
Juan Carlos Tristan
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Professional Memberships
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): President of the Anticorruption Commission, Costa Rican Chapter
• IberoAmerican Group of Compliance Lawyers: Member
• International Bar Association (IBA): Country Representative, Anticorruption Commission
• World Compliance Association: Founding member and Board member – Costa Rican Chapter
Practice Areas
His practice areas include Business Law, Real Estate & Hospitality, Regulatory Compliance, Prevention & Risk Management and Ethics & Anticorruption.
Experience
He currently holds the position of President of the Anticorruption Commission of the Costa Rican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is member of the Ibero-American Group of Compliance Lawyers, founding member and board member of the Costa Rica Chapter of the World Compliance Association, and is the country representative of the Anti-Corruption Commission of the International Bar Association (IBA). He has published articles on compliance and anticorruption issues, and has participated as a speaker in national and international forums.
Industry Sector Expertise
In Business Law, Juan Carlos advises local and transnational companies on day-to-day issues, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. In Real Estate & Hospitality, he has been involved in the development, structuring, financing, acquisition, and sale of the most important real estate and hospitality projects in the coastal and urban areas of Costa Rica.
His extensive experience in Compliance & Anti-corruption includes conducting internal investigations, trainings and drafting and implementation of ethics and anti-corruption programs in Central America and Mexico, according to international standards, domestic laws and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Languages Spoken
• Spanish
• English
Education
Boston University Scholar, Boston University
Master (LLM) in American Law and International Business
2012
Universidad Latina, Costa Rica
Specialization in Notary and Registry Law
2014
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Law degree (JD equivalent)
2010
Chambers Review
Latin America
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