Mr Arturo Guerrero > ECIJA > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

ECIJA
AVENIDA ESCAZU, TORRE LEXUS
PISO 3. ESCAZU
SAN JOSÉ
Costa Rica
Arturo Guerrero photo

Work Department

Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration, Finance and Real Estate

Position

Arturo, partner at ECIJA Costa Rica has 24 years of experience in Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Banking Law. He is a lawyer specialising in corporate matters, banking and business relations, litigation and arbitration, and is also an auditor in compliance procedures under ISO standards.

Career

Arturo, partner at ECIJA Costa Rica has 24 years of experience in Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Banking Law. He is a lawyer specialising in corporate matters, banking and business relations, litigation and arbitration, and is also an auditor in compliance procedures under ISO standards.

Prior to joining ECIJA, Arturo has worked as a partner in other local and regional law firms, as well as in-house lawyer in financial institutions in Costa Rica and in the judiciary in various positions.

Arturo is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Costa Rica, the ADR Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC – Paris), the Spanish Arbitration Club and a founding member of the Latin American Association of Construction Arbitration (ALDEC).

Languages

English & Spanish

Memberships

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Costa Rica, the ADR Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC – Paris), the Spanish Arbitration Club and a founding member of the Latin American Association of Construction Arbitration (ALDEC).

Education

Arturo holds a Law Degree from Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, a Master in Business Law from the University for International Cooperation and speaks Spanish and English.

Lawyer Rankings

Costa Rica > Dispute resolution

The team at ECIJA draws on the bench strength of its March 2023 alliance with Taylor Wessing LLP and offices throughout Europe and Latin America, to advise private investors, insurers, governments and major multinationals (including DHL and Pfizer) involved in high-value, cross-border disputes. With an active client base spanning such sectors as pharmaceuticals, logistics, energy, real estate, healthcare, media, food, telecoms and tech, the practice’s comprehensive service covers complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and tax and administrative proceedings, as well as debt collection matters. The practice is led by Mauricio París, an expert in the enforcement, recognition and annulment of arbitration awards. Other key figures include Arturo Guerrero, who draws on over 25 years of experience and who launched the firm’s insolvency practice in Costa Rica, and associate Mario Alberto Umaña, who joined from the Ministry of Security in October 2023.