Mr Mario Quesada Bianchini > Consortium Legal > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
Consortium Legal Offices
BARRIO GONZALEZ LAHMANN
CALLE 21 Y 25, AVENIDA 6
SANE JOSE
Costa Rica
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Mr Mario Quesada Bianchini
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Mario is a partner at Consortium Legal – Costa Rica. With 30 years of experience in the banking sector. He has an extensive experience in the commercial, banking and financial practice areas, especially in the acquisition of banking and financial institutions, leading integration and merger processes, and having a wide knowledge in related regulatory matters. During his career, he has participated in the designing and documentation processes of cross-border financing operations in Central America, representing banks and other international and multilateral financial institutions in both local and multi-jurisdictional transactions, with different guarantee structures. He has participated in the design and documentation of private equity funds for the development and acquisition of projects, as well as advising regulated entities such as investment funds, stock exchanges and insurance companies in their business operations and relationship with their supervisors. He has also participated in the securitization of assets, as well as in the issuance of bonds and shares.
He has been a member of Boards of Directors of private banks and insurance companies.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Costa Rican Bar Association
Education
- Master’s Degree in Comparative Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (1997)
- Law Degree (with honors), Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica (1988)
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Labour and employment
With offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, the team at Consortium Legal combines deep regional bench strength with the experience of its team to advise financial institutions and multinational corporates on a broad spectrum of matters across the labour and employment space. With a client base spanning such sectors as financial services, construction, tourism and hospitality, the firm assists clients with the labour aspects of M&A, administrative proceedings, litigation, immigration issues and social security regulatory compliance. Corporate labour law expert Osvaldo Madriz, who advises clients on salary and compensation schemes and internal regulation systems, co-leads the team with Mario Quesada Bianchini. Another key figure is experienced labour litigator Gerardo Delgado, who was promoted to senior associate in April 2022.
Costa Rica > Banking and finance
The banking, finance and fintech team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the marketplace, marshalling the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise major international banks, financial institutions, and international funding organisations such as Scotiabank, Citibank and the Inter-American Development Bank, on day-to-day matters and high-value, multi-jurisdictional matters. The practice’s full range of services extends to assistance with financial industry M&A, regulatory compliance, retail, commercial and corporate lending, fintech and estate planning through diverse trust operations. The team is led by Mario Quesada Bianchini, an expert in banking M&A; David Arturo Campos, a specialist in finance regulatory matters; Randall Barquero, who brings expertise to advising local and international banks on contracts, credit structuring and project finance; Oscar Sandoval, who was promoted to partner in April 2022 and who advises clients on complex operations involving credit facilities; and Andrés Chamberlain, who heads the retail banking division. Key support is provided by senior associate Susana Raventós, who assists with complex, cross-border transactions.