Practice Expertise

  • Health & Safety
  • Compliance & Anti-Corruption
  • and International Trade.
  • and International Trade.

Areas of Practice

  • and International Trade.
  • Compliance & Anti-Corruption
  • Health & Safety
  • and International Trade.
  • Compliance & Anti-Corruption
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Environment
  • Health & Safety
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WSG Practice Industries

WSG Leadership

  • Compliance Group - Member
  • Trade and Investment Group - Member

Profile

Mauricio’s legal career spans two decades during which he has specialized in Dispute Resolution, Environment, Health & Safety, Compliance & Anti-Corruption, and International Trade. He is also the director of Zone, BLP’s sister company that specializes in Environmental Consultancy. A number of influential publications, such as IFLR 1000, Chambers and Partners, and Legal 500, have rated Mauricio as a expert in dispute resolution, international trade, and environmental law. In 2005, Latin Lawyer ranked Mauricio among the top 40 lawyers under 40 in Central America, and since then, has ranked him as an outstanding attorney with a diversified legal practice. Mauricio interned at the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (1999). He is included in the list of arbitrators appointed by the state members of the free trade agreements with the U.S. (CAFTA) and Mexico, among others. He is an active litigation attorney in Costa Rican courts. Mauricio serves as Chairman of the Administration Council of the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica, and is a member of the arbitration commission of the national chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce. With an academic background in natural sciences, Mauricio has assisted the leading environmental non-governmental organizations in the country on regulatory policy matters that affect the environment. In addition, he is an active litigation attorney in cases related to natural resources, compliance and application of penalties, permits, and remediation to stop environmental damage. He has argued before the various regulatory agencies and is currently Vice Chair of the Organization for Tropical Studies. In 2007, Mauricio left the firm Facio & Cañas, in order to join BLP as a Partner. In 1994 Mauricio obtained his Law degree from the University of Costa Rica and in 1999 a master’s degree from Georgetown University where he served as a research assistant in the area of International Trade. His post-graduate studies include environment and natural resources management at the Universidad Estatal a Distancia. As a professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Law of the Universidad de Costa Rica, he has taught courses on administration of international treaties, trade and international public law. He is currently a Professor of International Dispute Resolution at Lead University in San José. In 2011, the Costa Rican International Law Association honored Mauricio with the Rodolfo Piza Award for his contribution to academic teaching in his field. Mauricio has been a participant, coach, and judge of college students in Jessup and ELSA Moot Court competitions, as well as the Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga Moot Court Competition, which he founded. Mauricio is an active member of the editorial boards of two distinguished publications, the Revista de Derecho Empresarial and the Costa Rican International Law Association Magazine. His work has been recognized by the Guide to the World’s Leading International Trade Lawyer and by Latin Lawyer’s compilation of Leading International Trade Lawyers. Mauricio’s name if regularly found in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide and the International Financial Law Review. He is based in San José, Costa Rica.

Areas of Practice

  • and International Trade.
  • Compliance & Anti-Corruption
  • Health & Safety
  • and International Trade.
  • Compliance & Anti-Corruption
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Environment
  • Health & Safety

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