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Anneliss Wohlers
Ana Ávila
Authorization for the import of raw materials with CBD in Costa Rica
Amendments to the Instructions for the Prevention, Detection, and Control of Money and Asset Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Approval of the Law for the Promotion of Innovation and Technological Manufacturing
April 11 Holiday Juan Santamaría Day – 2023
Avianca is LatinFinance’s Deal of the Year recipient for whom BLP advised restructuring more than $1 billion in debt
Aurora Solís
Approval of Amnesty to the payment of Immigration Fines and Infractions
August 31 holiday – Commemoration of the Day of the Black person and the Afro-Costa Rican culture
August 15 Holiday – Mother’s Day in Costa Rica
August 2 Holiday: Day of the Virgin of Los Angeles
Authorization of remission for the formalization and collection of Social Charges
April 11 holiday – Juan Santamaría Day
Andrés Waisleder
Alejandro Rojas
Alexandra Aguilar
Alejandro Goicuría
Anneth Jiménez
Andrés López
Andrea González
Adriana Castro
Adelina Villalobos
Ariel Leiva
Andrea Vargas
Anel Aguilar
Andrea Sittenfeld
Adriana Acuña
Antonella Imbers
Adolfo Pineda
Alí Ordóñez
Alberto Bogantes
Abril Villegas
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BLP celebrates victory at the Chambers Latin America Awards 2023
BLP advises Grupo Unicomer on a syndicated loan for US$350 million
BLP is honored at the 2023 Who’s Who Legal Awards: Costa Rica – Country Firm of the Year
BLP advised CMI on the acquisition of Corporación AUG in Costa Rica
BN Débito Agua: a debit card that protects Costa Rica’s water
BLP advised Celsia on selling generation assets in Central America to EnfraGen
BLP promotes a specialist in criminal law to Partner
BLP advised on the issuance of $1.5 billion in Eurobonds by the Republic of Costa Rica
BLP advises Huntsman Corporation on the sale of its operation in Guatemala
BLP has advised World Business Capital (WBC) on granting a $10 million loan to Mi Banco El Salvador
BLP advises on the issuance of the first sustainability-linked bond to finance the digital infrastructure of Costa Rica.
BLP advises Laboratorios SAVAL in the purchase of the operations of Laboratorios Stein in Costa Rica
BLP inaugurates a new office at Marina Flamingo on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Business Opportunity: Tender Offer of the Construction of La Costanera Highway in Nicaragua
BLP has advised EVERTEC, Inc. and its subsidiaries on refinancing credit facilities
BIOTA the first NFT that represents the environmental services of a Costa Rican forest
BLP advises Grupo Tecún on selling its automotive division to Grupo Q in Guatemala.
BLP advises on the sale of shares of Banco Popular, S.A. in Honduras
BLP earns the Costa Rica Firm of the Year award from Chambers and Partners
BLP advises on the repurchase of bonds of the Republic of El Salvador
BLP adds a renowned specialist in Business Law and Real Estate
BLP advises on the financing of Marina Flamingo in Costa Rica
BLP advises IDB Invest on granting a $40 million financing to Grupo Elcatex in Honduras
BLP advises Aptean on the acquisition of RLM Apparel Software Systems
BLP advises on a syndicated loan to AES in El Salvador
BLP adds Rodrigo Cubero as Senior Counsel
BLP advises Barentz International on the acquisition of Divsa in Central America
BLP advised IDB Invest on a $70 million subordinated loan to Banco Agrícola S.A. in El Salvador
BLP has advised IDB Invest on the first issuance of Sustainability Bonds in El Salvador
BLP is awarded Costa Rica Firm of the Year at the IFLR Americas Awards 2022 ceremony
BLP advises Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) on the acquisition of Bodegas Frías in Guatemala
BLP’s Commitment to LGBTIQ+ Diversity and Inclusion
BLP is awarded the Deal of the Year award by Latin Lawyer for its advice to Avianca to emerge from Chapter 11 process
Business Opportunity: International Biding for the inter-departmental rail transport of El Salvador
BLP advised IDB Invest on a $70 million loan to Pantaleon S.A. in Guatemala
BLP advises Cementos Progreso Holdings, S.L on the acquisition of CEMEX in Costa Rica and El Salvador
BLP has advised IDB Invest on a US$23 million loan to Grupo Desarrollador de Parques Industriales S.A in Costa Rica
BLP advises IDB Invest on its senior loan for up to $25 million to American Industrial Park S.A. de C.V. (AIP)
Bernardo van der Laat
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Corporate Shield: Protect Your Share Participation and your Society in Guatemala.
