Modesto Vargas > 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

Administrative and judicial tax proceedings

Position

Senior Associate at Facio&Cañas

Career

Associate Lawyer at Facio & Cañas, He has developed his professional practice in the Tax Department of Facio & Cañas, FAYCATAX, (2005-  ).

He is Chair Professor of Tax Law at the University of Costa Rica, De La Salle and the Specialty Tax Program of FUNDEPOS University.

Former employee of the Costa Rican Treasury.

Languages

Spanish

Memberships

Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 1999.

Member of the the Costa Rican Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEF).

Education

Law Degree; Universidad de Costa Rica

Executive program “Specialization in International Taxation” entitled by McKenna Businnes School, Saint Vincent College, PA, USA and Aden Businnes School Costa Rica.

Lawyer Rankings

Costa Rica > Tax

The multidisciplinary tax team at Facio & Cañas brings strength to assisting major national and international corporations, banks, and insurers, including such key market players as Telefónica, Del Monte, British American Tobacco, ASSA and Holcim, with a diverse range of matters across the practice area. With a client portfolio spanning the banking, telecoms, construction, tech, agriculture, food, tobacco and retail industries, the practice’s comprehensive service covers administrative tax audits, litigation,  corporate restructuring, M&A, tax planning for profit and non-profit organisations, compliance monitoring and tax return processing. Department founder and finance and tax law expert Adrián Torrealba leads the team, along with Jose Maria Oreamuno, who specialises in administrative matters, senior associate Modesto Vargas, who brings experience of working for the Costa Rican Treasury, and tax manager Erik Ramirez.