Mercedes has extensive experience advising domestic and foreign companies on real estate projects, tourist developments and concessions.
She was in-house counsel for the Papagayo Peninsula Tourist Project, one of the most important developments in Costa Rica and in-house counsel for a major transnational company that leads the market in construction implements.
She currently advises various clients on property law, commercial law, marketing departments and companies, consumption, and health records, among others.
She implemented and led the Corporate Social Responsibility programme at ECIJA Costa Rica.
Mercedes holds a degree in law from the University of Costa Rica and is a member of the Bar Association of the Republic of Costa Rica, and a member and one of the founders of the Vance Center’s Women in Profession.
Mercedes speaks English and Spanish.