Our Team

Daniel Araya

Partner

Email: daraya@forza.legal

Daniel is an Attorney and Notary Public with more than 20-years’ experience practicing law in Costa Rica, Central America and the United States. He led specialized teams on mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate, bank and tax law matters. He has worked with clients in several industries such as manufacturing, financial institutions, pharmaceutical, tourism, hospitality, real estate, energy and services, among others.

Lucila Monge

Attorney

Email: lmonge@forza.legal

Lucila is an Attorney and Notary Public with more than 30-years’ experience practicing law in Costa Rica; until October 2018, she served as an officer at the Costa Rican Judicial Branch, in positions such as criminal and appeal Judge, Judge of Inspection at the Costa Rican Power of Justice, and lawyer at the Constitutional Chamber at the Costa Rican Supreme Court of Justice. In 2017, she was appointed magistrate substitute of the Constitutional Court, she held this position until December 2020.

Sofia Lowsky

Attorney

Email: slowsky@forza.legal

Sofia is a seasoned legal professional with over 12 years of experience. Before joining FORZA, she led for 6 years the legal department at a SaaS startup in Israel, where she gained hands-on experience in cross-border commercial transactions, equity and debt financing, and global compliance and operations encompassing corporate governance, privacy, information security, and ESG standards. Sofia’s expertise in these domains is rooted in her earlier roles locally and abroad, at prominent law firms and Big 4 consulting firms, where she specialized in M&A, international tax consulting, and valuation preparation and analysis across diverse industries.

Mónica Zamora

Attorney

Email: mzamora@forza.legal

Monica is a corporate and labor law lawyer, Notary Public, and Business Administrator with experience in developing, growing, and strengthening new business, while being creative and a team worker.

Geovanny Villalobos

Certified Public Accountant

Email: gvillalobos@forza.legal

Geovanny has more than 30 years of experience in the practice of Accounting. He has served as head and manager of the Financial and Accounting departments in several companies. He has worked in several industries, complementing the technical elements of accounting practice with the development of key skills to manage and lead tax compliance.
 

Leonardo Castro

Accountant

Email: lcastro@forza.legal

Leonardo has more than 18 years of experience in accounting. He has served as coordinator and head of both accounting and treasury departments for companies in the agro-industrial and the health sectors, focusing his skills on obtaining results and ensuring compliance with tax obligations. He also has experience in ERP implementation.

Andrea Piña

Accounting

Email: apina@forza.legal

Andrea is a specialist in Strategic and Administrative Planning. She has worked in different industries as an accounting assistant and has been constantly updated on accounting and financial issues.

Education:

• Bachelor of Systems Engineering from the Universidad Nororiental Privada Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (2016)

Camila Araya-Wilson

Legal/Accounting Assistant

Email: caraya@forza.legal

Camila is a Business Administration student at Texas Tech University.

Education:

• High School Diploma – Lighthouse International School (2022)


Laura Sánchez

Accounting Assistant

Email: lsanchez@forza.legal

Laura has a bachelor’s degree in Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance with extensive experience in companies in the multilevel and financial cooperative sector. He is a person with high knowledge in support in different administrative areas, mainly with a high focus on customer service.

Hilary Cordero

Accounting Assistant

Email: hcordero@forza.legal

Hilary is an Accounting Technician and a student of Public Accounting with experience in accounting for service companies, with knowledge in filing tax returns and handling accounting systems.