Arturo holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, and a Master in Business Law from the University for International Cooperation. With more than 25 years of career, he focuses his practice on dispute resolution and Financial Law, having been a judge of the Republic. He has launched the insolvency practice in Costa Rica, and has served as arbitrator in commercial and construction matters. He is chairman of the Competition Commission of the local chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce, and an expert in Docdex rules of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Mauricio París, managing partner of ECIJA stated: “Arturo's entry as partner was the logical step after having achieved a remarkable performance during the first year of his incorporation to the firm, not only in terms of billing and account attraction, but especially in his adaptation to our corporate culture and internal leadership in the firm.”

“Since I joined the firm, we had a clearly defined roadmap with the objective of becoming a partner. Even though I joined in the middle of the pandemic, we achieved extraordinary results thanks to the synergies with the team and the clients,” Arturo commented.

ECIJA has a team of 25 lawyers in Costa Rica, and offices in San José and Guanacaste. Worldwide, the firm is close a thousand lawyers, with 31 offices in 16 countries and 176 partners. It is the fourth law firm in the Spanish market by billing volume.

About ECIJA: With over 20 years of experience, we have positioned ourselves as one of the best multidisciplinary and independent firms in the Ibero-American market, as accredited by the most prestigious international directories, offering comprehensive legal services regarding regulatory compliance and information security.

With headquarters in Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Chile, Nicaragua, Argentina Panamá, Costa Rica, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Puerto Rico, ECIJA has a multidisciplinary team of over 900 professionals, with exceptional experience in their areas of specialisation, enabled to work in different jurisdictions, with extensive knowledge of the different sectors and international markets.