Lic. Gabriel Clare is a lawyer and trilingual Notary Public (Spanish, French and English), with more than 10 years of experience in commercial, corporate and real estate matters. Currentely he is Fiscal of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France – Costa Rica (2012), and Federation of European Chambers in Costa Rica (2020). He is a visiting professor at the college of real estate brokers. Graduated in Law from the Universidad Libre de Derecho de Costa Rica, Notary Public at the Universidad de la Salle, he has extensive professional experience that was developed in various law firms until he established his own in 2019, hand in hand with his esteemed partners. . In addition, it has become a great ally for foreigners who decide to settle in Costa Rica, whether for investment or quality of life, both professionally and personally. Tirelessly passionate about good and justice, he devotes all his time and energy to helping and resolving his clients’ cases as if they were his own business. He is characterized by his charisma, his great empathy, his loyalty and his honesty.

Lic. Manuel Gimenez is a Lawyer and Notary Public, graduated from the University of Costa Rica since 1997 with honorable mention in his thesis, with experience in legal matters since 1984. Litigator with extensive experience in the areas of Civil, Commercial, Labor, Administrative Litigation, Criminal, Traffic, and Family Law. In addition, I have extensive experience and knowledge in Notarial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Computer Law, and Real Estate Law. I have been a professor of Notarial Law and Commercial Contract Law. Over the years he has advised various national and international firms with good results. Dynamic, accessible, tireless legal researcher, honest and will always do my best to achieve goals.

Mr. Douglas Beard Holst is a Lawyer and Notary Public with more than 6 years of experience in litigation, as well as in commercial and real estate transactions. He has been director of various litigation processes of a civil, commercial, leasing, labor and criminal nature, being that due to his track record in litigation, it allows him to develop an assessment of risks and contingencies at the time of decision-making, and find opportunities in conflicts.

Lic. Miguel Rodríguez is a Lawyer and Notary Public, bilingual (Spanish and English) and with a general understanding of the French language, he has more than 14 years of experience in commercial, corporate, real estate, telecommunications and ICT matters both in Costa Rica and in Spain. Graduate in Law and Specialist in Notarial and Registry Law from the Universidad Libre de Derecho de Costa Rica, Master in Business Legal Advice and Master in Telecommunications Law and Information Technology both from the Carlos III University of Madrid and with his bachelor’s degree Costa Rican certified under Spanish Law at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Throughout his career, he has characterized himself as an ally of his clients, honest, direct in terms of managing expectations and present at any time that is necessary, for which the people he advises are very satisfied with the relationship. direct and personal that they can form under a sphere of constant communication. Likewise, his training and practice of the profession in commercial activities has made it a true teammate in complex organizational structures aimed at a common goal, as well as this, combined with his knowledge in real estate, notarial and registry law and command of English language, make him a valuable advisor for any foreigner who wishes to invest in our country.

Mr. Enrique Loria is a trilingual Lawyer and Notary Public (Spanish, English and Portuguese), with more than 10 years of experience in commercial, civil, real estate, notarial and corporate matters. As part of its main projects, real estate consultancy stands out, with a focus on the constitution and structuring of condominiums, as well as the development of various real estate projects. Likewise, it provides specialized advice on business structuring, as well as family patrimony. Given the characteristics and needs of its main clients, it provides comprehensive support in all aspects related to the expatriation of foreigners in our country, offering support and guidance to facilitate said process, in a responsible and attentive manner. Graduated from the University of Costa Rica with a mention in Stock Market Law, having developed his Bachelor’s Thesis with honors in aspects related to the Regulatory Framework of the World Trade Organization.

Nicole Gonzalez joined the team of Lic. Gabriel Clare and Enrique Loria as Legal Assistant in 2015. She specializes in Corporate, Real Estate and Intellectual Property Law practices. In the Real Estate area, she has developed due diligence processes for the sale of real estate in coastal and urban areas of Costa Rica. In the area of Corporate Law, he has advised companies with day-to-day aspects, as well as with the preparation and review of contracts, mergers and acquisitions processes, shareholder agreements, asset purchase processes, as well as restructuring and reorganizations. corporate, mainly providing legal advice necessary for the start of business operations in Costa Rica. In the area of Intellectual Property, she advises on all aspects related to the registration, protection and defense of your intellectual property rights.

Manrique Pacheco Fischel is a graduate of the Pan-American School, a law student at ULACIT University, and a Business Sciences student at LEAD University. His knowledge and training are adapted to the work he develops as a Legal Assistant, in the fields of Corporate Law and Real Estate. The values that best characterize him are: loyalty, honesty, humility and respect.

Cuando se estudian los sistemas vivos, se observa, se describe, se analiza el comportamiento y la interacción entre los seres vivos y su entorno. Estudiar y enseñar biología durante los últimos doce años de su vida le ha permitido adquirir una serie de capacidades y conocimientos que, en conjunto, han resultado ser esenciales a la hora de organizar, planear y llevar a cabo proyectos y misiones con sus objetivos respectivos. Entender necesidades, caracterizar situaciones, organizar trabajo, proyectar escenarios, entre otras, son capacidades heredadas de las ciencias exactas que hoy día tengo el privilegio de aplicar en nuestro bufete Clare Facio Legal. Esto combinado con el dominio de la lengua Francesa le ha permitido ser un aliado estratégico entre los equipos de trabajo en nuestro bufete y los clientes. Es en efecto un gran privilegio recibir personas que depositan sus proyectos de vida en nuestras manos y ver como estos se desenvuelven, se establecen y toman forma a través de nuestros servicios, a través de nuestra atención y sobretodo a través de nuestro consejo. Es mi responsabilidad dentro de este proceso asegurarme que siempre esté cómodo e informado con el proceso que deben llevar sus proyectos para verse materializados en Costa Rica.

“A French woman with an ethical heart.” Hélène left France 11 years ago to live new experiences. Graduated in legal translation, she worked as a translator and team leader for 5 years, more recently she worked in the administrative part of a travel agency with French-speaking clients, which “allowed me to discover almost every corner of Costa Rica and fall in love even more with this beautiful country.” Now at Clare, she Facio legal, she resumed her passion for translation and the legal part, mixed with the administrative part. She loves to work in a team and to solve problems.

Michelle has a Bachelor of Business Administration, an Executive English degree and is currently studying French. She has been working in the legal field for 7 years, she started as a receptionist and now works as an administrative assistant. The organization is for her a key part of the day to day, since it is necessary to manage from payments to the presentation of the documents to the different public entities with which we work. An essential part of her work with the rest of the team is to give the client quality work, fast and without fail. That is why teamwork is extremely important at Clare Facio Legal.