Chambers Review
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Alternative Legal Service Providers - Latin America-wide
What the Team is Known For
PredictaBill is the ALSP arm of leading Costa Rican law firm BLP. It provides flexible legal support for multinationals, including tech companies, on a fixed-cost basis, and it handles contract management, including franchise contracts, as well as compliance and advisory matters.
Strengths
The firm demonstrates a strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters, particularly in areas related to corporate, real estate and regulatory work. The advice is well structured and reliable, even in multi-stakeholder environments.
PredictaBill has a well-established and specialised team.
PredicatBill is very flexible and adaptable.
Notable practitioners
Bernardo Van der Laat is the general director of PredictaBill, the ALSP arm of BLP in Costa Rica. Van der Laat is a corporate law specialist with a long track record of handling innovation projects for his clients.
Bernardo is a very knowledgeable professional, with lots of connections and business sense. He pairs that with strict legal and compliance knowledge and experience, which makes him a very well-rounded lawyer.
Bernardo stands out for his strong responsiveness, personalised approach and consistent follow-up across all matters. He demonstrates a clear understanding of our business needs and provides practical, well-structured advice that supports execution.
Bernardo handles complex matters and people in a very professional way.