Facio & Cañas

Bolstered by the March 2023 opening of two new offices in Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the multidisciplinary team at Facio & Cañas remains a leader in the market, bringing deep bench strength to advising public figures and household-name multinationals such as Coca-Cola FEMSA, Oracle, Sony Music and Peugeot involved in high-stakes criminal, administrative, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. With a client base spanning such sectors as sports, construction, energy, telecoms, education, hospitality, aviation, automotive, entertainment, tech, and food and beverages, the group’s comprehensive offering covers matters ranging from defamation and breach of contract claims to cases involving intellectual property rights and the termination of distribution agreements. The practice is led by veteran litigator Federico Torrealba and Carlos Oreamuno, an expert in international commercial distribution disputes. Other key figures include experienced arbitrator Gianna Cersosimo, a specialist in anti-piracy cases, and senior associate Adelita Olivares, who brings expertise to litigation involving tort law and contractual breaches.