WWL
Nuestro socio, Alberto Fernández López, es reconocido en la edición 2022 de Who is Who Legal Central America por su experiencia en resolución de conflictos. Según la publicación, Alberto es elogiado por sus colegas por ser "un excelente practicante" y "estar siempre dispuesto a servir y comprender a los demás, con una gran defensa oral ante el tribunal".
Reto Siglo 21
Our partner, Alan Thompson, was interviewed by think tank Reto Siglo 21 about the challenges Costa Rica faces in promoting competition in the marketplace, considering the country’s recent accession to the OECD. Among others, Alan highlighted 3 important challenges: 1) review the role and performance of state-owned enterprises; 2) improve and simplify regulations that restrict […]
XIII Congreso
BTA Legal is one of the sponsors of the XIII Congress of International Arbitration organized by the International Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica (ICC Costa Rica). The congress will take place from April 27 to 29 and will cover current issues on investment arbitration, including state consent based on contracts and investment laws, the […]
Articulo EF
We share an article published in last week’s edition of El Financiero by our partner, Alan Thompson, in which he analyzes the new regulations issued by the Executive Branch implementing the Costa Rican competition law (Law # 9736) and some of the main challenges for authorities and companies. These regulations include rules on merger control, […]
Chambers Global
Chambers and Partners, uno de los principales directorios de firmas legales, reconoce a BTA Legal en su reciente edición Global 2022. Nuestro socio, Alberto Fernández López, es reconocido en la banda 1 de la sección Resolución de Disputas: Árbitros con Mayor Demanda en Costa Rica. Dice Chambers: "Alberto Fernández Lopez de BTA Legal juega un activo rol como árbitro en casos de alto perfil, con un entrevistado afirmando:
consulta publica
After publication of the general regulations of the new competition law (Law 9736), the Competition Commission and the Telecom Superintendence have started submitting guidelines for public consultation. The purpose of these guidelines is to promote transparency and legal certainty on the interpretation and application of the law. Comments on guidelines on the leniency program for […]
anti-money laundering
New anti-money laundering and compliance regulations entered into force in Costa Rica on January 1st of this year. Regulation SUGEF 12-21 applies to banks, financial institutions and local financial conglomerates, and some provisions also apply to firms or individuals that qualify as “designated non-financial businesses and professions” (DNFBPs). Feel free to contact us for more […]
Reglamento Ley 9736
The Regulations of the Law on the Strengthening of Costa Rican Competition Authorities (Law 9736) were published today in the official bulletin “La Gaceta” (Executive Decree 43305-MEIC). These Regulations cover important topics contained in the new law, including changes in the organization and powers of local competition authorities (COPROCOM and SUTEL), competition advocacy tools, special […]
Paradoja
Costa Rica aprobó recientemente importantes reformas a la legislación de promoción de competencia. Sin embargo, subsisten grandes retos en cuanto a modernizar el marco regulatorio y reevaluar monopolios y empresas estatales, en línea con recomendaciones de la OCDE. Invitamos a leer el artículo "La paradoja de la competencia en Costa Rica", de nuestro socio Alan Thompson, publicado en el medio digital Delfino.cr esta semana. Aquí el enlace:
Foro Lead
Nuestro socio, Alan Thompson, participó hoy como expositor en el foro "Retos para la aplicación efectiva de la legislación de competencia en Costa Rica", organizado por Lead University. Los participantes discutieron sobre reforma regulatoria, reforma institucional, sectores exentos de la ley de competencia y promoción de competencia en los procedimientos de contratación pública.