Customs and Free Trade Zones Updates – Costa Rica
Cesar Flores
CABEI issues public tender for the Feasibility Study and Final Design for the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Guatemala City.
Comptroller of the Republic publishes Amendment to the Endorsement Regulation
Competitive Procurement Opportunities by UNDP for National and International Companies
Costa Rica, the undisputed leader in life sciences
Canada joins the Apostille Convention
Calendario de Feriados Regionales 2023
Carolina Arango
Carolina Saadeh
CABEI finances hospital construction projects in Guatemala
CABEI approves loans for private investment in Central America
Calculation of capital gains tax on the onerous transfer of assets
Costa Rica approves the regulation of digital nomad activity in the country
Costa Rica publishes Guide for Exoneration and Reduction of Sanctions for anticompetitive agreements
Costa Rican National Customs Service Contingency Plan against cyberattacks
COPROCOM announces that the thresholds for reporting economic concentrations will be maintained for 2022
Compliance Programs
Costa Rica will request an entry visa from Venezuelan nationals
Costa Rica legalizes outdoor commerce for restaurants, cafes, bars, and more
Corporate obligations guide Central America 2022
Company obligations guide 2022
Costa Rica opens its doors to digital nomads
Catalina Soto
Carlos García
Carla Sánchez
Carlos Yanes
Claudia Meléndez
Cynthia Chavarría
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Daniela Meza
Diego Quiros
DUA is now required to exempt from VAT the transport of goods for export
December 16, the last day to regularize the environmental situation of your company in Guatemala
Deputies of the Legislative Assembly define 16 behaviors as workplace harassment.
David Gutierrez appointed as President of the Board of Directors
Diana Pinchanski
David Gutiérrez
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Extension of the time of entry visa for tourist group 1
Exclusion of Costa Rica from the list of non cooperative jurisdictions of the European Union
El Salvador publishes a new orientation guide with preferential tax regimes
Extension of the term to present the Ordinary Declaration 2022 of Registry of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries
Environmental compliance: A duty and an opportunity
Eduardo Ramírez
Elia Naranjo
Eduardo Calderón
Ernesto Rizo
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Felipe Fernández
Fernando Zelada
Flexible Workspaces: Legal Challenges for Owners and Entrepreneurs
Functions of the Sections against Unlawful Customs Activities of the Customs Divisions in Guatemala
Frequently asked questions about Fintech regulation in Nicaragua
Frequently asked questions about the Sanitary Registration of Products in Costa Rica
Franzini Colom
Francisco Obando
Fernando Shum
Fernando Méndez
Fernando Godoy
Fernando Gomez
Fernando Farrar
Fiorella Chinchilla
Fabián Solórzano
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Guatemala repeals regulations for the prevention of COVID-19 in workplaces
Gabriela Díaz
Guatemala joins the information bank for the regional evaluation of medicines
Gloriana Alvarado
GUATEMALA: Insuralex covers another jurisdiction in Latin America
Giselle Reuben
Gustavo Gamboa
Guillermo Sanabria
Giancarlo Andreoli
Gabriel Durán
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How to Protect Company Real Estate Ownership Rights in Guatemala
How should appeals be submitted as of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law and its Regulations?
Holiday in Central America: International Workers Day, May 1, 2023
Holy week holidays in Central America – 2023
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst: Regulatory Changes in Guatemalan Social Security
Holidays in Costa Rica 2023
Holiday in Central America: December 25
Holiday December 1, Abolition of the Army
How does the foreign capital investment promotion law in Guatemala work?
