Mrs Carolina Soto > Arias > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
Arias Offices
CLS Business Center
9no piso / 9th floor
Sabana, San José
Costa Rica
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Mrs Carolina Soto
Work Department
Labour Law and Business Immigration
Position
Partner
Career
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Carolina develops several seminars in labor matters every year, as part of a continuous capacitation program for current clients and public in general. She has participated in merge and acquisition processes that include the most important private banks in Costa Rica, in multinational transactions and complex labor conditions standardization for companies. She is always giving regular labor law advice to companies with more than 2,500 employees in Costa Rica, regarding the three different stages of a labor relationship.
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Carolina is the head leader of the Labor Department and Social Security Law given her extensive experience in the areas.
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During her career, she has participated in several labor trials before the Costa Rican Supreme Court and has represented multiple multinational companies before governmental institutions. Also, she has been in charge of large negotiating processes and company shutdowns.
Languages
Spanish
English
Memberships
- Costa Rican Bar Association
- National Notary Directorate
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
- Law Degree, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, (2002)
- Master’s degree in labor law and Social Security, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, (2006)
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Labour and employment
(Next Generation Partners)Coordinating with seven offices in six countries across Central America, the labour team at Arias
provides regional corporates, major multinationals, financial institutions and private universities with support in their day-to-day operations and representation in complex, high-stakes litigation. With an active client base spanning sectors ranging from consumer goods, telecoms and education to healthcare, hospitality, and food and beverages, the practice’s comprehensive service extends to advice on HR management procedures and the labour aspects of M&A, internal investigations, the establishment of training programmes, due diligence, risk assessment and administrative claims. The team is led by Carolina Soto, who is experienced in proceedings before the Supreme Court of Justice.