Adelita Olivares > Facio & Cañas > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

Facio & Cañas
SABANA BUSINESS CENTER, 11TH FLOOR, CALLE 68, BOULEVARD ROHRMOSER. LA SABANA
PO BOX 5173-1000
SAN JOSE
Costa Rica

Work Department

Criminal, Civil and Administrative Litigation

Position

Associate

Career

Litigator in criminal, civil and administrative matters. Facio y Cañas, (2007 –  )

Legal Assistant in the area of litigation, Torrealba Law and Associates,  (2002 – 2007)

Languages

Spanish - Intermediate English

Memberships

Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 2007.

Education

Graduated from the Master of Criminal Sciences at the University of Costa Rica.

Law degree , University of Costa Rica.

Lawyer Rankings

Costa Rica > Dispute resolution

(Rising stars)

Adelita OlivaresFacio & Cañas

Bolstered by the March 2023 opening of two new offices in Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the multidisciplinary team at Facio & Cañas remains a leader in the market, bringing strength to representing public figures and household-name multinationals such as Coca-Cola FEMSA, Oracle, Sony Music and Peugeot involved in high-stakes criminal, administrative, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. With a client base spanning such sectors as sports, real estate, education, hospitality, energy, telecoms, aviation, entertainment and food and beverages, the group’s full service covers matters ranging from defamation and breach of contract claims to cases involving intellectual property rights and the termination of distribution agreements. The team is headed by seasoned litigator Federico Torrealba and Carlos Oreamuno, an expert in international commercial distribution disputes. Other key figures include experienced arbitrator Gianna Cersosimo, a specialist in anti-piracy cases, and senior associate Adelita Olivares and associate Ana Guillén, who in addition to civil matters, have handled complex criminal proceedings representing victims of economic-property crime.