Attorney specializing in commercial litigation and arbitration.
José Manuel has 18 years of professional experience, including 13 years as a judge in the Republic of Costa Rica, during which he was authorized to preside over civil and commercial cases in single-judge and collegiate courts.
His areas of focus and professional expertise are civil liability, bankruptcy, and procedural law. He has served as a trial attorney, corporate counsel, and member of the governing body in administrative proceedings involving state-owned enterprises and autonomous institutions of the Costa Rican government.
José Manuel holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and a master’s degree in business law from the Universidad Panamericana – IPADE (Mexico City). He received honors for academic excellence in both programs.
He also has specialized training in contract drafting, business agreements, international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration, construction arbitration, and dispute boards, which he obtained at internationally renowned academic institutions such as American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., CEU San Pablo University in Madrid, Spain, and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in Mexico City.
Finally, he is a partner in the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club, a member of the Arbitration Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce—Costa Rica Chapter, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
