Club de Abogados

C O S T A R I C A
FACIO & CAÑAS SAN JOSÉ Barrio Tournón Apartado 5173, San José, 1000,Costa Rica Tel.: (506) 256-5555 Fax: (506) 255-2510 e-mail: info@fayca.com http://www. fayca.com
THE LAW FIRM
Established in 1941, Facio & Cañas is Costa Rica's largest and earliest firm currently in practice. Its practice is broad-ranged, offering specialized expertise in a number of areas, primarily directed towards corporate and general business law, financing, intellectual property, taxation, property and environmental law, bankruptcy, civil litigation and transportation. The firm has created inter-departmental groups specializing in the representation of some of the most reputable local companies, foreign-based clients and emerging businesses. The firm's attorneys have degrees from the most prestigious local and international law schools, and a carefully designed recruiting program ensures the maintenance of high standards. A number of the firm's attorneys hold significant positions both in the public and private sectors and devote substantial amounts of time to these activities. They have authored several publications on doing business in Costa Rica, as well as leading treatises on Costa Rican and international law. They are also members of the faculties of Costa Rica's most important law and business schools. Currently, Facio & Cañas numbers 46 lawyers, 15 legal assistants, in addition to paralegals and other support personnel.
LEGAL AREAS COVERED BY THE FIRM
Administrative Law Aviation / Aerospace Banking / Finance Bankruptcy / Insolvency/ Reorganization Capital Markets Civil Rights Commercial Law / Business Law Communications / Telecommunications Competition / Antitrust Constitutional Law Construction Law Consumer Law Contracts Corporate Finance Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions Criminal Law Economic Regulation Energy Entertainment / Leisure / Sports Environmental Law European Union Law Family Law Foreign Decisions and Arbitration Awards Enforcement Foreign Investment Franchising Government and Government Contracts Health Immigration Information Technology / Computers Insurance Intellectual Property International Trade/Dispute Resolution Internet / e-commerce Labor / Employment Litigation / Arbitration Maritime Law/Admiralty Media Law Mining/Natural Resources/Oil Pharmaceutical Law Privatization Product Liability Professional Liability Project Finance Public Bids Real Estate Regional Trade Blocs (Central America and the Caribbean) Securitization Social Security Taxation Technology / Science Tourism Transportation Trusts and Estates Wills and Probate Zoning / Planning / Land Use
CONTACT:	Enrique Castillo Barrantes - ecastillo@fayca.com Manuel Antonio Gonzalez - mgonzalez@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com
Administrative Law Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Aviation / Aerospace NA Banking / Finance Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Bankruptcy / Insolvency/ Reorganization Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Capital Markets Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Civil Rights NA Commercial Law / Business Law Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Communications / Telecommunications Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Competition / Antitrust Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Constitutional Law Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Bernal Navarro - bnavarro@fayca.com Construction Law Fernán Pacheco - fpacheco@fayca.com Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Consumer Law Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Contracts Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Julio Kierszenson - jkierszenson@fayca.com Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Corporate Finance Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Criminal Law Federico Torrealba - ftorrealba@fayca.com Economic Regulation Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Energy Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Entertainment / Leisure / Sports NA Environmental Law Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com European Union Law NA Family Law NA Foreign Decisions and Arbitration Awards Enforcement Rodrigo Oreamuno - roreamuno@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Foreign Investment Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Franchising Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Government and Government Contracts Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Health Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Immigration Luis Sanchez - lsanchez@fayca.com Information Technology / Computers Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Insurance Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Intellectual Property Jorge Tristan - jtristan@fayca.com Milagro Chaves - mchaves@fayca.com International Trade/Dispute Resolution Rodrigo Oreamuno - roreamuno@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Internet / e-commerce NA Labor / Employment Luis Sanchez - lsanchez@fayca.com Litigation / Arbitration Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Rodrigo Oreamuno - roreamuno@fayca.com Federico Torrealba - ftorrealba@fayca.com Maritime Law/Admiralty Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Media Law NA Mining/Natural Resources/Oil Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Pharmaceutical Law Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Privatization Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Product Liability Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Federico Torrealba - ftorrealba@fayca.com Professional Liability Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Federico Torrealba - ftorrealba@fayca.com Project Finance Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Public Bids Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Real Estate Fernán Pacheco - fpacheco@fayca.com Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Julio Kierszenson - jkierszenson@fayca.com Regional Trade Blocs (MERCOSUR, EU, FTAA) NA Securitization Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Social Security Luis Sanchez - lsanchez@fayca.com Taxation Adrian Torrealba - atorrealba@fayca.com Eric Thompson - ethompson@fayca.com Jose Maria Oreamuno - joreamuno@fayca.com Technology / Science Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Tourism Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Transportation Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Trusts and Estates Fernán Pacheco - fpacheco@fayca.com Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Carlos Oreamuno - coreamuno@fayca.com Roberto Leiva - rleiva@fayca.com Julio Kierszenson - jkierszenson@fayca.com Wills and Probate Manuel González - mgonzalez@fayca.com Carlos Valverde - cvalverde@fayca.com Victor Garita - vgarita@fayca.com Tomás Guardia - tguardia@fayca.com Julio Kierszenson - jkierszenson@fayca.com Zoning / Planning / Land Use Fernán Pacheco - fpacheco@fayca.com Kathya Araya - karaya@fayca.com