BLP

Business Law

Partner

Elia Naranjo, partner of BLP in San José, specializes in Business Law. With more than ten years of experience, she advises on domestic and cross-border transactions, due diligence, restructurings, corporate governance, and negotiation of commercial contracts. Her transactional experience includes telecommunications, technology, transportation, manufacturing, and other industries. She also has experience in Antitrust and Dispute Resolution, advising on policy implementation and litigation and arbitration procedures. Elia represented the University of Costa Rica in the ELSA Moot Court Competition of the World Trade Organization, reaching the finals with her team. She began her career at Nassar Abogados and completed a business development internship at the Italian fintech start-up FinDynamic in Milan. She joined BLP in 2018, was promoted to Director in 2021, and was appointed Partner in 2025.

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• Costa Rican Bar Association 
• International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) – Costa Rica Local Representative 
• International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CICA) of the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce – Member of the Board of Directors 
• Costa Rican Association of International Law (ACODI) – Member 
• International Bar Association (IBA) – Member 
• Women in a Legal World (WLW) – Member 

• • Specialization in Notary and Registry Law, Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología, Costa Rica, 2019. 
  • Master in Business Administration (MBA), Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2017. 
  • Course in Economics, Financial Accounting and Business Analytics, Harvard University, 2016. 
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, New York University, 2015. 
  • Course in Investment Law, Universidad de Barcelona, ​​Spain, 2013. 
  • Law degree, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2013.