The experienced corporate team at Arias harnesses regional strength to advise major multinationals across such sectors as entertainment, hospitality, tech, energy, pharmaceuticals, professional services, and food and beverages on day-to-day matters and complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The group also draws on support from the firm’s labour and tax practices. The team is led by M&A and contract negotiation specialist Andrey Dorado; major transaction and corporate governance expert Melania Dittel; and Vicente Lines, who brings over 25 years' experience in the practice area to assisting companies with entry into the Costa Rican market. Other key figures include senior counsel Tracy Valera, who advises on shareholders’, stock purchase and asset purchase agreements, and senior associate Sebastián Solano.
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Testimonials
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‘The team at Arias were excellent, going above and beyond the call of duty at all times, and providing excellent service.’
‘Melania Dittel was excellent and provided a fantastic service to us through out the whole process.’
‘The firm has significant experience in this type of process throughout the Central American region and a team that, with its professional service, is a guarantee of quality and agility.'
‘The team stands out for its knowledge of the market and the industry and concern for understanding the needs of its clients.'
Key clients
- Snowflake
- TWO - Hennessy Capital Group
- Univar
- Broadcom - VMware Costa Rica
- Interenergy
- AMVAC
- Yara
- Regenesis Labs
- Augment Infrastructure
- Inari Medical
Work highlights
- Assisted Decameron with the sale of two Aloft Hotels, located in Bogotá, Colombia, and San José, Costa Rica, to Spanish hotel chain Faranda.
- Advised technology company Snowflake on the acquisition of one business unit of the software development and data cloud operation of Mobilize Net in the United States and indirectly in Costa Rica.
- Assisted TWO as SPAC and LatAm Logistic Properties with their agreement to combine, handling the due diligence process, the closing documents from a local law perspective and assessing whether a merger control filing was required.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Andrey Dorado; Melania Dittel; Vicente Lines