Dr. ARNOLDO ANDRE Born in San José, Costa Rica, 1961; Education: Licenciatura en Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (J.D. equivalent, 1984), University of Hamburg, Germany (Doctor iur, Magna Cum Lauda). Other Accomplishments: Legal expertise in foreign law before the Court (Rechtsbeistand fuer auslaendisches Recht), Germany; Supreme Court of Justice, Bankruptcy Executor; General Consul of Norway in Costa Rica. Member: American Bar Assoc., Deutscher Anwaltverein, International Bar Association, International Trademark Assoc., International Business Law Consortium, New York Bar Assoc., Arbitrator at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Costa Rica and the Inter-American Arbitration Assoc., several Board of Directors of active companies and the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce and Arbitration Center. Advisor of several Embassies and international organizations. Areas of practice: Banking Law, Corporate and Business Law; Contracts, Foreign Investment and Export Incentives Law, General Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Tax law. Languages: Spanish, English and German. E-Mail:atalegal@racsa.co.cr / andre@andretinoco.com Arnoldo André is the managing partner of the firm. SERGIO PEREZ Born San José, July 25, 1970; admitted, 1995, Costa Rica. Education: Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica (J.D., equivalent, 1995). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Labor Law. Email: sperez@andretinoco.com ALLAN HERNANDEZ Born Glendale, California, May 20, 1973; admitted, 2001, Costa Rica. Education: Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica (J.D. equivalent, 2001). Certified Mediator, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Costa Rica. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Arbitration. Email: ahernandez@andretinoco.com ALONSO VARGAS Born San Jóse, January 14, 1972; Education: Universidad Panamericana (J.D. equivalent, 1996). Former Criminal, Labor and Civil Judge. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Labor Litigation. Email: avargas@andretinoco.com AISHA ACUNA Born San Jóse, December 10, 1979; admitted, 2002, Costa Rica. Education: Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (J.D. equivalent, 2002); UNED. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Labor Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property. Email: aacuna@andretinoco.com MANRIQUE ROJAS Born in San Jose, September 30, 1980,admitted 2005, Costa Rica. Education: Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, J.D., 2005. Languages: English and Spanish. Mr. Rojas initiates his professional career in 2002. From 2004 until today he has been fully involved in the area of Intellectual Property. His principal professional activities cover some of the following areas: elaboration of availability searches of a to be registered trademark, draft of trademark’s inscription requests, steps to undertake and follow-up of trademark inscription requests at the IPRO (Intellectual Property Registry Office) , draft of special powers of attorney for a trademark registration, draft of oppositions against a registered or to be registered trademark, transfers of already inscribed trademarks, holder's changes of an already registered trademark, cancellations of inscribed trademarks and drafts of license agreements. In the trademarks protection area he has worked both at the judicial and the administrative level; at the judicial level by filing of lawsuits related to intellectual property issues, such as civil lawsuits for undue use of registered trademarks. His experience also includes the draft and presentation of requests of precautionary measures for undue use of a registered trademark, before the IPRO and the National Consumer Commission. He came to us from a specialized law firm in the above mentioned areas, offering services to multinational companies in activities related to falsification and infringement of copy right of marks and / or products. Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property, Commercial and Civil Law. Email: mrojas@andretinoco.com MARYBETH CHINCHILLA Born in San José, July 4th., 1972, admitted 1996. Education: Licenciatura en Derecho y Notaria Pública, Universidad de Costa Rica (1995). B.A. in Customs & Foreing Trade, University of Costa Rica, 2000. Practice Areas: contracts, commercial, intellectual property, Customs & Foreign Trade, Contract Drafting, Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese. EMail: mchinchilla@andretinoco.com LEDA DI NÁPOLI Born in San José, October 14, 1969, admitted 1992, Costa Rica. Education: Licenciatura en Derecho y Notaria Pública, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica (1992). Special Studies: Public Notary LLM. ADR specialist, LLM Business Administration. Practice Areas: Civil, Commercial, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate Law. Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian. E-Mail: ldinapoli@andretinoco.com RODOLFO QUIROS Migration, Civil, Commercial Law Licenciate in Law (J.D.) and Notary Public, Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2004 Costa Rican Bar Association, since 2005 / English, Spanish E-Mail:migracion@andretinoco.com ALL ATTORNEYS ARE MEMBERS OF THE COSTA RICAN BAR AMONG OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. Copyright: André Tinoco Abogados - Costa Rica