Mariela Hernández
Partner Tax, Energy and Natural Resources, Dispute Resolution, Regulatory and Goverment Affairs
T. +506 4000 1141
mhernandez@ecija.com
Mariela is a partner in the Tax Law, Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration and Public and Regulatory Administration practice areas of ECIJA Costa Rica.
She began her professional career as Legal Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade, so she actively participated in numerous international and local forums in matters of regional economic integration, industrial regulation and Consumer Law.
She has provided her specialised legal advisory services to hotels, construction companies, and electricity, agro-industrial, chemical and food companies.
She has extensive experience in administrative proceedings and has been a lecturer at the postgraduate level in Law and a thesis advisor at the University of Costa Rica.
She holds an LLM in Law (LLM) from Georgetown University, a B.A. with honours in Law and Notary Public from the University of Costa Rica, and is a member of the Costa Rica Bar Association, the Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni, and the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
Mariela speaks Spanish and English.
Tax
Litigation and Arbitration
Public and Regulatory
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