Facio & Cañas

Contact: Ernesto Hutt, Managing Partner

Apartado 5173
San José 1000

Phone: (506) 2256-5555
Fax: (506) 2255-2510
Email: info@N0SPAM.fayca.com
Web: http://www.fayca.com

Facio & Cañas was founded in 1942 by a group of attorneys who shared a deep commitment to high ethical standards and quality professional services. Today, because of their commitment, Facio & Cañas is the largest and most prestigious law firm in Costa Rica.

Our attorneys participate in a broad range of professional, civic and corporate activities, allowing them to advise clients with accurate understanding of world trends and advances and their specific application in Costa Rica. Additionally, their backgrounds, experience, ethical principles and knowledge of the country allow them to offer the best legal services available, whether in specific matters or general corporate counseling.

Facio & Cañas affords its clients a diverse and specialized corporate practice at a reasonable cost-benefit relationship, through greater efficiency created by the use of the most advanced technology, careful budgeting and strict cost controls.

Teamwork is one of the basic principles of our organization. To this end, specialized groups have been established to work under flexible and efficient management in an interdependent manner with the other members of the firm. This makes Facio & Cañas the best team of consultants in Costa Rica, as evidenced by its significant portfolio of national and international clients, both public and private.

The firm is a member of the most important international associations of attorneys (Lex Mundi, Global Law, Club de Abogados and Bomchil, Castro, Goodrich, Claro, Arosemena & Associates). This networking allows the firm to advise clients with a global focus.

At Facio & Cañas we value our client's ideas and interests. Our purpose is to maximize opportunities and effectively solve difficulties that may be found within Costa Rica's legal system. To this end, our client-attorney relationships are emphatically proactive and based on professionalism and mutual respect.

Our Firm provides the following services:

a) Antitrust Practice;
b) Commerce and Customs;
c) Commercial and Investment Banking;
d) Concession of Public Works and Services;
e) Corporate Counseling;
f) Criminal Law;
g) Energy and Telecommunications;
h) Environment;
i) Government Procurement;
j) High-Tech Industries;
k) Intellectual Property;
l) Labor Issues;
m) Litigation and Alternative Conflict Resolution;
n) Mergers and Acquisitions;
o) Privatization;
p) Real Estate;
q) Taxes;
r) Transportation;
s) Tourism