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
Carolina Soto is the head leader of the Labor Department and Social Security Law at Arias Costa Rica given her extensive experience in the areas.
During her career, she has participated in several labour 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, innovators employer substitution processes and company shutdowns.
Carolina is a seasoned attorney and develops several seminars in labour matters every year, as part of a continuous capacitation program, including employment wellness matters, for current clients and public in general. She has participated in mergers and acquisitions processes that include the most important private banks in Costa Rica, in multinational transactions and complex labour conditions standardization for companies. She provides day-today labour law advice to national and multinational companies from setting up operations to labor daily requirements, regarding the different stages of a labour relationship.
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)The labour team at Arias harnesses the bench strength of seven offices in six countries across Central America, to advise financial institutions, regional corporates and major multinationals (including 3M and Mondelez) on day-to-day operations, and in high-stakes litigation. With an active client base spanning industries ranging from consumer goods, IT and healthcare, chemicals, hospitality and food and beverages, the firm’s extensive offering extends to HR management, labour and human rights, business changes and corporate restructuring, in-house training, internal investigations and alternative dispute resolution. The practice is headed by Carolina Soto, who specialises in conciliation processes and draws on experience of appearing before the Supreme Court of Justice. Other key figures include senior counsel and seasoned litigator Luis Diego Obando and associate Paola Rojas.