Lang & Asociados
Client Satisfaction
The experienced labour and employment team at Lang & Asociados brings expertise to advising major multinational corporates seeking to establish operations in Costa Rica. With a full service covering such matters as the outsourcing of employees, regulatory registrations and the structuring of bonuses and incentives, the firm’s client base includes household names such as Microsoft, Smart Fit and MasterCard across sectors ranging from fitness, IT, chemicals and financial services to software, medical devices, tech and healthcare. The team is jointly led by managing partner Henry Lang, who has over 30 years' experience and is an active member of both the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce and the French-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, and immigration specialist Mónica Romero, who has expertise in contractual issues, investigations and terminations, in addition to complex labour litigation, mediation and proceedings before the Ministry of Labour and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. Senior associate Alejandro Garro provides key support.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Robust business acumen is tangible in every consultation. They are also very quick to respond.’
‘Mónica Romero has extensive immigration knowledge and hands-on experience which facilitates a great deal of the understanding of the processes. Alejandro Garro provides superb expert advice on labour matters; each opportunity to examine an issue becomes a learning experience. Henry Lang is consistently on top of things, always orchestrating his best experts’ advice and consulting tailored to our needs. The response time of the legal assistants is impressive and makes it possible to close on pending action items quickly.’
Key clients
- Bill Gosling Outsourcing
- Eurofins Scientific
Work highlights
- Supporting Nitinol Devices & Components/Confluent Medical Technologies with its day-to-day operations in Costa Rica by conducting a major update to local HR policies and finalising the new employee handbook.
- Advising a US healthcare provider on creating the best contractual structure for the hiring of employees in Costa Rica, following the client’s particular contractual needs.