Friday, 27 April 2012
Latin Lawyer continues its regional analysis following the publication of the 14th edition of Latin Lawyer 250 with a look at Central America’s largest legal market: Costa Rica.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Haynes & Boone LLP has won two cross-border dispute cases filed by Mars against Costa Rican and Nicaraguan distributors in a US court, working with Pacheco Coto in Costa Rica and Arias & Muñoz (Nicaragua).
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
The last decade has seen a number of 'regional firms' emerge in Central America, but the structure has as many sceptics as it has adherents – as heard at recent round tables of law firm leaders and in-house counsel in Guatemala. Emiliano Mellino reports on the views of those at the meeting and asks other lawyers in Central America for their views on the opportunities and pitfalls of a regional model
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Sebastian Perry talks to the in-house team of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo about how it feels to be calling the shots
Friday, 18 December 2009
Hernán Pacheco, partner at Costa Rica's Pacheco Coto, has been elected vice president of the governing board of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA), a body promoting trade and investment with the US.
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
As US President Barack Obama unveils proposals to crack down on overseas tax havens, Sebastian Perry talks to Costa Rican lawyers about their country's efforts to improve bank transparency.
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Central America is on the cusp of a type of international integration unseen anywhere else in the region - but with such clear political and economic differences between the countries, how real is this integration? We convened a roundtable of the region's law firm managing partners to help us find out
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Costa Rican firm Pacheco Coto has joined forces with Cone & Company in New Zealand.
Thursday, 21 September 2006
One of the largest law firms in Costa Rica has established a second office. Facio & Cañas has opened its doors in Guanacaste, a popular resort area on the northern coast.
Friday, 10 September 2004
US-based Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (CFSC) has granted loans totalling US$26.9 million for two power projects - the Grupo Pujol Marti Power Supply Project and the Rio Azul Landfill Power Project, run by Grupo Corporativo Saret. The deals were announced on August 11.
