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Mr Alejandro Rojas
Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Special Counsel
Career
Alejandro is a Special Counsel in the San José, Costa Rica office of BLP. He specializes in the practice area of Dispute Resolution. He has more than 20 years of experience in criminal sciences, as a lawyer, an academic, and as a consultant in the elaboration of projects and law reforms at the national and international level.
His experience working with international organizations includes the preparation of multiple legal manuals, models, diagnoses, and policies for organizations such as UNICEF, USAID, PANIAMOR, MarViva, and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, among others.
Additionally, he has excelled in the academic field as a university professor in institutions such as the University of Costa Rica, the International University of the Americas, the National University of Costa Rica and the Judicial School of Costa Rica. He has also participated as a teacher and speaker in the training of Prosecutors, Advocates, Judges and experts in different countries of Latin America, including Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica, specifically in matters of oral litigation and prosecution before juries. He is the author of multiple articles for important legal media such as the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, UNICEF, the Judicial Power of Costa Rica, and the Magazine of the Public Ministry of Defense of Argentina, among others.
He joined the BLP team in 2017 as Special Counsel in Dispute Resolution where he brings his extensive knowledge in the area of litigation, especially in criminal matters and civil liability. Alejandro comes to BLP after a long career as a public defender, where he completed his work as Deputy Director of Public Defense after serving as Supervisor, Coordinator, and Public Defender in the Public Defense of Costa Rica.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- Costa Rican Bar Association
Education
- Master in Administration of Justice, sociolegal emphasis on criminal material, 2011.
- Law degree, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Compliance
The team at BLP remains a leader in the market, creating, implementing, and monitoring compliance programmes and risk management strategies for domestic and household-name multinational corporates such as Microsoft, Colgate-Palmolive and Samsung, across the tech, electronics, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, construction and hospitality sectors. The group advises clients on matters ranging from anti-money laundering, consumer protection and antitrust to corporate human rights, data privacy, corporate regulatory frameworks and ESG. Juan Carlos Tristán, who brings strength to investigations, training and the drafting and implementation of ethics and anti-corruption programmes, leads the team, along with Uri Weinstok, a specialist in conducting audits and compliance programmes. Other key figures include Andrés López, who brings AML expertise; experienced litigator and special counsel Alejandro Rojas; and San José office director and data privacy expert León Weinstok.
Costa Rica > Dispute resolution
Employing the combined bench strength of offices in San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste, in addition to branches across Latin America and Europe, BLP remains a market leader, representing such household-name multinationals as Pfizer, Kraft Heinz and Uber involved in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. With an active client base spanning sectors ranging from food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and telecoms to e-commerce, hospitality, medical devices and tech, the team’s full service covers international litigation and arbitration related to administrative concession rights, as well as claims involving distribution, unfair competition, fraud and real estate and construction matters. The team is led by seasoned litigator Mauricio Salas, who brings over 25 years of experience in the legal profession. Other key figures include experienced arbitrator Luis Ortiz; criminal expert Alejandro Rojas, who was promoted to partner in April 2023; and senior associate Robert Morales, who proves expertise in administrative law matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate