Sergio solera > Facio & Cañas > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

With offices in San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the corporate team at Facio & Cañas provides a one-stop shop to advise on day-to-day matters and complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions in Costa Rica. Acting for domestic and multinational corporates from such sectors as construction, food, real estate and manufacturing, the team’s comprehensive service ranges from the negotiation of local and regional M&A, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and due diligence to company incorporation and franchising, agency and distribution matters. The practice is led by Federico Rucavado, who brings expertise in business structuring and free trade zone regime matters; seasoned litigator and arbitrator Carlos Oreamuno; managing partner Sergio Solera, who brings strength to market entry matters; and foreign investment expert Edgar Odio, who specialises in the structuring of commercialisation arrangements for the avoidance of competition risks. Key support is provided by senior associates Mariela Solano, whose background includes work on corporate transactions in the energy and fintech sectors, and Catalina Moya, who advises on complex due diligence for M&A transactions.

Strengthened by the 2023 opening of two new offices in Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the real estate practice at Facio & Cañas coordinates with its environmental practice and its network of engineers, topographers and consultants to provide a one-stop shop for realtors, developers, construction companies and multinational corporates across the hospitality and tourism sectors involved in major real estate projects and transactions. The practice’s full offering extends to transactional structuring, due diligence, permitting and negotiation, and consultations on free trade zone regimes. The team is led by Sergio Solera, an expert in advising companies in major acquistions, and Francisco Rucavado, who advises on project development, project finance, construction and risk management. Senior associate Marco Castegnaro assists individual clients with the purchase of properties in Costa Rica.