Legal team
Augusto R. Arce
Managing Partner Practice areasReal Estate, Real Estate Development, Foreign Investment, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Immigration Law, Labor Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Business Law.
Professor of Corporate Law at the UNA university in Costa Rica.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 1999), Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona, United States) and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, México) (Global Master of Business Administration, 2008), Incae Business School (Alajuela, Costa Rica) (Business Management for Lawyers, 2011) with High Distinction.
Bar informationAdmitted 1999, Costa Rica.
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board, Costa Rican Chamber of Industries.
LanguageSpanish and English.
E-mail
Manuel Antonio Porras
Partner Practice areasBanking Law, Trusts, Business Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Notarial Law, Franchising Law, Foreign Investment, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Real Estate Law.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2004), University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (Arizona, United States) (LLM in International Trade Law and Business Law, 2008)
Bar informationAdmitted 2004, Costa Rica
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board.
LanguageSpanish and English
E-mailGeorgette Barguil
Associate/Business Development Manager Practice areasBusiness Law, Notarial Law, Business Development, Foreign Investment, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Corporate Law.
EducationUniversidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate,2005), Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (San José, Costa Rica) (Specialization in Notarial and Registry Law,2010), INCAE Business School (Alajuela, Costa Rica) (Executive MBA, 2011)
Bar informationAdmitted 2005, Costa Rica.
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
E-mail
Mayela Mora
Associate Practice areasInsurance Law,Labor Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Notarial Law, Collections.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Nursery, 1973),Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 1991), Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Masters in Health Economics, 2004)
Bar information
Admitted 1991, Costa Rica
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board
LanguageSpanish, English
E-mail
Rodrigo Chaves
Associate Practice areasCriminal Law.
EducationUniversidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate,2003), Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Masters in Criminal Law, 2010)
Bar informationAdmitted 2003, Costa Rica.
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board.
Language
Spanish and English
E-mail
Eduardo Medina
Associate Practice areasCollections Specialist, Family Law, Civil Law, Labor Law, Litigation.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2008)
Bar information2008, Costa Rica
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar
LanguageSpanish, English
E-mail
Eugenia Viquez
Attorney Practice areasCorporate Law, Immigration Law, Business Law, Family Law.
EducationUniversidad La Salle (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2010)
Bar informationAdmitted 2010, Costa Rica
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar
LanguageSpanish, English
E-mail
Monserrat Soto
Legal Assistant Practice areasCorporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Law, Family Law.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Bachelor Degree at Law in progress).
Bar informationNo
MembershipsNo
LanguageSpanish, English
E-mail
Susana Castillo
Paralegal Practice areasLegal support services.
EducationUniversidad de las Ciencias y el Arte (San José, Costa Rica) (Bachelors in Law, in progress).
Bar informationNo
MembershipsNone
LanguageSpanish, English
E-mailAbel Chinchilla Bazán
Of counsel Practice areasMortgage & Loans Law; Specialist in Administrative Law, Human Enviroment Law & Sanitary Law; Administrative Contracts.
EducationUniversidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2001);
Bar information2002, Costa Rica.
MembershipsCosta Rican Lawyers Bar; Notarial Board; Costa Rican Chamber of Industries.
LanguageSpanish and English
E-mailTESTIMONIALS
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