Profile

Alberto Bogantes is Senior Associate at BLP in San José, Costa Rica, specializes in Dispute Resolution and Insurance & Reinsurance. In Conflict Resolution, he has drafted judicial briefs and represented clients in traffic, criminal, and civil proceedings, including conciliation hearings, preliminaries, and oral trials. At Insurance & Reinsurance, Alberto offers legal advice and evaluates claims covered by different policies. He joined BLP in 2018.

  • Dispute Resolution  
  • Insurance & Reinsurance 

Education

  • MBA in Insurtech, TDI Academy The Digital Insurer, 2024 
  • Specialist in Insurance Law, University of Salamanca Spain, 2023. 
  • Public Notary, La Salle University Costa Rica, 2022. 
  • Law degree, Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, Costa Rica, 2016. 

Languages 

  • Spanish  
  • English 
  • Portuguese
  • Costa Rican Bar Association  
  • International Bar Association: Member 
  • National Notarial Authority 
  • Insurtech Association of Central America and the Caribbean 
  • BLP has advised ASSA Compañía de Seguros, S.A. on the acquisition of the insurance operations of Triple – S in Costa Rica. The firm’s advice involved all aspects of the transaction, including due diligence, regulatory and competition issues for the approval of the transaction by the General Superintendency of Insurance (SUGESE) and the Commission for the Promotion of Competition (COPROCOM).
  • BLP has continued to serve as legal advisor to the Costa Rican Association of Private Insurers (AAP) and chairs its Legal Affairs Committee. The role entails advising the Association and its Board of Directors on day-to-day regulatory issues that significantly impact the industry.
  • BLP advised Marsh McLennan, the largest insurance brokerage firm in the world. BLP advised on all aspects of the transaction, including due diligence, contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory filings and approvals, closing, etc.
  • Acquisition of WeWork by Grupo Garnier. BLP advised the client throughout the process, including due diligence, drafting the SPA, reviewing and negotiating lease agreements, and closing the transaction.