on both sides.

The client must be able to trust their lawyer, and the lawyer must be able to rely on their client's cooperation.

It is this reciprocity that allows for serious work.

Respect first of all

Respect is the first criterion upon which we build every professional relationship.

Respect for the client, for their story, and for their expectations. But also respect for the professionals and for the people who work daily within the Firm.

We do not believe that granting a professional assignment transforms the relationship between client and lawyer into one where any behavior must be accepted.

Professionalism and respect must necessarily be mutual.

When this condition fails, one of the fundamental prerequisites for continuing to work together also fails.

Client cooperation is part of the job

A legal matter is not built by the lawyer alone.

Documents must be retrieved, information must be provided correctly, instructions must be understood, and certain activities must be carried out by the client within the timeframes and in the manner indicated.

This takes on even greater importance in international matters, which may involve documents from different countries, translations, administrative authorities, courts, and professionals belonging to different legal systems.

This is why we choose to work with people who are willing to cooperate actively on their case.

Cooperation does not mean knowing the law. That is our job.

It means allowing us to perform it under the best possible conditions.

Saying what we think is part of our assignment

Choosing our clients also means building a relationship in which we can speak with clarity.

Our job is not necessarily to tell the client what they want to hear.

When we believe a strategy is not advantageous, we say so. When there is a risk, we explain it. When it is preferable to wait, we suggest waiting. And when we believe that the conditions to proceed do not exist, we prefer to communicate it transparently.

Trust is also built through answers that do not always align with initial expectations.

It is precisely in the most complex moments that a professional relationship based on trust proves its value.

Not all cases must be accepted

A lawyer does not necessarily have to accept every assignment proposed to them.

In the same way, we believe it is correct to assess beforehand not only the legal aspects of a case, but also the necessary conditions to be able to handle it according to our professional standards.

In some circumstances, we may therefore decide not to take on an assignment.

In others, we may believe that the necessary conditions to continue a professional relationship no longer exist, naturally in compliance with ethical obligations and applicable rules.

We prefer to handle fewer professional relationships, but build them on trust, rather than accept an assignment without the necessary conditions to carry it out as we deem correct.

The client is not a number

The selection of assignments also has another reason.

Every new case carries a responsibility.

Accepting new clients indiscriminately can mean increasing the number of cases without being able to dedicate the attention each one deserves.

This is not the model we have chosen.

We want to know the situations we handle, understand their specificities, and maintain a professional relationship in which it is also possible to explain the difficulties and changes that may occur along the way.

A client does not simply represent a new case. They represent a responsibility we have decided to assume.

Choosing each other mutually

We therefore believe in a very simple principle.

The client must be free to choose the professional in whom to place their trust. Likewise, the professional must be able to choose the people with whom the conditions exist to build a serious and cooperative relationship.

We do not look for clients who always agree with us. We look for people capable of engaging with us respectfully, even when there are differing opinions.

We do not ask for unconditional trust. We ask for that professional trust necessary to allow us to perform the work we have been hired to do.

And on our part, we make the same commitment through respect, transparency, responsibility, and clarity.

Because, in the end, the best relationship between client and lawyer arises when both reach the same conclusion.

We have chosen to work together.