Competition/Antitrust

About

Provided by Zurcher, Odio & Raven

The Department is led by a former President of the Competition Commission (COPROCOM). The firm`s experience started in 1994, with the participation in the development of principles and regulations of Competition Law in Costa Rica.

The firm has extensive experience in the direction of legal procedures before COPROCOM and the sectoral competition authorities, both as defendant and claimant. Our firm served as legal counsel of the claimant in a process which lead to the highest fine ever imposed in Costa Rica.

Since the introduction of the mandatory authorization of concentrations regime we have successfully obtained the authorization for more than 30 concentrations of varied sectors and industries (energy, agriculture, hi-tech, pharmaceutical, services, tourism and real estate, among others). We work together with the M&A department of the firm and continuously provide advice as to whether the obligation to notify is triggered in a specific transaction or not.

We truly believe that, in this area of practice, prevention is the best defensive mechanism. We are actively engaged in the development of compliance programs, including the draft of internal guidelines and policies, training of personnel and audit of companies. ​​