Real Estate
Latin America Guide 2025 : Costa Rica
Band 2
About
Provided by Consortium Legal
Consortium Legal’s real estate practice is recognized for providing advice on complex and sophisticated transactions with short and long-term development. With a strong focus on purchases, sales, and leases, as well as residential, horizontal property, corporate, and tourism real estate developments, including financing structuring.
Together with other practice areas of our firm at the local and regional level, such as banking and finance, environmental, corporate, and taxation, we provide comprehensive advice, particularly in real estate financing, buying and selling transactions, project development, capital market matters, and tax advisory.
Our department has extensive experience in due diligence processes, both from the corporate and asset perspective, as well as from the compliance and regulatory standpoint. Our practice includes providing legal assistance to clients operating in legally complex areas such as pharmaceuticals, port concessions, fruit farming, free trade zones, real estate investment funds and fund management, real estate private equity, among others.
Chambers Review
Consortium Legal is a well-known regional firm that enjoys a strong reputation in the Costa Rican real estate sphere for advising domestic and international clients. The legal team boasts experience in transactional mandates such as acquisitions and sales. The law firm possesses additional skills in handling the due diligence of real estate assets and compliance matters. Its clientele spans a variety of sectors, including tourism and retail.
Strengths
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"The lawyers at Consortium Legal pay close attention to detail. They take a practical approach, solve problems efficiently and are commercially savvy."
"The lawyers at Consortium Legal pay close attention to detail. They take a practical approach, solve problems efficiently and are commercially savvy."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Juan Manuel Cordero remains a highly recognised figure in Costa Rica's real estate market. He is well versed in real estate transactions, including asset deals and lease agreements.
"Juan Manuel Cordero is a highly experienced, knowledgeable lawyer who provides outstanding service."
Co-head of department David Reuben remains an active player in the Costa Rican real estate market, assisting clients in due diligence processes and transactions related to the purchase and sale of property.
"Working with David Reuben instils confidence. Under his guidance, our company always receives the advice it requires; he is always present and available to respond to any enquiries we may have."
Department co-head Rolando Laclé Zúñiga is noted for his expertise in real estate finance matters.
"Rolando Laclé Zúñiga's support is invaluable for our company. He is capable, agile in his analysis and extremely reliable at all times."
Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal
Costa Rica
Members
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Head of Department
Head of Department
Marcela Alfaro
Head of Department
Clients
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APM Terminals
Cementos Progreso
Cuestamoras
Everty
Grupo Barceló
Hillier Enterprises
ICM Group
Maersk
Solaris Conchal – The Kapital Group
Walmart de México & Centroamérica
Industries
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Banks
Construction & Materials
Energy
Financial Services
Government
Pharmaceuticals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Retail
Telecommunications