Holy Week holidays in Central America
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Implementation of compliance programs to reduce the criminal liability of legal entities for acts of corruption
Immigration office eliminates the passport entry stamp for Costa Ricans and foreign residents
Increase in the minimum wage for the private sector 2023
Incentives for electric mobility
Immigration: About the documentation process for foreigners in Costa Rica
Impact of the Mining Industry in Nicaragua
Indira Solano
Ivette Hernández
Ivannia Molina
Isis Ulloa
Ignacio Alonso
Ivis Alvarado
Ingrid Campos
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Jose Pablo Miranda
Jorge Arenales joins BLP, bolstering the Firm’s expertise in Corporate, Transaction and Finance matters
Jorge Arenales
Jose Marichal
January 1 – New Year Holiday
José Villeda
José María Pacheco
July 25th Holiday in Costa Rica: Day of the annexation of Guanacaste
Janelle Christie
José Cortes
Juan Castillo
Juan José Montero
José Pablo Rojas
Julio Castellanos
Juan Carlos Tristán
Juan José López
Jose Mario Miranda
Jeaneth Divas
José Miguel Álvarez
Jorge Brizuela
Jorge Kafati
José Armando Arriaga
Jorge Moreno
Julio Luján
Julio Meléndez
José Góchez
Javier Chacón
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Kattya Mejías
Karla González
Karla G. Aguilar
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Linda Cuellar
Lucila Zuñiga
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approves new Fire Department Law
Legal reform allows the development of works near rivers and streams of Costa Rica
Law on Electric Mobility Incentives in Guatemala
Law on Prevention and Protection against Cybercrime in Guatemala
Legislative changes to employers’ obligation to provide daycare services to their employees in El Salvador
Luis Herrera
Law Initiative to establish Father’s Day as a holiday in Costa Rica
Law is approved that promotes investment in free zones outside the GAM
Law to regulate teleworking
Law of Temporary Relief for Maritime Transport Costs for National Imports, to Mitigate the Container Crisis
Luis Chacón
León Weinstok
Luis Ortiz
Luis M. Castro
Luis Hernández
Luis Vega
Luis F. Ruiz
Lilian López
Luis Palacios
Lucía Quesada
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María del Pilar Villa
Marilaura Gutiérrez
Modification of contributions to the IGSS for part-time work in Guatemala
Modification to the term of the visas for non-residents in Costa Rica
Mask and vaccination: what an employer needs to know
Melanie Avea
Modification to the Instructions for Qualifying Financial Institutions Not Domiciled in El Salvador
Monica Malcotti
Marco Abellán
Magally Guadamuz
Mauricio Salas
Marleni García
Mariana Nóchez
María Inés Arenales
Michelle Avilés
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New expiration date for EMB sanitary registry
New requirements and procedures for the classification, registration, import, labeling, advertising, and surveillance of biomedical equipment and material
Nutrient Warning Seals on Food Labeling
New CONESUP Regulation
New European regulations will have a heavy impact on Latin American producers
New regulation to reduce plastic pollution
New Regulation seeks to promote the operation of water desalination systems
Natalia Solórzano
New minimum wages 2023 in Nicaragua
New Regulations for the Issuance of Labor Misdemeanors Reports
New Law lays the foundation to promote Health Tourism in Costa Rica
New Court will hear cases on disobedience for failure to comply with reinstatement and orders of the Labor and Social Security Courts
New requirements for Dominican Republic citizens to enter Guatemala
New Law for the Cultivation and Commercialization of Cannabis and Hemp in Costa Rica
New technical rules for the AML prevention in El Salvador
New law for the protection of breastfeeding is issued in El Salvador
Nicaragua bans the importation of electronic cigarettes
Nicaragua advances with Fintech regulation
National Holiday in El Salvador for september 16th
Nicaraguan Real Estate Brokerage Law
New Public Procurement Law in Costa Rica
New regulations for the recovery and reactivation of MSMEs in Honduras
New regulations in Guatemala for the prevention of COVID-19 in workplaces
New rates for the Special Public Development Zones of Guatemala
New decree streamlines the Sanitary Registration of Medicine in Costa Rica
Nomad visa: the extent of the stay of digital nomads is officially interpreted
