Monserrat Soto
Monserrat Soto
Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual property
Monserrat Soto
Corporate M&A
T. +506 4000.1141
msoto@ecija.com
BIO
Monserrat Soto
Monserrat Soto is part of our corporate and transactional law team. Her main specialty is LPM, focusing on the coordination of both internal and external teams and assignments in regional projects, as well as sophisticated transactions with excellent control of scope, time and budget.
She has participated in a dozen M&A transactions for our main clients, in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, technology, insurance, and agrochemicals, most of which were regional in scope, as well as the establishment of new operations in Costa Rica. He has provided LPM services to international firms in their projects related to Latin America.
Monserrat is also Head of the IP practice team, and as such is fully dedicated to providing strategic advice in all areas of Intellectual Property, as well as in the sui generis categories of intangible assets. Her practice includes a comprehensive, dynamic and fresh approach, not only to ensure a robust growth of companies by securing their IP assets but also to prevent potential infringements and litigation during business development, especially in creative industries.
Monserrat Soto received her law degree from the University of Costa Rica in 2014. In 2018, she graduated with honors from the same educational institution, where she received the title of Specialist in Commercial Law and successfully completed the CopyrightX course taught by Harvard University in 2021.
Monserrat has been recognized by leading international legal directories such a, LACCA, WWL – Who’s Who Legal, Leaders League and WTR 1000 as a market leader in corporate matters.
Other key figures include experienced Monserrat Soto Roig, who assists with major transactions and internal corporate changes.” Legal 500, Latam 2025.
Monserrat Soto is brilliant, extremely efficient and organised, which makes her the best corporate lawyer I have worked with.” Legal 500, Latam 2025.
“Monserrat Soto is an outstanding person – she is always up to date, analytical, agile in her response times and coordinates her team to cover various aspects of the project in the most appropriate way.” Legal 500, Latam 2025.
“Director Monserrat Soto Roig leads the team, bringing expertise to such matters as IP risk assessment, image rights, software licenses and work-for-hire agreements”.
“Monserrat Soto responds quickly, listens to the client’s needs and is always willing to collaborate. She proposes alternative solutions.” Legal 500, 2023.
“Making her debut in the WTR 1000 this year, Monserrat Soto dispenses strategic IP services and supports her patrons as their businesses expand. She has a deep well of local knowledge that large international players find useful when trying to get protection in the market” WTR1000, 2023
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