Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Costa Rica
Band 2
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+506 2205 3939About
Provided by BLP
BLP Labour and Employment practice has broad experience as specialized counsel of corporate labour law and labour litigation. The firm specializes in counseling multinational companies, many of them under the Free Trade Zone Regime.
In addition to day to day matters, the labour practice specializes in providing permanent advice in labour strategies to major companies.
BLP strategically analyzes the decisions that will be executed by clients and how these decisions will affect their companies in 3-5-10 years. What is our client not taking into consideration that could affect the company in the future? We are experts in avoiding possible contingencies, and this is what gives real value to our clients.
In labour litigation, our client portfolio has grown exponentially and the level of success of our litigious cases is over 90%.
BLP has been very active and successful in administrative and judicial labour litigation, where we specialize in the effective defence of corporations sued by former employees, by labour inspection institutions or by the social security administration. Many of the cases managed by BLP have established significant precedents regarding labour regulations in Costa Rica.
Chambers Review
BLP is an experienced full-service firm with a dedicated practice focused on the labour aspects of transactional mandates, such as benefit packages, social security issues and downsizing. The Costa Rican team also boasts expertise in representing clients in labour litigation proceedings as a result of workforce terminations. The firm's clientele hails from industries including online retail, transportation and technology.
Work Highlights
- BLP's labour and employment department advisedMicrosoft on day-to-day and specialised labour matters in different jurisdictions across Latin America, including Costa Rica.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"BLP's answers are always accurate, well explained, expeditious and in accordance with the law. The lawyers' responses are not only kind, cordial and respectful but also timely."
"BLP's answers are always accurate, well explained, expeditious and in accordance with the law. The lawyers' responses are not only kind, cordial and respectful but also timely."
Notable Practitioners
Partner and head of department Randall González continues to boast a strong practice in the Costa Rican labour and employment arena.
"Randall González is a very reliable lawyer and he manages complex matters impeccably."
Ranked Lawyers at
BLP
Costa Rica
Members
Provided by BLP
Alexandra Aguilar
Carla Sánchez
Gabriel Arce
Ivannia Molina
Juan José Montero
Thammara Urrutia
Yanssi Paniagua
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