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ELIAS SOLEY SOLER.

Admitted 1966, Costa Rica. Education: University of Costa Rica Law School; Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (1967). Professional Activities: Attorney of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and of the General Comptroller of Costa Rica (1962-1968), Member of the Board of Directors and Chief of the Legal Department of the Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal (IFAM) (1970-1973). President and Coordinator for The Editor Committee for the Unified System of Allowances of the Public Sector Law (1972-1974); Deputy (1974-1978), President of the Tax Authorities Committee for 3 years and Head of the Liberación Nacional Party (1974-1977), Vicepresident of the Legislative Branch two times (1975-1976). President of The Congress during the legislation of 1977-1978. Ambassador of Costa Rica in Suiza and permanent representative of our country before the United Nations (ONU) in Ginebra, Suiza (1982-1987) where he acted as the President of the International Organization for Migrations(OIM); Chief of the Costa Rican Delegation during the Application for the Membership of Costa Rica before the General Commerce and Customs Agreement (1982-1987) General comptroller of Costa Rica (1987-1992) Presidential Minister (1994-1995). Practice Areas: Public Law, Administrative procedures and customs. Languages: Spanish, French. Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association, Central American Legal Group.  E-mail: soleysoler@lawfirmcr.com 


ELIAS SOLEY GUTIÉRREZ.

Admitted, 1987, Costa Rica. Education: Central American Autonomous University Law School; Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (1988). Legal Issues of International Business, Executive degree granted by Georgetown University Law Center, INCAE. Professional Activities: Private practice since 1987, specially in corporate, investment law and government contracting; Director of the Advisory Staff and of counsel of the Costa Rican Coalition for Investment and Development (CINDE), 1989-1994; Deputy Chief of the Legal Department, legal advisor and former member of the Board of Directors of RECOPE, the Costa Rican Oil Company (1988-1990). Legal Consultant to the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (PROCOMER) and CINDE in the areas of incentives for non-traditional exportations, free zones and intellectual property (1987-1988). Practice Areas: Corporate Law,  Free Zones, Project Finance, Telecommunications Law, Intellectual Property and Government Contracting. Languages: Spanish, English, and French. Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association; Central American Legal Group (Chairman of the Board and Coordinator 2002 - 2004); American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Costa Rican Free Zones Association (AZOFRAS); Associate member of CINDE; Chairman of the Board and Member of the Costa Rican-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CICOMEX); International Trademark Association INTA. Member of the Interamerican Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI), Member of the Sports Lawyer Association .  
E-mail: esoley@lawfirmcr.com 


EMILIA SABORIO POZUELO.

Admitted 1987, Costa Rica. Education: Central American Autonomous University Law School (1987); Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (1988). Professional Activities: Private practice since 1993. Director of the Legal Department of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Center for Promotion of Exports and Investments (CENPRO), the Free Zone Corporation, and the National Investment Council, 1988-1992. Coordinator of various commissions integrated by the Costa Rican Government and private sector, with the objective of revising and reforming laws related to Free Zone and different investing areas. (1988-1991) Practice Areas: Free Zone Law, International Trade and Investment Law, Customs and Labor Law. Languages: Spanish, English. Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association, Central American Legal Group, Costa Rican Free Zones Association (AZOFRAS). E-mail: esaborio@lawfirmcr.com



Arturo GuerRero Díaz

Admitted, 1996, Costa Rica. Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (1996). Education: Central American Autonomous Law School (1996). University for International Cooperation: Master of Business Law. University of Costa Rica: Technician in Financial Management. Stock Brokers Formation Course. Practice Areas: Civil, Commercial, Real Estate, Corporative, Banking and, Consumers Law. Languages: Spanish and English. Professional Activities: Judiciary practice for Supreme Court of Costa Rica for different Civil Courts 1989-1996. Private practice for Serrano, Ortiz, Ayala & Cordero 1996-1999. Staff attorney for Banco Bantec 2000-2001. Director of the Legal Department for Financiera Desyfin (2000-2001 y 2005-2007) and Grupo Aldesa (2001-2005). Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association; Central American Legal Group.  E-mail: aguerrero@lawfirmcr.com



SINDA VANESSA GOCHEZ VARGAS

Admitted, 1997, Costa Rica. Education: University of Costa Rica (Law School) (Licentiate in Law, 1997); Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (1997). Professional Activities: Private practice since 1997; Staff attorney of the Costa Rican Corporation of banana. Practice Areas: Civil and Corporate Law, Labor Law, Real State Law. Languages: Spanish and English. Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association, Central American Legal Group. E mail: sgochez@lawfirmcr.com



MARIA GABRIELA ARROYO VARGAS

Admitted, 2001, Costa Rica. Education: Universidad Libre de Derecho, Law School; Notary Public, appointed by the Supreme Court of Costa Rica (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Law,  Commercial , Labor Law and Intellectual Property. Languages: Spanish and English. Professional Activities: Private practice since 2202, specially in corporate, and intellectual Property Law. Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association; Central American Legal Group.  E-mail: garroyo@lawfirmcr.com