About

Carlos Villalobos Soto started his career in private practice as an associate for Pacheco Coto, then in June 2014 made the move in-house when he was appointed as legal manager for Grupo Roble Costa Rica. His competence in this role was evident from the start and in February 2018 he was promoted to legal director at Real Hotels & Resorts, a highly recognised hotel chain in Central America that currently has 20 hotels located throughout Central and South America, the US, Dominican Republic and Colombia. Grupo Roble and Real Hotels & Resorts currently operate under the same umbrella of one of the most recognised family groups in the region. Villalobos has been at the forefront of promptly and accurately supporting and answering the everyday arising questions and concerns on the operations of the 21 properties the company oversees. Amongst his most notable transactions, Villalobos co-led the lease concession with the sales manager at Grupo Roble for the world’s largest cloud delivery platform company. The lease contemplated an office space of 57,524 square feet in a built-to-suit building. Aside of the lease negotiation, the task included structuring the vehicle to take the most advantage of the real estate, something that according to Villalobos, was already ‘affected by an ongoing business centre and hotel, both positioned as leaders in the market’. He has also worked on implementing a trademark master file for a proper and more accurate follow-up on each country for the record and ongoing process of registration for all trademarks.