Guillermo E. Zúñiga

Experience

• Partner of ECIJA Costa Rica, in charge of the Corporate Law, Real Estate and Tourism Law and Construction Law practices (2017- to date).

• Member of the Board of Directors of the International Centre of Mediation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican American Chamber of Commerce (2024 – to date)

• General Counsel of juwi GmbH for Central America, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay (2006-2014).

• Commercial Manager of juwi Chile (2013-2014).

• Partner at Expertis Legal - GHP Abogados (2009-2017)

• Member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce - Costa Rica Chapter (2010-2013)

• Associate Lawyer GHP Abogados (1998 - 2009)

Guillermo has advised transnational companies in mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, debt restructuring, de novo investments and other investment models both in Costa Rica and Central America.

He has an extensive experience in construction projects, both in renewable energy (wind and photovoltaic) and real estate development, participating in the drafting, negotiation, implementation, administration and settlement of PPA, BoP, EPC, EPCm, TSA, BoS, BoSy and financing contracts, as well as the remaining contracts for the implementation of wind and photovoltaic power generation projects and contracts for the development, implementation and construction of real estate projects in coastal areas.

Guillermo has served as legal advisor in the development, design, execution, construction, commissioning and operation of more than 200MW in wind and photovoltaic projects in Central America, Chile, Uruguay and Ecuador.

Academic Background

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 

• Construction Law Diplomate (2020)

Georgetown University Law Center

• Master of Laws (LL.M.) International Business Law (2003). Graduated with distinction

Escuela de Economía - Universidad de Costa Rica 

• BA Economy (1998)

Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Costa Rica 

• Juris Doctor (1997)

• Notary Public (1998)

Graduated with distinction

Rankings

Guillermo is recognized by Chambers & Partners in Band 4 of Corporate/M&A since 2018; as well as in Band 2 of Real Estate since 2019. He has been recognized as Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 in the Project Development and M&A practices in the Energy and Real Estate sectors since 2018.

Memberships

• New York Bar Association, U.S.A. (2004)

• Notary Public Board (1998)

• Costa Rican Bar Association (1997)

Languages

• Spanish

• English