Alta Batalla stands out in the dispute resolution space, representing high-profile clients, including public figures, banks, and multinationals, in complex, multijurisdictional conflicts involving a wide range of sectors such as energy, banking, telecoms, and real estate. The team handles high-stakes commercial and investment arbitration, administrative and criminal litigation, as well as disputes concerning tax, labour, energy, and environmental law issues. Led by Róger Guevara, an authority in white-collar crime and contractual disputes, and Mariela Martínez, known for her work in tort law and consumer rights, the team also includes seasoned practitioners Alejandro Batalla, Felipe Riveros (senior associate), and Sophia Villalta (associate), each bringing expertise in arbitration, civil liability, and concession claims.

The powerhouse team at BLP remains a market leader, employing the combined bench strength of offices in San José, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Marina Flamingo in addition to branches across Latin America and Europe, to represent such household-name multinationals as Pfizer, Amazon and Uber involved in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. With an active client roster spanning sectors ranging from food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, and apparel to tech, medical devices, finance, hospitality and education, the team’s full service covers international litigation and arbitration related to administrative concession rights, as well as claims involving unfair competition, distribution, fraud and real estate and construction matters. Veteran litigator Mauricio Salas leads the team, bringing over 25 years of experience in the legal profession. Other key figures include experienced arbitrator Luis Ortiz; criminal expert Alejandro Rojas, who was promoted to partner in April 2023; director Robert Morales, who provides expertise in administrative law matters; and senior associate José Pablo Miranda.

Bolstered by the March 2023 opening of two new offices in Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the multidisciplinary team at Facio & Cañas remains a leader in the market, bringing deep bench strength to advising public figures and household-name multinationals such as Coca-Cola FEMSA, Oracle, Sony Music and Peugeot involved in high-stakes criminal, administrative, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. With a client base spanning such sectors as sports, construction, energy, telecoms, education, hospitality, aviation, automotive, entertainment, tech, and food and beverages, the group’s comprehensive offering covers matters ranging from defamation and breach of contract claims to cases involving intellectual property rights and the termination of distribution agreements. The practice is led by veteran litigator Federico Torrealba and Carlos Oreamuno, an expert in international commercial distribution disputes. Other key figures include experienced arbitrator Gianna Cersosimo, a specialist in anti-piracy cases, and senior associate Adelita Olivares, who brings expertise to litigation involving tort law and contractual breaches.

The dispute resolution team at Aguilar Castillo Love harnesses the bench strength of nine offices throughout the region to represent public figures (including former Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada) and such major multinationals as Synthes (Johnson & Johnson), DHL, AstraZeneca and Hewlett Packard in high-stakes domestic and multi-jurisdictional disputes. With a client encompassing the pharmaceuticals, energy, government, healthcare, tech, logistics, food and beverages, media and financial services sectors, the practice’s full service covers matters ranging from international arbitration and distribution contract disputes to white-collar criminal proceedings. The practice is led by Esteban Agüero Guier, a seasoned expert in international investment arbitrations who heads the dispute resolution group, and Rodolfo Brenes Vargas, who leads the team’s corporate crime, anti-corruption investigation and compliance work. Other key figures include experienced corporate litigator Tatiana Rojas Hernández; Laura Rodríguez Amador, who brings experience in handling disputes in the telecoms sector; and associate Sergio Herra Rodríguez, a specialist in white-collar crime.

The Costa Rican dispute resolution team at Dentons utilises the bench strength of its regional network of seven offices in six countries in Central America to represent multinational corporations (including Samsung) in a wide range of complex, cross-border disputes. With a client roster spanning such sectors as electronics, hospitality, food, construction, real estate and energy, the group’s full offering covers commercial litigation and arbitration, collection actions, insurance litigation and environmental law claims, as well as restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. The practice is headed by Roy Herrera, who is experienced in both litigation and arbitration, and a member of the board of directors for the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce. The group is supported by senior associate Aracelly López, who is skilled in litigation proceedings relating to cross-border M&A, and associate Johann Montero Brenes, who specialises in labour and employment matters.

