BLP

Legal Services | Costa Rica
tel: 506-2205-3939 | fax: 506-2205-3940
Via Lindora Business Center | Radial Santa Ana – Belen, Km 3 | San Jose | 10903 | Costa Rica

Main Contacts

David Gutierrez

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Partner

Overview

At BLP we are proud to have a carefully selected and truly exceptional team of professionals, who provide a globalized focus that allows them to offer innovative solutions to our clients facing complex legal matters. We look for outstanding individuals who have the skills and potential to lead in every project they undertake. Our attorneys are highly regarded by multiple rankings and reputable publications. A high percentage of them have continued pursuing post-graduate education in some of the best schools in the US and Europe, which gives them a truly comprehensive and global perspective that is brought to every project and transaction on which they work.

BLP's attorneys are differentiated not only by their education, but by their ability to think outside the box, and devise practical and cost-effective answers for our clients’ needs. All members of the team are characterized by their in-depth knowledge of all the industries and sectors to which the firm caters, and their ability to work in interdisciplinary teams to provide integrated results that always exceed expectations. The excellent legal team at BLP has made it possible for the firm to participate in important infrastructure, financing, and corporate projects on a global scale. Contact us, and allow us to propose a new way to implement the decisions your business requires to succeed.

Year this Office was Established: 2003
Lawyers Worldwide: 180

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Associates

Marco  Abellán

Marco Abellán

Associate
Adriana  Acuña

Adriana Acuña

Associate
Anel  Aguilar

Anel Aguilar

Associate
Jeimy  Aldi

Jeimy Aldi

Associate
Nadia  Arriaga

Nadia Arriaga

Associate
Daniel  Avilez

Daniel Avilez

Associate
Debora  Batista

Debora Batista

Associate
Favio  Batres

Favio Batres

Associate
Róger  Cajina

Róger Cajina

Associate
Juan  Castillo

Juan Castillo

Associate
Pedro  Castro

Pedro Castro

Associate
Vivian  Chacón

Vivian Chacón

Associate
Rafael  Chicas

Rafael Chicas

Associate
Sergio  Cojulún

Sergio Cojulún

Associate
Warren  Corrales

Warren Corrales

Associate
Jeaneth  Divas

Jeaneth Divas

Associate
Fernando  Farrar

Fernando Farrar

Associate
Alonso  Fonseca

Alonso Fonseca

Associate
Jorge  García

Jorge García

Associate
Fernando  Gómez

Fernando Gómez

Associate
Karla  González

Karla González

Senior Associate
Jorge  Kafati

Jorge Kafati

Associate
Ariel  Leiva

Ariel Leiva

Associate
Pamela  Lopéz

Pamela Lopéz

Associate
Keving  López

Keving López

Associate
Monica  Malcotti

Monica Malcotti

Business Development Director
Kattya  Mejías

Kattya Mejías

Associate
Edgar  Mendez

Edgar Mendez

Associate
Andrew  Merren

Andrew Merren

Associate
Robert  Morales

Robert Morales

Associate
Nancy  Munoz

Nancy Munoz

Associate
Robert  Murillo

Robert Murillo

Associate
Thelma  Petrucci

Thelma Petrucci

Associate
Lucía  Quesada

Lucía Quesada

Associate
Daniel  Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez

Senior Associate
Ana  Rodríguez

Ana Rodríguez

Associate
Arturo  Rojas

Arturo Rojas

Associate
Marcella  Romero

Marcella Romero

Associate
Oscar  Salas

Oscar Salas

Associate
Simón  Sauvé

Simón Sauvé

Associate
Sergio  Segura

Sergio Segura

Associate
Fernando  Shum

Fernando Shum

Associate
Arianne  Silva

Arianne Silva

Associate
Ingrid  Solano

Ingrid Solano

Associate
Isis  Ulloa

Isis Ulloa

Associate
Roger  Urquía

Roger Urquía

Associate
Luis E Vega

Luis E Vega

Associate
León  Weinstok

León Weinstok

Associate
Daniel  Williams

Daniel Williams

Associate
Roy  Zavala

Roy Zavala

Associate

Of Counsel

Alejandro  Arenales

Alejandro Arenales

Senior Counsel
Pamela  Sittenfeld

Pamela Sittenfeld

Special Counsel
Sofía  Zúñiga

Sofía Zúñiga

Special Counsel

Other

Adriana  Ortiz

Adriana Ortiz

Marketing Coordinator
Catalina  Soto

Catalina Soto

Director
Mauricio  Herra

Mauricio Herra

IT Regional Manager
Marigen  Venegas

Marigen Venegas

Treasury Manager

Articles

Tax Treatment of Donations and Other Free Transfers

A free transfer is when the donor (transferor) bestows a benefit or right without being paid, even though the transfer may be subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, such as an inheritance, donation, or prize. The taxpayer in this type of conveyance is the party who accepts the benefit or right (transferee) since they receive an income. A donation deductible under article 39 of the Tax Agreement Law is exempt since it receives a different tax treatment. Our focus here is solely on transfers considered capital gains for the recipient...

Government of Guatemala Issues National Strategy Plan to Reopen Activities in the Country

The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance recently published Ministerial Agreement 144-2020 that contains the national strategy for controlling the epidemic COVID-19 and confinement conditions. This is to complement the presidential provisions dated May 31, 2020 that were published on June 1, 2020 and which ratify the validity of the provisions of May 14 with some adjustments to them: Curfew of 18:00 ( AM) at 5:00 pm (PM), change of hours for supermarkets, banks, markets, authorization of commercial activities and services in individual premises that are not in shopping centers, among others...

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Press

BLP advised IDB Invest on the granting a loan of up to $115,000,000 to Banco Davivienda (Costa Rica) S.A. to increase climate financing in Costa Rica

BLP has advised IDB Invest on the grant of a loan of up to $115,000,000 to Banco Davivienda (Costa Rica) S.A. financed by IDB Invest and several external lenders. The loan will be used to expand Davivienda’s portfolio of green products and favor the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through support and financing of the environmental and social agenda of banks in Costa Rica to enable the offering of customized green financial resources...

BLP has Advised EVERTEC, Inc. and its Subsidiaries on Refinancing Credit Facilities

BLP has advised EVERTEC, Inc. (EVERTEC, or the Company) in Costa Rica and Guatemala on the refinancing of its existing credit facilities; the new credit lines consist of $200 million of extended revolving credit and a $415 million term loan A, both maturing on December 1, 2027. The new term loan and a $50 million disbursement from the revolving credit funded the repayment of the Company’s existing Term Loan A and Term Loan B in full. Truist Securities, Inc. acted as joint lead arranger, administrative agent, and collateral agent for the transaction, with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Citizens Bank, N.A...

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