The team at Consortium Legal leverages the deep regional bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise financial institutions and multinational corporates on a broad spectrum of matters across the labour and employment space. The group’s client base spans such sectors as hospitality, building materials, aviation, consumer goods, retail, real estate and manufacturing. The firm’s full offering covers administrative proceedings, litigation, immigration issues, social security regulatory compliance and the labour aspects of M&A transactions. The team is headed by corporate labour law expert Osvaldo Madriz, who specialises in advising on salary and compensation schemes and internal regulation systems. Other key figures include senior associate and experienced labour litigator Gerardo Delgado; and associates Fabiola Alvarado, who draws on a background in human rights law, and Will Lazo.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ’‘Consortium's labour team is a real partner to us - the people are always available and willing to support us.’

  • ‘They stand out for their personalised service and clarity when explaining a topic - no matter how complex it may be, they take the time to explain it in a simple way.'

  • ‘Osvaldo Madriz provides solutions and is very accessible and available.'

  • ‘They stand out for their professionalism, closeness to our business, immediate responses and the follow-up by their entire team.'

  • 'A highly personalised and professional service.'

  • 'In-depth knowledge of labour law.'

Key clients

  • ​​Citi Business Services Costa Rica
  • ​​Grupo Citibank de Costa Rica
  • ​​Scotiabank de Costa Rica
  • ​Banco Lafise
  • Hospedaje Aeropuerto SM
  • ​​Eurociencia Costa Rica
  • Marina Punta Piedra Amarilla
  • ​​Corporación Algard
  • Job Solutions
  • ​​Occidental Smeralda
  • ​​Banco Davivienda
  • ​​Grupo Pampa CRC
  • ​​Cementos Progreso Costa Rica
  • Pet's Market
  • ​​Hotelera Bonanza
  • Ananas Export Company (Fyffes)​ ​​
  • Holcim Costa Rica
  • Componentes El Orbe
  • Incesa Industria Costarricense
  • ​​Industrias Martec
  • Banco Improsa

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Osvaldo Madriz