Arias adds head labour partner in Costa Rica

Arias has recruited labour and social security law attorney Carolina Soto as leader of its labour law department in its San José, Costa Rica office. 

Carolina (pictured) has 18 years of experience in company shutdowns, merger and acquisition processes, labour disputes and representation of multinational companies before government entities.

She holds a law degree from the University of Costa Rica, and a master’s degree in labour law and social security from the Distance State University (UNED).

“Joining Arias means for me a fundamental and necessary step in my professional career, and this new challenge will allow me to not only grow in work experience and knowledge, but also learn from the operation of an integrated firm, which is innovating constantly,” Soto said.

“To our firm it is extremely significant to be able to rely on Carolina’s experience, trajectory, maturity and leadership to design more sophisticated and innovative services, and which, without a doubt, will give us competitive advantages and value to our specialization in labour law, now with five lawyers dedicated exclusively to solving problems related to this area,” Carolina Flores, a partner at the firm, said.

This hiring represents the strengthening of the firm’s commitment to female participation in leadership and decision-making positions, Arias said in a statement.

Arias has offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.