Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 2

Competition/Antitrust

Costa Rica

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Alan Thompson

Latin America

Practice Areas

Competition/Antitrust

Banking and Finance

Data Protection and Privacy

Corporate Governance and Compliance

Career

Extensive career advising domestic and foreign clients on transactional and regulatory matters, mainly in the areas of competition and antitrust, banking and financial services, and foreign trade regulations. Previously served in public sector positions including legal advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX), member of the Board of the General Superintendence of Financial Institutions (SUGEF) and member of the Competition Commission (COPROCOM). Adjunct professor of competition law at Lead University.

Professional Memberships

Costa Rican Bar Association, IBA, ABA

Publications

Thompson A. & Cantillo, M. (2021). Promoción de la competencia en beneficio del consumidor: Avances y retos en Costa Rica. Academia de Centroamérica. https://link.btalegal.com/9ft

Thompson, A. (2021). Accession to the OECD prompts major amendments to banking laws in Costa Rica. IBA Banking Law Committee e-Bulletin. https://link.btalegal.com/d18

Thompson Chacón, A. (2020). Prácticas monopolísticas absolutas en la ley y jurisprudencia de Costa Rica. LOGOS Revista Académica, 1(2). 52-65. https://link.btalegal.com/ysv

Thompson, A. (2016). Costa Rica Chapter. In Kuschewsky, M. (Ed.), Data Protection & Privacy: International Series. Sweet & Maxwell-Thomson Reuters. https://link.btalegal.com/ztg

Other publications available.

Education

Carlos III University of Madrid

Specialization in Competition Law

2022 - 2023

Harvard Law School

LLM

1987 - 1988

University of Costa Rica

Licenciado en Derecho

1980 - 1985

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

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Head of department at BTA Legal, Alan Thompson is active within the Costa Rican competition and antitrust arena, and is well regarded by market commentators.

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