The team at ECIJA draws on the bench strength of its March 2023 alliance with Taylor Wessing LLP and offices throughout Europe and Latin America, to advise private investors, insurers, governments and major multinationals (including DHL and Pfizer) involved in high-value, cross-border disputes. With an active client base spanning such sectors as pharmaceuticals, logistics, energy, real estate, healthcare, media, food, telecoms and tech, the practice’s comprehensive service covers complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and tax and administrative proceedings, as well as debt collection matters. The practice is led by Mauricio París, an expert in the enforcement, recognition and annulment of arbitration awards. Other key figures include Arturo Guerrero, who draws on over 25 years of experience and who launched the firm’s insolvency practice in Costa Rica, and associate Mario Alberto Umaña, who joined from the Ministry of Security in October 2023.

The experienced team at regional firm Arias brings strength to representing government agencies (including the US Department of Justice) and major multinational corporates such as Mondelez in diverse range of dispute resolution matters. With a client base spanning industries from pharmaceuticals, construction and real estate to manufacturing, healthcare and food and beverages, the practice’s full offering covers litigation prevention, commercial disputes, white-collar criminal cases, fraud and debt collection proceedings, distribution proceedings and disputes related to intellectual property and environmental law. The team is headed by Víctor Manuel Garita, who brings expertise to arbitrations related to concession disputes and construction and distribution contracts; and senior counsels German Rojas, an experienced civil litigator who leads the firm’s compliance practice, and Abraham Balzer, a specialist in civil liability and consumer rights claims and class actions.

The team at BG&A Abogados Corporativos brings expertise to representing entrepreneurs, financial institutions, domestic corporates and multinationals, including Office Depot, Telefónica and Sherwin-Williams, in negotiation and mediation proceedings, and in complex administrative and civil litigation. With a client base spanning such sectors as education, sports, retail, construction, chemicals, telecoms and fitness, the practice’s full skill set covers matters ranging from debt collections and evictions to labour disputes and lawsuits for reputational damage. The team is headed by founding partner and seasoned litigator Benjamín Gutiérrez. Other key figures include senior associates Gabriela Monge, a specialist in education law, and Eslava Hernández Jiménez, who manages family and real estate law files, and associates Nicole Damha, an expert in labour litigation, and Christopher Rojas, who handles civil, administrative and intellectual property matters.

The team at Consortium Legal leverages the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, to represent financial institutions and national and multinational corporates (including Walmart and Del Monte) involved in high-stakes civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. The firm’s active client roster spans sectors ranging from healthcare, real estate, aviation, manufacturing and consumer goods to infrastructure, beauty, retail, agriculture, building materials and hospitality. The team is headed by veteran litigator Rolando Laclé Castro (who brings over 30 years of experience) and José Pablo Valverde, who handles matters involving damages claims, breaches of contract, and construction and financial disputes. Other names to note include Andrés Martínez, a specialist in international arbitration and judicial litigation, and associates Josué Barahona Vargas and ​​Gerald Hoffman​, who provide key support in complex arbitrations.

Tactic Legal, formed by former COLBS Estudio Legal partner Javier Escalante after he and Sebastián Jiménez split their practices in September 2021, represents private individuals, NGOs and major multinationals involved in complex domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration, across such sectors as food and beverages, real estate, luxury goods and security. The team is headed by Escalante, a seasoned trade negotiator who has served as both Consul General of Costa Rica in Singapore and Ambassador of Costa Rica in Qatar. Manuel Ventura, who joined from Facio Abogados in November 2023, brings expertise in constitutional law matters. Other key figures include senior associate Jean Carlo Díaz, who handles administrative law disputes, and associate and experienced litigator and banking and finance specialist Daniela Alvarado, who followed Escalante from his previous firm. Since the conclusion of research, the firm has merged with Guatemala's A. D. Sosa & Soto and rebranded as Tactic Legal as part of an ongoing process to become a regional player; the new entity also has offices in El Salvador and Honduras.

The dispute resolution practice at COLBS Estudio Legal harnesses the experience of its team to advise domestic and multinational corporates across the tourism, hospitality, real estate, construction and pharmaceuticals sectors on a wide range of disputes. The group’s full offering covers negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation (including commercial and civil). The team is led by founding partner and veteran litigator Sebastián Jiménez, who brings strength to matters involving civil liability, real estate issues, contract breaches and public law, and Edwin Rojas, who was promoted to partner in November 2023, and who specialises in arbitration procedures and banking and finance-related cases. Also of note is associate Dominick Delgado, who was appointed to the position internally in February 2024.