Janelle Christie

Senior Associate

Profile

Janelle Christie, Senior Associate at BLP in San José, specializes in Ethics & Anti-Corruption, Business Law, and Real Estate & Hospitality. She excels in the verification of regulatory compliance with FCPA regulations and OECD guidelines for international companies based in Costa Rica, and compliance control of local anti-corruption regulations. Janelle has extensive experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions advisory, as well as corporate day-to-day matters, and legal advice in large-scale real estate projects in urban and coastal areas of Costa Rica. She joined BLP in 2016 as a paralegal and became an associate in 2018. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2023.

  • Ethics & Anti-Corruption 
  • Business Law 
  • Real Estate & Hospitality 

Education 

  • Law degree with concentration in Human Rights, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2017. 

Languages   

  • English 
  • Spanish   

  • Costa Rican Bar Association   
  • International Bar Association: Member 
  • Costa Rican International Chamber of Commerce Anti-Corruption Committee: Member 
  • Women in a Legal World Costa Rica, Young section: Partner 
  • Compliance Latam: Member 

  • BLP advised CMI on the acquisition of Corporación AUG in Costa Rica. This sweeping transaction involved a series of critical stages and a diverse group of sellers, marking a significant milestone for CMI in the country following the devastating fire at its plant in early 2023.
  • Moody’s entry into Central America. BLP is Moody’s lead advisor on acquiring SC Riesgo’s operations in Central America, involving all related aspects of the transaction.
  • 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.