About

Provided by Aguilar Castillo Love

Our disputes practice is one of the cornerstones of Aguilar Castillo Love. International, regional and local companies come to us to defend them against serious commercial and reputational threats. We have a leading track record in some of the most high-profile and politically sensitive cases in the country and house lawyers who are recognized market-leaders in their fields.

We are recognized for handling large, regional as well as international mandates cutting across practice areas, including relating to M&A, compliance and investigations, reputational risk, environmental, antitrust, corporate crime and international investment treaty arbitrations. Department head Esteban Agüero has more experience in investor-state arbitrations than any other Central American lawyer.

We focus on the quality of our representation, which is reflected in our client portfolio and the types of cases in which we are asked to act. We are currently handling four of the most important litigations in the country, in three areas – trade, international investment, and fraud & investigations. Furthermore, we are the market leader in antidumping disputes, currently handling the most significant cases in the country and region.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Dispute Resolution - Costa Rica

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Aguilar Castillo Love is an established regional firm which offers a notable practice in the Costa Rican dispute resolution arena. The department boasts expertise advising on civil litigation and white-collar crime disputes. The firm enjoys additional capabilities assisting clients with domestic and international arbitrations. Its clientele includes high-profile individuals and multinational corporations hailing from a wide range of sectors, including the real estate and consumer goods industries.

Work Highlights

  • An Aguilar Castillo Love team acted for Synthes on several administrative proceedings pertaining to the nullity of a public bidding award, against the Costa Rican social security entity, the Comptroller General’s Office and a local distributor.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Esteban Agüero Guier
4
Esteban Agüero Guier
Head of Dispute Resolution
4
Band 4

Esteban Agüero Guier is co-head of the dispute resolution department and continues to garner recognition of his expertise litigating for multinational clients.

Esteban Agüero Guier has excellent business acumen.

Sergio Herra
Sergio Herra
Associates to watch

Associate-to-watch Sergio Herra earns a spot in this year’s rankings after receiving market acknowledgement for his experience in the dispute resolution area. He assists clients with administrative proceedings and criminal matters.

Sergio Herra inspires a great deal of confidence and delivers the results he promises.

Ranked Lawyers at
Aguilar Castillo Love

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Costa Rica

Dispute Resolution

Esteban Agüero Guier
4
Esteban Agüero Guier
Head of Dispute Resolution
4
Band 4
Sergio Herra
Sergio Herra
Associates to watch

Members

Provided by Aguilar Castillo Love

Ana Laura Alfaro Valverde

Eduardo Mendez Zamora

Esteban Agüero Guier

Esteban Agüero Guier

Head of Department

John Aguilar Osborne

Olga Quesada

Rodolfo Brenes Vargas

Head of Department

Rubén Zamora Castro

Tatiana Rojas

Clients

Provided by Aguilar Castillo Love

ADT Security Services

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Circuito, S.A.

Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos

DHL

DowDupont

HP

Hewlett Packard

Hydrochina Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

Office Depot

Soluciones Avanzadas

Industries

Provided by Aguilar Castillo Love

Consumer

Energy

Financial Services

Government Procurement

Health Care

Industrials

Media

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

Real Estate

Retail

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Travel and Leisure