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Diego Salto

Diego Salto

Latin America 2026

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About

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Latin America

Practice Areas

Tax

Career

Diego is a partner in Consortium Legal - Costa Rica with more than 29 years of experience. He is a specialist in the financial and tax sectors with extensive experience in tax consulting, litigation, mergers, acquisitions, and tax planning mainly for multinational companies, as well as local companies. He currently leads the tax consulting practice in the areas of business analysis and advice.

Diego is considered one of the five most highly recommended tax advisers in Central America by the Latin Lawyer Magazine of the Law Business Research Institute of Great Britain. He has worked as an external consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank in the development and implementation of training programs for public officials and currently serves as columnist for the economic weekly El Financiero. He currently works in the area of teaching at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and heads his tax chair. On the other hand, he is president of the International Fiscal Association – Chapter Costa Rica and Member of the Costa Rican Institute of Tax Studies.

Professional Memberships

President, International Fiscal Association (IFA)

Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

Member, Costa Rican Institute of Tax Studies (ICEF)

Member, Costa Rican Bar Association

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English

Chambers Review

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Chambers Latin America

Tax - Costa Rica

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Outstanding partner and co-head of department Diego Salto is a leading practitioner in Costa Rica's tax sphere. He regularly advises clients on a wide array of topics, including the tax-efficient structuring of various investments as well as M&A transactions.

Strengths

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  • Diego Salto is a very good tax expert who is technically optimal.

    TaxChambers Latin America

Ranked Individuals at Consortium Legal (58)

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

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