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Our Team<\/h1>\n

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Our team is comprised of professionals with more than 20 years of experience in Legal Services, Business Consulting, Taxes, and Accounting Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Daniel Araya<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Partner <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> daraya@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel is an Attorney and Notary Public with more than 20-years\u2019 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. <\/p>\n

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Roc\u00edo Amador<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> ramador@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Roc\u00edo is an Attorney and with more than 25 years of experience practicing law in Costa Rica and Central America. She has worked together with financial institutions, investment advisors, stock exchange brokers, insurance companies, multilateral organizations, service companies and companies registered with the Costa Rican Banking Regulator (SUGEF) for the purpose of preventing money laundering, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lucila Monge<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attorney <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> lmonge@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucila is an Attorney and Notary Public with more than 30-years\u2019 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.
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Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s Valerio<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attorney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> jvalerio@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s is an Attorney and Notary Public with extensive experience on Intellectual Property and Sanitary Permits registration. He has been part of top-tier legal firms in Costa Rica and has represented multinational brands on regulatory matters, both medical devices and food industries. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sofia Lowsky<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attorney <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> slowsky@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.
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Alonso Benavides<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attorney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> abenavides@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Alonso is an Attorney and Notary Public with more than 14-years\u2019 experience advising clients as an independent practitioner, also as Notary Public for mortgage credits for Cooperatives, legal counsel, Real Estate and Condominiums, litigation attorney for civil and collections processes. Also, he has managed and completed a large amount of immigration processes for foreign clients from different parts of the world, with outstanding results.\n<\/p>\n

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M\u00f3nica Zamora<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attorney <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> mzamora@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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.
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Geovanny Villalobos<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Certified Public Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> gvillalobos@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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.
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Aaron Morera<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Accountant <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email: <\/strong>amorera@forza.legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Aaron has more than 9 years of experience in accounting, financial, and payroll services. He is a dynamic person who has served as a financial analyst and head of accounting departments. He has worked in outsourcing companies and in the Investment Funds sector.<\/p>\n

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