Mauricio Salas

Mauricio has more than 20 years of professional experience. During that time he has specialized in Dispute Resolution, Environment, Compliance and International Trade. 

He interned at the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (1999). He is included in the list of arbitrators appointed by the state members of the free trade agreements with the U.S. (CAFTA) and Mexico, among others. He is an active litigation attorney in Costa Rican courts. Mauricio serves as Chairman of the Administration Council of the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica, and is a member of the arbitration commission of the national chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce. He is a professor of international law at LEAD University and a member of the Board of Visitors of the Organization for Tropical Studies.

• Advised Dow Chemical in mass tort litigation in Costa Rican courts. 
• Advised Autopistas del Sol in domestic and international arbitration of infrastructure disputes.
• Advised UPS, Okuma, Pfizer Inc. in Costa Rican courts in matters related to distribution disputes. 

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Competition
• Financial services regulatory
• M&A
• Private equity

• Agriculture
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Natural resources
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate

• Costa Rica

• Board of Editors of the Costa Rican International Law Association Magazine; Club Español de Arbitraje
• Costa Rican Association of International Law.

• Master’s degree, Georgetown University, 1999.
• Post-graduate in environment and natural resources management, Universidad Estatal a Distancia.
• Law Degree, University of Costa Rica,1994.