Carlos Ayón is an attorney and notary public admitted in Costa Rica and by the Corte Suprema de Justicia of Nicaragua. He holds a Bachelor of Laws with honors from the Universidad Autónoma de CentroAmérica and a Master’s in International Business Law and Banking Law from the Washington Collegeof Law at American University. He has completed postgraduate studies in Legal Aspects of Business at the law school of Georgetown University. He is a recognized expert in Financial and Corporate Law in Central America.
He is currently the leader of the legal practices: Corporate, Regulatory and Finance at EY Law based in Costa Rica, and heads the operations of EY Law Nicaragua. He is Vice-President of the Commercial Law, Banking and Business Advisory Committee of the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA-FIA)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Laws, with honors, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, San José, Costa Rica, 1992.
Master of Laws in International Law (LLM), with an emphasis on International Commercial and Financial Law, Washington College of Law, The American University. Washington, D. C. January 1994.
Postgraduate Course in International Business Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown University, Washington D.C: August 1993.
Admitted to the Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica, 1996.
*Degree recognized by the Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua in León and admitted by the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Nicaragua, 2000.
Expert in Legal English, accredited by Legal Ease, New York, NY, 2005 and the British Legal Center of London, 2017.
EXPERIENCE.
Legal Department of the Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (MINAE: formerly MIRENEM), May 1994 to September 1994: Member of the drafting team for the Hydrocarbons Act and its Regulations.
Contributor to the Costa Rica chapter of the “Doing Business” program of the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank.
Attorney referred by the Embassy of the United States of America for foreign investment, business and real estate law.
Partner- Alfredo Fournier & Asociados- 1996-2012: Director of the Financial, Legal and Corporate practice.
Attorney for the French company TOTAL Petróleo Costa Rica S.A., a subsidiary of Total S.A., Paris, France: Contracts, Legal Coordination, Labor. 2004-2016.
Senior Attorney- Pacheco Coto: 2013-2017 (Chambers Awards, Best Corporate Law Firm in Costa Rica) Forum II Santa Ana. *Distinction:
Central America Associate Lawyer of the Year Award 2014. Head of the
Corporate and Financial Departments.
Lead Attorney of the EYLAW team 2018 for Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
PRACTICE AREAS
Business and Corporate Law- Mergers and Acquisitions, including leading several of the most significant transactions of recent years in Costa Rica. Distribution and Agency of Foreign Companies, Franchising.
Finance- Experience with international loan structures. Supervision and coordination of security interests in international sales and financial transactions in general. Expert in Trusts. Regional Legal Coordination.
International Commercial Law: Advice on International Sales.
Corporate-Labor advisory work, supervision of more than 400 lawsuits. Experience in general litigation: Civil, Commercial, Economic Criminal and Corporate Criminal matters.
Real Estate Law- Negotiations, Property Investigations and Reports (Due Diligence) for titled land, maritime zone and condominium properties.
Coordinator for international clients, working directly with in-house counsel and foreign law firms, in coordination with work teams and specialist attorneys in various areas in Latin America and the United States.
PUBLICATIONS
Author of numerous national and international publications on
Corporate Law, Foreign Investment, Companies, Property, and Banking and Finance.
Consultant on legal updates for various international journals.
MEMBERSHIPS
Admitted to the Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica, August 1996.
Notary Public of Costa Rica, November 1996.
Authorized to practice law in Nicaragua by the Corte Suprema de Justicia, May 2000.
Member of the Inter-American Bar Association (FIA) .
Member, American Chamber of Commerce.
Attorney Referred by the Embassy of the United States of America in
Costa Rica.
LANGUAGES
Proficient in Spanish and English
Participation
As SpeakerAs ModeratorInstitutional