OUR LEGAL TEAM
Meet Our Costa Rica Lawyers
Augusto R. Arce
Practice Areas
Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Foreign Investment, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Immigration Law, Labor Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Business Law.
Ex-professor of Corporate Law at the UNA (National University of Costa Rica).
Education
Universidad 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. Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) (Certificate Formación Emprendedores, 2015).
Bar Information: Admitted 1999, Costa Rica.
Memberships: Costa Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board, Costa Rican Chamber of Industries.
Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: augusto@glcabogados.com
Manuel Antonio Porras
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law, Banking Law, Trusts, Business Law, Commercial Law, Foreign Investment, and Corporate Law.
Education
Universidad 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 Information: Admitted 2004, Costa Rica.
Memberships: Costa Rican Lawyers Bar, Notarial Board.
Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: manuel@glcabogados.com
Eugenia Viquez
Practice Areas
Immigration Law, Corporate Law.
Education
Universidad La Salle (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2010), Universidad La Salle (San José, Costa Rica) (Specialization in Notarial and Registry Law, 2013), Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, España) (Master’s Degree in Business Law, 2022), INCAE Business School (Alajuela, Costa Rica) (Women LEAD: Strategies for the Development of Women, 2022).
Bar Information: Admitted 2010, Costa Rica.
Memberships: Costa Rican Lawyers Bar.
Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: eugenia@glcabogados.com
Carmen Zuñiga
Practice Areas
Corporate Law, Immigration Law, Business Law.
Education
Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Juris Doctorate, 2012), Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Masters in Public Administration with specialization in International Trade and Customs, 2013).
Bar Information: Admitted 2012, Costa Rica.
Memberships: Costa Rican Lawyers Bar.
Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: carmen@lawyersofcostarica.com
Estefanía Brenes
Practice Areas
Corporate Law, Family Law.
Education
Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica) (Bachelor Degree in Law, 2014).
Bar Information: No.
Memberships: No.
Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: estefania@glcabogados.com