Mr Sebastián Solano > 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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Mr Sebastián Solano
Work Department
Corporate Law | M&A
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Sebastián joined Arias in 2018, as Associate Attorney of the Departments of Corporate, Notarial and Registry Law, practice areas where he has been working for the past few years after having held positions related to tax and real estate law.
Likewise, he has held the position of in-house attorney on Arias’ behalf in a transnational pharmaceutical company, attending all the legal matters in the Central America and the Caribbean region.
Currently, he advises and provides legal support on Corporate, Commercial, Notarial and Registry matters to National and Foreign Companies in their local and regional operations, on a day-to-day basis and in specific transactions and requirements.
Within his pro bono professional development, he provides legal advice and support to various nonprofit associations, associations of the commercial sector and tourism.
In regards his international professional and cultural experience, he completed a Master’s degree in the Kingdom of Spain and has been a invited lawyer on two occasions in international professional exchange programs in important law offices in Poland and Spain; where during these programs he joined the teams in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law, adding to his knowledge the technical and business vision of said continent.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA)
Costa Rica Bar Assocation
Education
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Law Degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho
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Specialization degree in Registry and Notarial Law from Escuela Libre de Derecho
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Master’s Degree in Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Corporate and M&A
(Leading associates)The experienced corporate team at Arias harnesses regional strength to advise major multinationals across such sectors as entertainment, hospitality, tech, energy, pharmaceuticals, professional services, and food and beverages on day-to-day matters and complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The group also draws on support from the firm’s labour and tax practices. The team is led by M&A and contract negotiation specialist Andrey Dorado; major transaction and corporate governance expert Melania Dittel; and Vicente Lines, who brings over 25 years’ experience in the practice area to assisting companies with entry into the Costa Rican market. Other key figures include senior counsel Tracy Valera, who advises on shareholders’, stock purchase and asset purchase agreements, and senior associate Sebastián Solano.