COSTA RICA Law and Practice Contributed by: Douglas Soto, Miguel Elizondo-Soto and Osvaldo Madrigal Méndez, Zurcher, Odio & Raven
Zurcher, Odio & Raven acts for a large num - ber of banking and financial institutions and has substantial experience in all forms of finan - cial contracts, banking and brokerage, leasing, commodity and financial derivatives for hedg - ing, speculation and arbitrage. The team ben - efits from a wealth of knowledge in contractual and regulatory matters, and their impact on exchange, tax and financial law. The lawyers are able to adapt their experience with com - plex structured financing techniques that have
evolved in the bank lending and capital mar - kets, to provide innovative legal solutions for both domestic and international clients. The firm’s long-standing experience in government procurement, administrative regulations and constitutional law enables it to provide expert legal advice on public work concessions, pri - vate and public sector partnership and joint ventures, public project finance and infrastruc - ture development.
Authors
Douglas Soto focuses on banking, M&A, joint ventures, real estate and foreign investment at Zurcher, Odio & Raven. He has vast experience in representing top-ranked
Miguel Elizondo-Soto is a senior associate, head of the insurance practice and a member of the banking and finance department at Zurcher, Odio & Raven. He has
financial institutions, with a deep understanding of the domestic and
experience in civil law and commercial law, with an emphasis on banking and insurance matters. He advises several financial entities and local and international banks on structuring, closing debt financing, loan security packages, the structuring and implementation of trusts, and financial regulatory matters. Miguel provides legal support to local and international loss adjusters and insurance and reinsurance companies, regarding insurance claims for loss events. He also provides corporate legal advice to local and international companies on doing business in Costa Rica.
international banking market. His expertise includes syndicated and bilateral, secured and unsecured, and domestic and cross-border financing transactions. He has extensive experience in representing international financial institutions in domestic and multi- jurisdictional transactions, including in the regulatory field. He also focuses on private equity and M&A. In addition to a law degree from the Universidad de Costa Rica, he holds a post-graduate degree in commercial law and an HLSEE for M&A from Harvard Law School.
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