RONALD LACHNER


PRACTICE AREAS

• Corporate Law
• Finance Law
• Aeronautical Law
• Free zone regime and similar regimes
  
  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  
  
  • Partner, BLP Abogados, San José, Costa Rica 2003-present
  • Associate Vargas, Jiménez y Peralta, San José, Costa Rica. 1997-2003
  • Legal Assistant, Guardia, Cubero y Facio, San José, Costa Rica 1993-1996
  
  
  EDUCATION
  
  
  • Duke University School of Law, LL.M. Master of Laws, 1997
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Foundations of American Law, 1996
  • University of Costa Rica, Licentiate Degree in Law, 1990-1996
  • University of Costa Rica, Stock Market Executive Program, 1999
  
  
  LANGUAGES
  
  
  • English and Spanish
  
  
  MEMBERSHIPS
  
  
  • Costa Rican Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica)/li>
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
  • Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO)
  • Free Zone Committee CADEXCO
  • Association of Free Zone Companies (AZOFRAS)
  • Latin American Association of Air Transportation (ALTA)
  • Costa Rican Airline Association (ALA)
  • American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)
  • Meritas Law Firms Worldwide
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  
  PERSONAL INFORMATION
  
  
  • Lobbyist for new law amending the Free Trade Zone Legislation to comply with WTO requirements, 2009
  • Counsel for syndicated $850 million financing to Costa Rican Electric and Telecommunications entity 2008 li>
  • Director of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide 2007-2008
  • Advisor to group of US Airlines on tax exemption issues under open skies agreement, 2005
  • Advisor to private sector firms in the negotiation process of CAFTA, 2003
  • Guest Lecturer on Mortgage-Backed Securization Seminar, San José, 1997
  • Workshop on precautionary measures for violation of Intellectual property rights, 2002
  • Negotiation and Mediation curse (Harvard project) North Carolina, USA. 1996
  • Economics and Business Administration curse, San Jose, UCR and UIA. 1990
  
  PUBLICATIONS
  
  
  • Author: “Asset Securization in Costa Rica: a Comparative Analysis of the Legal Issues Arising under Costa Rican Law”, April, 1997