Born in 1965. Member of Facio & Cañas since 1999 and partner since 2005. Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 1988 .
Candidate to Master’s Degree in Administrative Law, UACA-Universidad Carlos III , Madrid (2004).
LLM, Dean’s Scholar University of Houston, Texas, U.S.A. (December 1993).
Fulbright Scholar, Government of the United States of America, 1992-1993
Orientation in the U. S. Legal System, Georgetown University, Washington D. C., U.S.A. (Summer 1990).
AID Scholar, United States of America Agency for the International Development, 1990
Specialist in Administrative Law, Universidad de Costa Rica (1989).
AID Scholar, United States of America Agency for the International Development, 1989
Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (1988).

Academic Experience:

• Professor, Anglosaxon Law. Universidad de LaSalle (2000-2001).

Public Offices:

•Commissioner, National Commission for Consumer Protection (2005 -).
• Vice Chair for Latin America and the Caribbean Region in the Goverment Affairs Group, Lex Mundi, (2005 - ).
• Judge (1996-) and Vicepresident, Civil Service Tribunal (2001- ).
• Assistant to the General Manager, Costa Rican Foreign Trade Corporation (PROCOMER), (1998).
• Advisor, First Vicepresident of Costa Rica (1994-1996).
• Legal Advisor, Ministry of Finance (1990-1992).
• Legal Advisor, Free Zones Corporation (1990-1992).
• Legal Advisor, Customs Service (1989-1990).

Languages: Spanish and English

Practice Areas: administrative law, constitutional law, constitutional litigation, government procurement, free zones regime, corporate law, public employment law.