With the outstanding involvement of four of our lawyers, BLP actively participated in the XIV Ibero-American Regulation Congress held in Medellín, Colombia on November 13-15. Our delegation was made up of partner Luis Ortiz, and attorneys Julio Castellanos, Francisco Obando, and Daniel Rodríguez, all of whom are specialists in Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation, Banking & Finance, and…
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BLP participates in the Tax Symposium organized by the Association of Private Accountants of Costa Rica
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BLP partner Luis Chacón, tax law expert, participated as a speaker at the Tax Symposium organized by the College of Private Accountants on November 6, 2019, in which he discussed the deductibility of expenses, tax havens and hybrid asymmetries in light of the Tax Reform in Costa Rica. For an expense to be deductible from…
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Through our specialist partner in Labor & Employment, Randall González, the firm participated in the event organized by the Colombian Federation of Human Management of Colombia (ACRIP), Colombia’s most important entity on Human Capital issues, formed by the business and academic sectors of that country. Randall’s presentation dealt with discrimination and its relationship to diversity…
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Oct
Corporate compliance is a set of procedures and best practices adopted by organizations to identify and classify the operational and legal risks they face and establish internal mechanisms for prevention, management, control and reaction to such risks. In an environment of increasing transparency, non-compliance with corporate governance rules and guidelines can have a direct and…
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Oct
From October 15-25, 2019, Irene Aguilar, BLP Director of Sustainability, participated in the workshop discussion Towards Respect for Human Rights in Business Activities at the XXXVII Interdisciplinary Course on Human Rights at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, in San José, Costa Rica. This course, which is held annually, is the most important human rights…
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Aug
The telecommunications giant, Millicom – which operates under the Tigo trademark in Central America – has acquired all of Telefónica’s subsidiaries in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Together with Davis Polk, BLP advised its client throughout the acquisition process, from the elaboration of the due diligence study and the regulatory analysis of the transaction to…
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BLP acted as legal advisor to Promerica Financial Corporation in the Debt Issuance of $200 Million
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Aug
BLP acted as legal advisor to Promerica Financial Corporation as Issuer in the Debt Issuance of $200 Million. BLP reviewed the transaction in accordance with local legislation and analyzed the Final Offering Memorandum, the Indenture, Price Disclosure Documents, the Security and Pledge Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Notes. In addition, BLP acted as legal…
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At BLP we are proud to quote one of our clients that “Successful businesses cannot exist in failed societies”. We recognize that our success depends on keeping the societies in which we work functioning and robust. As a vital part of our mission, we seek to safeguard our environment and exercise leadership within the business and geographical…
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Jan
Jan
The BLP team advised BMR Energy, a subsidiary of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, on closing the $7 million acquisition of the Valle Escondido Solar Project, the only solar project of its size in Costa Rica, a significant investment in the country’s renewable energy. Under the new structure, BMR Energy will assume the construction and…
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Jan
Jan
As we face economic reactivation processes, BLP’s Global Mobility & Relocation team provides you with this series of resources on the most relevant migration aspects of Central American countries and how you can incorporate new foreign executives in the region. Immigration aspects of same-sex marriage in Costa Rica. Costa Rica: an attractive country for the…