VII Public Procurement and Arbitration Conference
Our partner Alberto Fernández López will participate as a guest panelist in the VII Public Procurement and Arbitration Conference organized by Círculo de Arbitraje con el Estado (CAE), a private institute based in Lima, Perú. The virtual conference will take place on July 15-19. 2024. More information here: info@caeperu.com
Who’s Who Legal: Central America 2024
The Who’s Who Legal: Central America 2024 report recommends our partners Alberto Fernández López in the area of Dispute Resolution and Alan Thompson in the area of Banking and Finance. Our thanks to clients, colleagues and friends for their trust and endorsements.
Guía pmr
The Costa Rican competition authority (Coprocom) is presenting the new guidelines for analysis of relative monopolistic practices. Under Costa Rican law, these practices include agreements and unilateral conduct involving companies operating at different levels of the supply chain; for example, an exclusive distribution agreement between a manufacturer and a distributor. The new guidelines seek to […]
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Our partner Alberto Fernandez Lopez was invited to participate as a panelist at the regional meeting of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation in Panama City on March 4-6. Alberto participated in a panel discussion on administrative law as an obstacle or accelerator in the use of dispute boards in Latin America.
Derecho de la Competencia
Our partner Alan Thompson participated as a guest speaker in the inaugural class of a Competition Law course organized by the International Chamber of Commerce ICC Costa Rica, which is taking place from February 15 to March 14. Alan gave a presentation on fines and other sanctions and the leniency program in Costa Rica’s competition […]
ciac
We recognize our partner Alberto Fernández López for his incorporation last December to the list of arbitrators of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (CIAC) for the period 2023-2026 and to the list of arbitrators of the Ankawa International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Center based in Peru for the period 2023-2025. Alberto continues to stand out […]
coprocom
Draft guidelines on the analysis of relative monopolistic practices (which include vertical restraints and abuse of dominance) were recently submitted for public consultation by the Costa Rican competition authority (Coprocom). The objective of these guidelines is to provide transparency and predictability on how Coprocom will define relevant markets and market power in abuse of dominance […]
III Encuentro de Expertos en Obra
Our partner Alberto Fernández López will participate as a panelist in the III Meeting of Experts in Construction organized by Ankawa International in Cusco, Perú, on November 24-25. Alberto will speak about the advantages of DAB (dispute adjudication boards) in public procurement from the perspective of procurement entities.
competition authorities
In Costa Rica, competition authorities (Sutel in the telecom market and Coprocom in all other markets) may conduct unannounced inspections (dawn raids) on companies’ premises to gather evidence of possible monopolistic practices. These inspection powers were recently strengthened with the passing of law # 9736, one of the requirements for the country’s accession to the […]
Congreso nacional de construcción
We would like to extend an invitation to attend the National Construction Conference, which is being held on November 8th, 2023, at the auditorium hall of the Costa Rica Bar Association in San José. BTA Legal is one of the sponsors. The focus of the conference will be on dispute boards and the recently enacted […]