The corporate team at Aguilar Castillo Love leverages the bench strength of nine offices throughout the region to advise major multinationals such as Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca on high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. With a client base spanning sectors ranging from chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness and manufacturing to healthcare, food and beverages, IT and consumer goods, the group’s comprehensive service extends to complex negotiations, antitrust matters, tax issues, labour matters and the detection of criminal risks. The practice is headed by foreign investment authority and senior partner John Aguilar Quesada, who brings expertise to complex, multi-jurisdictional M&A. Other key figures include Esteban Agüero Guier, the former head of the Costa Rican government’s international investment and trade disputes department; Tatiana Rojas Hernández, who brings expertise to restructuring, corporate compliance and investigations; Marco Solano Gómez, who has over 20 years’ experience managing major cross-border deals and day-to-day operations; free trade zone regime expert Andrea Sáenz; administrative law specialist Laura Rodríguez Amador; and senior associates Carolina Kierzenson and Stephanie Howard Peña.
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‘The Aguilar Castillo Love team is one with great capabilities and experience in handling complex matters. In the Central American area, they are one of the obvious leaders, with whom we feel very comfortable in managing projects for our clients. Its partners and associates do the preparation so that our clients are well advised.'
‘The partners and lawyers at Aguilar Castillo Love are a compact and solid team. Normally, we work with John Aguilar Quesada, who makes it possible for us to assemble work teams that make the best possible sense based on knowledge of the matter and its specific details.'
'Aguilar Castillo Love stands out for their quick responses and their accurate replies.'
'Excellent client service, expertise in the subject matter and excellent results.'
'They stand out for their personal touch.'
Key clients
- Hapag-Lloyd
- Accenture
- Broadcom
- Spectrum Plastics
- Du Pont
- Assa Abloy
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kenvue
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Cinven
Work highlights
- Advised Hapag-Lloyd on the acquisition of the terminal business of SM SAAM in Costa Rica and Honduras.
- Assisted Accenture with the acquisition of Navisite, a digital transformation and managed service provider, from Madison Dearborn Partners.
- Acted for the sellers on Du Pont’s acquisition of Spectrum Plastics.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Stephanie Howard Peña
Practice head
John Aguilar Quesada