Neftalí Garro

• Insurance & Reinsurance

• Business Law

Neftalí Garro is partner at BLP. He specializes in Corporate Law and Insurance & Reinsurance, leading this practice for Central America. With over 25 years of experience, he has advised on mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and corporate governance matters. His expertise in mergers and acquisitions spans various industries, and in Insurance & Reinsurance, he possesses extensive knowledge in contracts, regulatory issues, transactions, and complex claims and litigation. He is recognized and esteemed as a leader in insurance practice in Central America. A member of boards and committees, he serves as an arbitrator and speaker on insurance law and regulation. Since 2007, he has been a professor at the University of Costa Rica’s School of Law. Co-founder of BLP in 2003 and appointed partner in 2005.

• Interlaw: Member of the Board of Directors

• Insuralex: ExPresident and ExTreasurer of the Board of Directors

• Costa Rican Association of Insurance Law and Finance (ACODES): Ex-President

• International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA): Presidential Council Member

• DRCAFTA: Eligible arbitrator for the Solution of Controversies in Financial Services within the Free Trade Agreement, DRCAFTA

• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC): Member

• Association of Private Insurers of Costa Rica (AAP): Coordinator of the Legal Committee

• Italian-Costa Rican Chamber of Industry and Commerce: Past Board Member

• Costa Rica Bar Association: Member of the Civil and Commercial Law Commission

• Institute of Corporate Governance of Costa Rica: Board Member

• Costa Rican International Law Association Phillip C. Jessup (ACODI): Former President.

• International Bar Association: Member (Officer, Insurance Committee; Officer, Women Lawyers’ Committee)

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Member (MCIArb)