DAVID GUTIERREZ



PRACTICE AREAS


 

• David Gutiérrez is one of the founding partners of BLP Abogados and head of the firms Corporate and Commercial practices
• Project Finance
• Infraestructure
  
  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  
  

   

  • Partner BLP Abogados, San José, Costa Rica 2003-present
  • Senior Associate and Partner, KPMG, San José, Costa Rica 1998-2003
  • Associate, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Door, Washington, D.C.   1997-1998
  • Adviser, Presidency of Costa Rica, Office of the Vice-President
     
  EDUCATION
  
  
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Laws(distinction) 1996-1997
    • J. William Fulbright Scholar
    • Organization of American States Scholar
  • University of Costa Rica, Licenciate Degree in Law (honors) 1990-1994 
  
  LANGUAGES
  
  
  • English and Spanish.

  
  MEMBERSHIPS
  
  

  • Costa Rica:  Costa Rica Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica); Costa Rican Association of International Law; Costa Rican - American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM); Junior Achievement Costa Rica
  • International: International Bar Association; American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association.
     

  PERSONAL INFORMATION
  
  

  • BLP Abogados Pro-Bono Foundation
    • Founding Member and President of the Board of Directors: 2008-present
  • AMCHAM’s International Center for Arbitration and Conciliation
    • Founding member, Member of the Board. 1999 – 2008
    • President of the Board of Directors. 2008-present
  • Junior Achievement – Costa Rican Chapter
    • Member of the Board: 2000-2005
    • Vice-President of the Board of Directors:  2005-2008
  • World Bank’s “Doing Business Survey of Protecting Investors”: 2004-present
  • New York State Bar Association
    • Member Executive Committee of the International Section: 2004-present
  • International Bar Association
    • Costa Rican representative (Young Members): 2007-present
  • Costa Rican Association of International Law
    • Founding Member: 1994
    • Secretary and President of the Board: 1994-1997
       
    • Listed as one of the top 40 lawyers under 40 by Latin Lawyer Magazine: February 2005
    • Listed as one of the top lawyers in Costa Rica by Chambers and Partners: 2003-present
    • Listed by Law Business Research’s “Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers” as one of the top lawyers in the area of Project Finance: 2001-present
    • Listed by IFLR 1000’s Expert Guide as an expert lawyer in the field of Project Finance.  IFLR is part of the Legal Media Group and Euromoney: 2003-present
    • Listed as one of the 40 successful Costa Ricans less than 40 years old (EKA Business Magazine, October, 2003)
    • Listed as one of the 40 successful Costa Ricans less than 40 years old (El Financiero, week of 2-8 December, 2002)
    • Other activities: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (participant, 1993; intramural administrator, 1994; national administrator, 1995; Judge of the International Semifinals, 1997).  Tulane University: Studies in Comparative Law, 1993, Diploma.  Georgetown University Law Center, Program of Foundations of American Law, 1996, Diploma.