Partner of Facio & Cañas, Rodrigo Oreamuno, presides the Arbitration Tribunal in charge of resolving the renowned International conflict between the company Brandes Investment Partners and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, after both parties accepted the intervention of the Costa Rican specialist.

The digitalization of literary works for Google Books project reopened the debate on the form in which intellectual property should be applied in Internet. Regarding this subject, weekly newspaper El Financiero, consulted lawyer Federico Torrealba to know his opinion on the scope of copyrights in the web.

Departments in Facio & Cañas took the necessary steps to avoid inconveniences in proceedings and processes because of the closing of the National Notarial Direction (DNN) last January 18. Lawyer Tomás Guardia details these provisions in an article of weekly newspaper El Financiero and refers to the doubts that have arisen after the announcement of changes in the organization.

The director of Facio & Cañas’ labor department, Luis Sánchez, offered weekly newspaper El Financiero an analysis on the implications of payment of the exclusiveness in labor relationships. The specialist was consulted as part of the present debate regarding the possibility contemplated by the Banco Popular of eliminating the pay of this concept to its workers.

The modification to the Free Zone Regime approved by the Legislative Assembly last December will permit the clear determination of a state policy to attract foreign investments in Costa Rica, as explained by fiscal law specialist from Facio & Cañas, Adrián Torrealba, to the legal Latin Counsel forum.