Founded in 1939, Pacheco Coto is the dean of Costa Rica's law firms, recognized for its highest ethical tradition, distinctive international background, and uppermost professional standards.

For two consecutive years since its inauguration in 2009, Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence has designated PACHECO COTO as Best Law Firm of the Year - Costa Rica (2009 and 2010), in recognition of its outstanding professional performance. In 2011, the firm was bestowed the CLIENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE award.
Chambers Global and Chambers Latin America 2012 again listed Pacheco Coto in Band #1 in three categories: Corporate/Commercial, M&A; Tax and Real Estate. Senior Partner Humberto Pacheco A. was again listed as STAR PERFORMER (Tax), and in Band 1 together with Partners Hernán Pacheco O. (Corparate) and Alejandro Antillón A. (Real Estate). Ten of the firm’s lawyers are listed as ‘leaders in their field’, and two associates are listed “to watch”. IFLR1000 lists Partners Humberto Pacheco A., Hernán Pacheco O. and Freddy Fachler G. as “Leading Lawyers”.

Pacheco Coto represents numerous multinational clients and transnational corporations -including more than 36 Fortune 500 companies - that distinguish the firm’s outstanding expertise in diverse branches of the law, and as quoted by Chambers Latin America, grant it “the gold standard for high-end transactional work”.

PACHECO COTO's distinctive qualities.
•A 73-year trajectory of professional excellence based on a symmetry of tradition and innovation;

•A 40-year accredited international background and comprehensive legal expertise in foreign jurisdictions concerning matters distinct from Costa Rica.

Evaluators and clients define PACHECO COTO as a high-octane operation, which “enjoys an impressive and highly coveted global footprint that spans Costa Rica, Switzerland and New Zealand” . This capacity to provide sophisticated and innovative solutions to multinational clients worldwide transcends the regional confines and establishes PACHECO COTO as a first class international law firm.

•An elite team of lawyers that upholds the Firm’s prestige through specialized knowledge, talent, and creative thinking. Many are renowned for spearheading the creation of innovative legislation in several areas of the law. Most hold post-graduate degrees from prestigious universities in the USA and Europe, and speak two or more languages.

•A corporate structure with client-oriented policies based on evaluation of the client’s expectations and the immediate and appropriate response to their evolving requirements, monitored by the Partners and the Executive Director through a Central Control division, to ensure fluent and effective lawyer/client communication and the premium quality of the services provided.


PACHECO COTO has affiliations with: American Bar Association, American Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE), Costa Rican Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, International Bar Association, International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (CICA), International Fiscal Association, International Trademark Association, The New York State Bar Association.

• Year this Office was Established: 1939
• Number of Offices Worldwide: 3
• Lawyers Worldwide: 38

Languages: Spanish, English, Hebrew, French and Italian