LUIS M. CASTRO



PRACTICE AREAS

• Luis M. Castro is a founding partner of BLP Abogados and head of the Real Estate and Energy Law Practices of the Law Firm
• Hospitality Law
• Corporate Law
• Infrastructure, Project Finance
   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Partner, BLP Abogados. San José, Costa Rica. 2003 - present
• Associate and Partner, KPMG Abogados. San José, Costa Rica, 1992 - 2003
   

EDUCATION

• Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M), 1997; J. William Fulbright Scholar
• Georgetown University Law Center, Foundations of American Law, 1996, Diploma
• University of Costa Rica, Licenciate Degree in Law
   

LANGUAGES

• English and Spanish

MEMBERSHIPS

• Costa Rica: Costa Rican Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica)
• Costa Rican Association of International Law (Founding member)
• Urban Land Institute
• American Bar Association, International Law Section
   

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Listed as one of the top lawyers in Costa Rica by Chambers and Partners
• 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 field of Mergers and Acquisitions
• 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 field of Real Estate
• Listed as leading lawyer in Real Estate by IFLR
• Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (participant, 1993; Judge of the International Semifinals, 1997)