Mr Juan Manuel Godoy > Consortium Legal > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
Consortium Legal Offices
Costa Rica - Escazú
150mts oeste de la entrada principal de Oficentro El Cedral, Escazú
Edificio Banco General 7mo piso San José
Costa Rica
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Mr Juan Manuel Godoy
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Juan Manuel is a partner of Consortium Legal – Costa Rica. With 21 years of experience in business law and environment; he has especially developed his career in corporate, commercial, foreign trade, foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions and the law of the markets, providing counsel to both Multinational companies and small start-ups. He has also devoted much of his time to the energy sector advising important developers of green projects. In terms of mergers and acquisitions Juan Manuel has led interdisciplinary groups that have carried out important multi-jurisdictional transactions in recent years.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS:
- Sale of Televisora de Costa Rica to Liberty of Cable Tica
- Sale of Aceros Abonos Agro to Metalco
Languages
Spanish, English
Education
- Máster en International Business, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica (2006)
- Attorney and Notary, Universidad Internacional de las Américas, Costa Rica (2002)
- Law Degree, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia (1999)
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)The corporate team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the market, harnessing the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise multinationals across such sectors as manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, tech, telecoms, healthcare, energy, hospitality and aviation involved in high-value, cross-border transactions. The team’s comprehensive service covers real estate acquisitions and sales, M&A, asset purchases, bulk sale processes, environment matters, specialised drafting and regulatory compliance. The team is led by Rolando Laclé Zúñiga, who draws on over three decades of cross-border M&A and foreign investment experience; Juan Manuel Godoy, who brings expertise in the energy sector and green projects; David Reuben, who specialises in deals involving private equity and highly regulated sectors; and real estate development expert Juan Manuel Cordero.
Central America > Corporate and finance
One of the largest firms in Central America, with a deep bench of more than 200 lawyers based across its nine offices in the region, Consortium Legal remains first port of call for advice on cross-border matters, syndicated loans, project finance, bond issuances, M&A and fintech. The firm has a particularly strong platform in Costa Rica, with offices in San José and Escazu, as well as the hospitality and tourism hubs of Guanacaste and Tamarindo; Randall Barquero and Mario Quesada Bianchini are key figures in the sizeable banking team, while Juan Manuel Godoy (an expert in the energy sector and green projects), and Rolando Laclé Zúñiga (a specialist in foreign investment), are prominent names for banking matters. In Guatemala, firm president Alvaro Castellanos
heads the banking practice and oversees the corporate team with tax specialist Alfredo Rodríguez. José Ramón Paz Padilla, José Ramón Paz Morales, José Rafael Rivera and Gustavo León-Gómez take the lead on corporate and finance transactions in Honduras (where the firm has two offices). Oscar Samour, who is well versed in multi-jurisdictional transactions, heads the finance team in El Salvador and is also a notable member of the corporate practice, alongside Diego Martín and Maria Alejandra Tulipano; while Olga Barreto and Rodrigo Taboada are the go-to advisers in Nicaragua.