On February 6, 2022, the Presidential Election will be held. Any employee who must work that day may go to the polls to exercise the right to vote. Our Labor Code sets forth the obligation of an employer to grant employees the time necessary to appear before their electoral domicile and cast a vote without…
Category Archives: Costa Rica
BLP has advised Cementos Progreso Holdings, S.L. on the $335 million acquisition of assets from Cemex, S.A.B of C.V. in Costa Rica and El Salvador. Our international teams performed due diligence and provided local legal advice on the signing of an agreement by Cementos Progreso Holdings S.L. (“Cementos Progreso”) to acquire the Costa Rican and…
BLP has advised IDB Invest on its combined long-term and medium-term loan of up to US$23 million to Grupo Desarrollador de Parques Industriales S.A to develop the Green Park Industrial Park in the Coyol area on the outskirts of Alajuela. The financing will be used for the construction of several industrial buildings within the Green…
Digital nomads can now establish their “offices” at Costa Rica’s beaches, in the mountains, near volcanoes, or within a variety of ecosystems. The country recently signed a pioneering law of a singular kind to attract workers and remote service providers on an international scale. With these new regulations, Costa Rica has instituted an ideal legal…

