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

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

Costa Rica recently adopted important amendments to competition/antitrust laws. However, major challenges remain in terms of modernizing the regulatory framework and re-evaluating public monopolies and state-owned enterprises, in line with OECD recommendations. We invite you

Our partner, Alan Thompson, participated today as a speaker in the forum “Challenges for the effective application of competition law in Costa Rica”, organized by Lead University. Participants discussed regulatory reform, institutional reform, competition law

Chambers Latin America 2022 recognizes our partner, Alberto Fernández López, as one of the “Most in Demand Arbitrators” in Costa Rica. According to the publication: “Alberto Fernández Lopez of BTA Legal plays an active role

Chambers Latin America 2022 recognizes our partner, Alan Thompson, as one of the top lawyers in the field of Competition/Antitrust in Costa Rica. According to the publication: “Alan Thompson enters the rankings following strong market

Our partner, Alan Thompson, participated as the main speaker today in a discussion on the reforms to competition/antitrust laws in Costa Rica, as part of the launch of the Competition, Trade and Investment Commission of

Our partner, Alan Thompson, co-authored a study on the legal and institutional framework for the promotion of competition in Costa Rica and presented it today at a forum organized by Academia de Centroamérica. Read it

Our partner, Alberto Fernández López, participated today as a guest speaker in a forum on the challenges for Construction Law a year after Covid, along with leading attorneys from other law firms in Central America.