Francisco Laguna

As the founder of Empowered Divorce, LLC, Francisco Laguna works with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds by providing mediation and tax and financial planning for separation and divorce. He is expert at ensuring that both parties are satisfied with the outcome. Because divorce is such an emotional event, Francisco Laguna's clients rely on his sympathetic but realistic approach to division of assets and payment of joint obligations.

Francisco Laguna's team at Empowered Divorce includes experts such as financial specialists, lawyers, and mental health professionals. Utilizing this multifaceted approach aids Francisco Laguna in addressing the many personal and legal repercussions of divorce, especially such emotionally fraught issues as child custody and support.

With a strong background in international law, Francisco Laguna facilitates divorce negotiations for domestic and international parties alike. He routinely works with persons who work with foreign embassies in the United States as well as international organizations located in Washington, DC.

In addition to his work with Empowered Divorce, Francisco Laguna leads TransLegal, LLC, an Alexandria, Virginia, company that provides international business consulting services for companies seeking to develop ventures outside their home countries. In this capacity, Francisco Laguna has developed business solutions in nations such as Colombia, Brazil and Qatar.

Prior to launching Empowered Divorce and TransLegal, Francisco Lagunaworked as a lawyer for the firms Kaplan, Russi & Vecchi, specializing in international law. Francisco Laguna also directed public relations, translation, and legislative research services for the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade in Tucson, Arizona.

A dynamic and gifted speaker, Francisco Laguna lectures at conferences and seminars. His diverse speeches include "Alternatives to Adversarial Legalism in Family Court," presented to the New York State Political Science Association's 62nd Annual Conference in Albany, New York, and "Mastering Government Procurement Systems in the United States," which he presented to the Embassy of Chile in Washington, D.C.

A firm specializing in mediation and collaborative consulting services in the area of divorce.

TransLegal is an international business and legal consulting firm with over 40 correspondents worldwide. Our correspondents include local law firms, lobbyists, notaries, regulatory experts, accountants and university professors. Our services include:

• Commercial and legal consulting
  

• Government relations on an in-country basis, using appropriate persons with access to foreign government officials
  

• Administrative & regulatory procedures, including the monitoring of legislation
  

• Service of process and taking of evidence abroad, be it through the Hague Conventions or under local law