Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Costa Rica
Band 1
About
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With over 15 years of regional experience, references from leading local and international banks demonstrate that we are undisputed leaders in banking and finance. Our extensive history in financial transactions has resulted in a deep practical understanding of the regulatory landscape, making us the chosen firm for top-notch legal advice in the financial industry.
Advising investment projects, our multidisciplinary team flexibly covers all phases of your projects across a spectrum of legal areas (labor, corporate, criminal, and tax). Our Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate, and Regulatory teams work together to advise our clients, saving them weeks in M&A transaction negotiations by addressing legal issues simultaneously.
Our practice has continued its key involvement in the most relevant transactions that take place in the financial sector in Costa Rica and the region. We continue to be the leading firm in banking and finance, retail, commercial and corporate lending, regulatory and compliance matters, mergers and acquisitions in the financial industry, as well as fintech, providing a broad range of legal services to many of the most important financial and commercial companies in Costa Rica and Central America, as well as to international investors, enterprises, banking institutions, and governmental and multilateral entities with presence in the region.
Chambers Review
Consortium Legal is a highly reputed regional firm boasting extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of banking and finance matters. Their strong bench offers noted expertise assisting banks with the granting of local and cross-border credit facilities and non-revolving loans. The team's activity extends to the financing of corporate transactions and infrastructure projects. The department is also well placed to handle capital markets mandates, including regulatory compliance and bonds transactions.
Work Highlights
- Consortium Legal advised IDB Invest on two parallel financings of an aggregate amount of USD510 million for Liberty Servicios Fijos LY.
Strengths
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"The lawyers at Consortium Legal are always ready and available to tend to our queries. As they have professionals in different arenas, they are able to provide us with an integrated analysis."
"Consortium Legal is a consolidated firm with a very solid and highly experienced legal team. Its lawyers have extensive and deep knowledge of the market and commercial issues."
"The lawyers at Consortium Legal are always ready and available to tend to our queries. As they have professionals in different arenas, they are able to provide us with an integrated analysis."
"Consortium Legal is a consolidated firm with a very solid and highly experienced legal team. Its lawyers have extensive and deep knowledge of the market and commercial issues."
Notable Practitioners
Eminent practitioner David Arturo Campos' trajectory in the banking and finance area in Costa Rica receives plaudits from peers and clients. His expertise extends to regulatory and securities matters.
"David Arturo Campos boasts a highly sophisticated legal practice in the Costa Rican banking and finance sphere. His commercial vision is very strong."
Market-leading partner Mario Quesada has remarkable experience assisting clients with a vast range of matters, including corporate financing and regulatory compliance. His work includes representing domestic and international borrowers and lenders in credit facilities.
"Mario Quesada a leading practitioner in the banking and finance space. He is an excellent lawyer who is both creative and practical."
"Mario Quesada is a client-oriented and very sophisticated lawyer in Costa Rica. His level of service is very strong."
Respected partner Randall Barquero benefits from solid expertise advising banking clientele and is frequently involved in cross-border mandates.
"Randall Barquero provides an excellent service and is always looking for solutions."
Oscar Sandoval Morales is particularly active in non-revolving and syndicated credit facilities, representing national and international banks.
"Oscar Sandoval Morales is a business-oriented lawyer who is always timely in his advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal
Costa Rica
Members
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Andrés Chamberlain
Head of Department
Clients
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BAC Credomatic
Banco Agrícola
Banco General
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior
Banco de Costa Rica
Bancolombia
Davivienda
First Citizens
Interamerican Development Bank
Lafise
MUCAP
Oikocredit International
Scotiabank
Industries
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Banking
Corporate
Financial
Fintech