Aguilar Castillo Love
More informationThe powerhouse compliance and investigations practice at Aguilar Castillo Love remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength of nine offices throughout the region to advise public figures (including former Costa Rican presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Óscar Arias Sánchez) and such major household names as BMW, DHL and Hewlett Packard, across the pharmaceuticals, food, logistics, tech, construction, automotive and education sectors. The team’s comprehensive service covers matters involving anti-money laundering, compliance, anti-bribery and corruption investigations, risk management and corporate defence strategy. The team is led by experienced criminal litigator Rodolfo Brenes Vargas and Tatiana Rojas Hernández, the president of the Costa Rican Chapter of the World Compliance Association, who assists clients with free trade zone matters. Key support is provided by associate Sergio Herra Rodríguez, a white-collar crime specialist.
Key clients
- Synthes (Johnson & Johnson)
- Cooperativa de Productores de Leche
- DHL Aviation
- DHL Costa Rica
- Latin Trading
- Quimicas Mundiales
- Corteva Agriscience
- CBRE
- Oceanica
- Televisora de Costa Rica (Teletica)
- Fragomen Costa Rica Inmigration Services
- Hewlett Packard
- Colegio Santa María
- Conferencia Espiscopal Nacional Costa Rica
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada
- Oscar Arias Sánchez
- Stryker
- BMW
- Siemens
- Boston Scientific
- ASOKELPAC (Asociación de Empleados de Kelpac)
- Habitat For Humanity
- Azul y Verde
- BaumInvest
- Copey Estate Winery
Work highlights
- Assisted Stryker in the drafting of internal policies on internal investigations as well as on the implementation of a hotline to inform of incidents of crimes and corruption.
- Represented Quimicas Mundiales as a victim in a four-month criminal trial relating to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme fraud case.
- Reviewed the Boston Scientific’s anticorruption policies and conducted compliance training for high-level executives.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rodolfo Brenes Vargas, Tatiana Rojas Hernández