With this movement, the Firm strengthens its presence in Latin America as the largest Spanish firm in the region
ECIJA reinforces its offices in Brazil and Costa Rica by adding six new partners specialized in the areas of TMT - Technology, Media and Telecommunications - Corporate/M&A, Competition and Aviation Law. This move responds to ECIJA's objective to consolidate its position as the largest Spanish firm in the Latin American market, as well as its commitment to offer a full service at an international level.
ECIJA incorporates in Brazil the partners Anna Luiza Pires and Alburquerque de Berredo, Cristiane Sanches, Rosana Pilon Muknicka, Fábio Figueira and Ivan Dilly, strengthening the Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Corporate/M&A and Competition areas and opening the Aeronautical Law area in the country.
According to Marcos Catão and Bruno Tocantins, partners of ECIJA Brazil, the integration of the new partners reflects ECIJA's strategy to position itself as a leading firm in the country, covering all practice areas with the best professionals in the market.
On the other hand, Alvaro Quesada joins ECIJA as partner in Costa Rica to lead the Competition practice and open a new location.
Mauricio París, Managing Partner of ECIJA Costa Rica, highlighted: "We are very excited about the incorporation of Álvaro to the team. This is exactly the professional profile we are interested in incorporating to the Firm, not only because of the sophistication of his practice and his impeccable academic background, but also because he shares the values that characterize our team: innovation, diversity, agility, enthusiasm and excellence".
About ECIJA
ECIJA, with more than 20 years of experience, is in the Top 10 of the best firms in Spain, according to the prestigious rankings of Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 and has consolidated its position in the first place as a full service law firm. It has been recognized by The Lawyer as the best TMT firm in Europe and by the Financial Times as one of the ten most innovative firms on the continent. Its relevance in the local market has been recognized by Expansión and by Forbes, which have recognized it as the best firm in the Digital Economy in Spain. ECIJA has a team of 122 partners and more than 600 professionals worldwide, distributed in countries such as Spain, Portugal, United States, Chile, Honduras, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico, Brazil and Ecuador.