Carlos Oreamuno > 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.

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 deep bench strength to advising 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, construction, energy, telecoms, education, hospitality, aviation, automotive, entertainment, tech, and food and beverages, the group’s comprehensive offering covers matters ranging from defamation and breach of contract claims to cases involving intellectual property rights and the termination of distribution agreements. The practice is led by veteran 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, who brings expertise to litigation involving tort law and contractual breaches.