Education
Master of Energy Law and Business (LL.M)
Specialization in Contentious Administrative Law and Regulatory Law
Specialty in Notarial and Registry Law
Law degree (JD equivalent)
Professional Experience
Senior Associate at Dentons
Leading the cannabis law practice and participating in key transactions in the energy, telecommunications and fintech sectors.
Foreign Associate at Cremades and Calvo-Sotelo
Where she advised on legal matters related to municipal councils, private infrastructure, telecommunications and data privacy under European Union regulations.
Manager of the Public Law Division at EYLAW
Specializing in Regulatory Law, Administrative Law and Energy and Business.
Associate Attorney at Pacheco Coto
Providing advice in areas such as administrative contracting, energy and telecommunications.
Litigation Lawyer and Legal Advisor at Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
Managing expropriation procedures, asset monitoring and advising on the development of energy and telecommunications projects.
Achievements
Successfully led regulatory issues in Due Diligence processes in the sale of important telecommunications and energy companies in the country.
Facilitated real estate acquisitions through expropriation processes in record time for the development of the 3G telecommunications network.
She was a pioneer in the development of new jurisprudence in the Contentious Administrative Court and the First Chamber related to the Land and Colonization Law and the State reserves to provide public services.
Coordinated and managed the first transfer of a hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica from a private generator to ICE.
Advised energy companies in eligibility processes and power purchase agreements with ICE.
Publications
She has contributed a series of articles to media and legal journals, addressing topics related to energy, telecommunications, and political and legal issues.
She is a monthly column writer in the newspaper La República, where she covers topics of interest related to law, business, politics and society.
Languages
English & Spanish
Former Undersecretary General of the Libertarian Movement Party of Costa Rica and candidate for Congress for the province of San José.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Women in the Legal Profession Association (WIP).