Languages
• Spanish, English and Hebrew.
Education
• Columbia University School of Law, New York, United States (LL.M., 1999). Honor student.
• Scholarship from Fulbright-LASPAU and the Organization of American States.
• Rubin Scholar, Columbia Law School (1998–1999).
• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School.
• College of Insurance, New York, USA, “Risk Management & Insurance”.
• Practicing Law Institute, New York, USA, “Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities”.
• Universidad de Costa Rica, Law Degree and Notary Public. (Honor student, best academic average grade, honor graduation, 1994).
Membership
• Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association.
• Member of the International Insurance Society.
• Member of the Costa Rican Association of International Law.
• Founding member of the Association for the Study of CAFTA.
• Founding member of the Costa Rican Association of Insurance Law.
• Member of the Entrepreneurs Organization: Membership Chair, President of the Costa Rican Chapter, Area Director for Central America and the Caribbean, and Regional Director for Latin America.
• Director of the Costa Rica-Israel Forum.
• Founding member of the Costa Rica-Israel Chamber of Commerce (Vice-President and President).
• Founding member and Director of Foro Interreligioso de Costa Rica.
Career
• CINDE, Costa Rica: Comptroller of the Board of Directors (2015-2018), Chairman of the Board of Directors (2019-20024), Director (2024-today).
• PROCOMER, Costa Rica: Member of the Board of Directors (2010-2014).
• Sfera Legal, Costa Rica. Attorney and Founding Partner (2012-today).
• Arbitrator of the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce and of the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce.
• Professor at LEAD University and Universidad de Costa Rica.
• Private Property Registry, San José, Costa Rica, ExPresident of the Board.
• Feinzaig, Scharf & van der Putten, Costa Rica. Attorney and Founding Partner (2000-2012).
• Brown & Wood LLP, New York. Foreign Associate (1999-2000).
• Facio & Cañas Law Firm, Costa Rica. Associate Attorney (1994-2000).
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