Nicaragua approves reform to the Energy Stability Law for the incorporation of electric vehicles
Nicaragua Income Tax Reminder for 2021
New minimum wages in Nicaragua
Neftalí Garro
Norma Amador
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Obligation to update information for NGOs in Guatemala
Orlando Cardoza
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Paola Zavala
Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law
Publication of form D195-Declaration of inactive legal entities
PCR test is no longer necessary to enter Nicaragua
Procedural Guidelines for Free Zone Companies in the Logistics Services (SEL) category
Permission to exercise the right to vote in Presidential Elections without salary reduction
Pablo Umaña
Pamela López
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Regulatory harmonization: The pending solution for garbage disposal in Guatemala
Relocation of employees and expatriates to Guatemala: questions and answers for multinational companies
Regulation of Law for the Attraction of Investors, Rentiers and Pensioners to Costa Rica: Golden Visa
Regional Holidays Calendar 2023
Reform to the Labor Code increase fines for labor infractions by employers in El Salvador
Renewal process of migratory identity documents for foreigners in Costa Rica
Regulatory update for the mining industry in Nicaragua
Rodrigo Cubero
Reform to combat employment discrimination against women in maternity condition
Reform to combat labor discrimination against women in maternity condition
Reform of the General Customs Law
Reform of article 9 of the “Law to regulate teleworking”
Reforms to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in Guatemala
Regulating prices is (almost always) a bad idea
Reminder for the payment of the Real Estate Tax (IBI) in Nicaragua
Renewal of Municipal Operational License in Nicaragua
Roberto Quintana
Robert Morales
Ronald Lachner
Randall González
Rodolfo Salazar
Ruben Fuentes
Roy Zavala
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Services: The Other Side of Exports in the Free Trade Zone Regime and the Challenges Involved
Suspension of reinstatement in Costa Rica
September 15th, Central America Independence Day
Special transitional law facilitates voluntary compliance with tax and customs obligations
Simplification of procedures for sanitary registration of food and cosmetics in Costa Rica
Simplification of procedures for inactive legal entities
Sofía Zúñiga
Simon Sauvé
Sofia Quezada
Stephanie Garnier
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The DIACO and its sanctioning processes
The reality of adjustments for wage discrepancies determined by the IGSS
Temporary suspension of SICOP from october 19 to 22, 2023
The Challenge of Port Investment in Guatemala: The Need for Legal Certainty
The creation of the Alliance for the Motagua River Basin – signing the agreement
The amendments to the Regulation on the Telecommunications End User Protection Regime enter into force
Tatiana Rivera
The importance of franchises to do business in Guatemala
Tax Compliance Schedule 2023 – Costa Rica
Thammara Urrutia
The SICOP platform will be out of order from December 1-8, 2022.
Tax treatment of donations and other free transfers
Triennial increase of the IVM corresponding to year 2023
Tax treatment of capital losses
The Reform to the General Customs Law in Costa Rica is published
Telecommunications regulation in Costa Rica: a paradigm shift
The constitution of condominiums in marinas and tourist berths in Costa Rica is allowed
Tax benefits for those who hire people over 45 years of age
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Update of the specific tax per milliliter of pure alcohol
Update of the exemption cap for real estate tax
Update of the Salary and Income Tax Brackets and Tax Credits as of January 1, 2023
Update in the Registry of Exporters for companies with operations in Guatemala
Update of the term for the presentation of the declaration of inactive companies in Costa Rica
Update to regulations for notaries and requirements for companies in Nicaragua
Uri Weinstok
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Valeria Alvarado
Victoria Hernández
Vittoria Di Gioacchino
Vivian Liberman
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Why invest in properties in Costa Rica?
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Yannsi Paniagua
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