Guillermo Zúñiga > ECIJA > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

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 major multinationals (including Sanofi and Pfizer), across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, hospitality, energy, food, retail and agriculture, on day-to-day matters and high-value, cross-border transactions. The practice’s full service covers matters ranging from M&A, due diligence and corporate governance to commercial contracts and foreign investments. The practice is headed by corporate structure authority Guillermo Zúñiga, who has led the practice for over 25 years, and who brings strength to managing complex distribution schemes and advising overseas investors. Mariela Hernández provides litigation and arbitration expertise. Other key figures include experienced director Monserrat Soto Roig, who assists with major transactions and internal corporate changes, and senior associate Warren Corrales, who specialises in real estate matters.

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 assist major renewable energy developers, energy generators and distributors, and utility associations with the management, development, procurement, construction, commissioning and operation of hydro, wind, photovoltaic, biomass and combined renewable energy projects. The group’s full service covers matters ranging from due diligence reviews and permitting procedures to power purchase agreements and the development of investment vehicles for project finance. The practice is headed by Guillermo Zúñiga, who brings expertise to advising on wind and photovoltaic projects at every stage. Mariela Hernández brings experience to public law matters in the energy sphere and complex, sector-related litigation.

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 national and multinational developers, investors and corporates, across such sectors as energy and hospitality, on the financing and construction of projects including resorts and residential communities. The practice’s full offering covers matters ranging from acquisitions of assets, construction agreements, concession processes and environmental matters to the obtaining of financing facilities and setting up property in a condominium regime. The practice is headed by Guillermo Zúñiga, who brings decades of experience to assisting with complex real estate projects and transactions involving concessions in the Maritime Zone, protected areas, condominiums and luxury hotels. Other key figures include Mercedes Sancho, who utilises a background as a real estate, tourism and luxury development in-house counsel, and associate Ana Cristina Mora, who assists with due diligence procedures on properties, procedures to obtain transaction permits and the creation of investment vehicles.

Spanish firm ECIJA has rapidly built a considerable footprint in Latin America, with offices in 15 jurisdictions – including a formidable offering in Central America, where it has branches throughout the region (as well as in the Dominican Republic) – which combines with its alliance with global firm Taylor Wessing to make it a strong choice for international clients, particularly in the TMT sector. In Costa Rica (where the firm has two offices), Guillermo Zúñiga is a standout adviser to foreign investors; while Roberto Williams, who is also a key name in the IP and litigation fields, heads the two offices in Honduras. Daniel Shamah takes the lead on corporate matters in Panama; with Roberto Benard (Nicaragua), Alfredo Navas Duarte (El Salvador) and Marcos Palma (Guatemala) also key contacts in their respective jurisdictions. Since publication, the San Salvador office has been further strengthened with the promotion of Nathania García Prieto to the partnership effective as of January 2025.