ADRIANA CASTRO



PRACTICE AREAS

• Corporate law
• Commercial law
• Notary Public and Public Registry Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Associate BLP Abogados, San José, Costa Rica. 2007-present
• Legal Assistant, BLP Abogados, San José, Costa Rica. 2003-2006
• Assistant at the Prosecutor’s office. Economic Crime Division. San José, Costa Rica, 2004-2005
• Assistant to the Presidency of Congress, San José, Costa Rica. 2002-2003

EDUCATION

• Universidad Interamericana, Specialization in Public Notary and Registry law. 2008
• University of Costa Rica, Licentiate Degree in Law(Summa Cum Laude) 2006
• University of Costa Rica, Law Baccalaureate (Summa Cum Laude) 2002-2005 (honor student)

LANGUAGES

• English,Spanish and French

MEMBERSHIPS

• Professor of Private Law, Law School, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 2008
• Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association. 2007-present
• University of Costa Rica Scholarship Committee: Member of Board of Directors. 2003-2004
• University of Costa Rica Law School Committee: Student Representative 2002-2004
• University of Costa Rica Law School Student Association: Comptroller of the Board of Directors. 2002-2003
• University of Costa Rica Dean’s Council; Student representative. 2002-2003

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Listed as one of the top 3 students of Law School, University of Costa Rica, 2003
• David Soto Vallecillo Inter School Court Competition (participant 2001)
• Lincoln Model United Nations, Lincoln School, Costa Rica (Director 2001)
• Presidential Classroom, Georgetown University, Washington D.C (participant 1999)
• Lincoln Model United Nations, Lincoln School, Costa Rica (participant 1999 and 2000)