
Dispute Resolution
Latin America Guide 2026 : Costa Rica
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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.
Clients (9)
- Pfizer
- Mondelez
- Essity
- Hencorp
- SBA Communications
- Ulatina
- FIFCO
- Condor Editores
- Lyomark Pharma
Industries (9)
- Pharmaceutical
- Consumer Goods
- TMT
- Education
- Brokers
- Retail
- Aviation
- Transport
- Manufacturing
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Work Highlights
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The lawyers at Arias represented Essity in unlawful competition proceedings against a local company.
Strengths
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The lawyers at Arias provide great regional service. They understand our business very well.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Víctor Garita
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.
Dispute Resolution respondentLatin America
Band 4 
Band 4 
Abraham Balzer
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.
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Abraham Balzer
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Arias has rankings in the following guides
Band 3 Global 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Guatemala
View department profile for Global 2026Band 4 Global 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Costa Rica
View department profile for Global 2026Band 1 Latin America 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Honduras
View department profile for Latin America 2026Band 1 Latin America 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: El Salvador
View department profile for Latin America 2026Band 2 Latin America 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Nicaragua
View department profile for Latin America 2026Band 3 Latin America 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Guatemala
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