About

Provided by Arias

Arias has 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions based on clients’ goals. 


In Costa Rica, our Dispute Resolution Department stands for several reasons:


  • We understand our client´s needs and adjust the strategy of the cases to achieve a result adequate to those needs.
  • Our knowledge and application on informatics solutions makes us the perfect department for IT companies and start-ups.
  • All members of our Department have worked in tens of white-collar crimes.
  • Our work begins with a premise: an uninformed client does not receive proper service, regardless of the outcome of a process. All clients must be fully aware of what is happening in their cases. This means constant communication and openness to answer questions quickly.
  • Prevention: our Department stands for its commitment to prevention. Litigations happen because something went wrong; our Department works with its clients to improve their internal procedures to avoid liabilities and conflicts, also to avoid internal crimes.
  • We provide biweekly reports and answer any requirement in no more than twenty-four hours.
  • Our Department is well known for its specialization in corporate matters, particularly commercial disputes, and white-collar crimes.
  • We have grown and specialized in commercial distribution litigation matters, particularly, relations between international corporations and local distributors.


Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Costa Rica

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Arias is a regional firm with an active dispute resolution team in Costa Rica. The department is adept at civil and commercial litigation, and has particular experience dealing with contractual liability and debt collection matters. The lawyers also have experience in white-collar mandates including environmental crime. Arias handles matters for clients in the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries.

Work Highlights

  • The lawyers at Arias represented Essity in unlawful competition proceedings against a local company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Víctor Garita
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Víctor Garita
1
Band 1

Partner Víctor Garita is highly involved in the Costa Rican dispute resolution sector acting as a party counsel and as an arbitrator. He can often be seen assisting international and domestic clients in a range of contentious mandates including contractual disputes, litigation regarding reputational damage, and commercial arbitration.

Víctor Garita has been in arbitration his whole life. He is reliable and responsible.

Abraham Balzer
Abraham Balzer
Associates to watch

Abraham Balzer is recognised for his commercial litigation capabilities in the Costa Rican market, which include contractual liability disputes.

Abraham Balzer is very knowledgeable and always present.

German Rojas
German Rojas
Associates to watch

German Rojas is recognised for his experience with dispute matters involving contractual breaches and white-collar crime, including environmental topics.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Dispute Resolution

Víctor Garita
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Víctor Garita
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 1
Abraham Balzer
Abraham Balzer
Associates to watch
German Rojas
German Rojas
Associates to watch
Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators

Víctor Garita
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Víctor Garita
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Band 1

Members

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Clients

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Condor Editores

Essity

FIFCO

Hencorp

Lyomark Pharma

Mondelez

Pfizer

SBA Communications

Ulatina

Industries

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Aviation

Brokers

Consumer Goods

Education

Manufacturing

Pharmaceutical

Retail

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