Mr. Vargas graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Centro America as an Attorney and Notary Public in 1991, with a specialty in contracts; he also studied Economics at the University of Costa Rica. Later, he lived in the United States for six years, in Long Island, New York. Mr. Vargas took advantage of his time abroad to extend his knowledge in the English language, which he speaks and understands perfectly. He has been able to acquire and update the necessary knowledge and experience in the construction and real estate industries in this country, as well as absorb American culture and customs. 

He advises a wide number of companies and is a member of numerous Boards of Directors. With vast experience negotiating, constructing and documenting mergers, acquisitions and managerial alliances of all levels, from corporate commercial and tributary (tax) points of view. Other fields he is involved in include the negotiation and preparation of commercial contracts and advising in the labor field. Since he is a Notary Public, he personally provides corporate notary services.

Mr. Vargas has been an active member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 1992.

Due to his brilliant performance as a notary public, and to the quantity of closings realized during the year 2006, Mr. Vargas received the recognition of Best Attorney several consecutive months, and at the end of the year was honored as ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR 2007 by Stewart Title Company.

Latco, the Costa Rica Real Estate Solutions Magazine, has named MV Law Firm one of the twenty-five best Law Firms in Costa Rica.

Mr. Vargas also works as an external attorney for such distinguished entities like: Banco Nacional de Costa (National Bank of Costa Rica), Instituto Nacional de Seguros (National Institute of Insurances), and Poder Judicial (Supreme Court) y Tributacion Directa (Costa Rica Tax Department).

With more than 15 years of experience, highlighted by outstanding performance in all the areas in which he offers service to a list of more than 250 clients from such different parts of the world including North America, Latin America and Europe.  Mr. Vargas differs from other attorneys in that he takes an active part in each case and personally supervises each case processed by his offices, splitting his time moving back and forth between his head office in San Jose and the rest of the national territory.

The official slogan of his Firm says it all:  ¨The excellence and rapidity in the offered services makes the difference ¨…

Mario Alberto Cordoba Zárate, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Criminal Area

As a former Judicial Officer, Mr. Cordoba performed the duties of District Attorney. In the course of ten years working within the Supreme Court of Justice, Mr. Cordoba has operated in the various roles of Prosecutor, Trial Examiner, Judge of Appeals and Criminal Judge. Currently, Mr. Cordoba is pursuing his doctorate in Criminal Law and is responsible for the firms Criminal Law cases.

Victor H Fernandez Mora, Attorney at Law and Public Notary

Being fluent in English and Spanish, Mr. Fernandez holds a degree from the Costa Rican - North American Cultural Center and earned his Law degree from Universidad Libre de Derecho in 1997. He is one of our Senior Attorneys and specializes in Corporate, Litigation, and Real Estate law, in addition to having extensive experience assisting clients relocate from abroad. He also heads our expanding branch in the beautiful region of Arenal.

Adriana Largaespada, Attorney at Law, Judicial Area

Ms. Largaespada received her law degree from the Universidad de Costa Rica, which is one of the most recognized and prestigious universities in the country. She is part of the team of professionals that represents the legal area of our firm. Adriana’s responsibilities include coordination, procedures and tracking of legal processes in diverse areas of law.

Luis Sandoval, Paralegal, Judicial Area

Mr. Sandoval is a former Judicial Officer who worked for the Supreme Court of Justice for a period of fourteen years in the role of Secretary for the Civil, Labor and Family Courts. He has over ten years experience working within the law offices of Mario Vargas and Associates. In addition to his responsibilities of preparing legal documents, he also acts as firm liaison, keeping in constant contact with the Court during trials.

Carlos Trejos Monge, Paralegal, Notarial and Judicial Areas

Carlos Trejos has been a Paralegal for the past twelve years in various legal offices. His responsibilities include Property Studies at the National Registry, Property Closings, as well as the preparation of various other legal documents. Mr. Trejos earned his law degree from the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.

Tatyana Mora, Paralegal, Notarial Area

Mrs. Mora has three years of legal experience, specializing in Real Estate legal transactions. She holds a Law major from the University of Costa Rica. She is fully bilingual (English-Spanish). Her main responsibility in this law firm is to prepare numerous Notarial documents such as incorporations, property closings, and mortgages, among others. The most meaningful thing for her is to make the client feel pleased with the law firm’s work.

Johanna Rodriguez. Paralegal Customer Service

Mrs. Rodriguez has a master’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis on global marketing; she has more than 21 years of experience in the Real Estate market, and is fluent in 4 languages: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. She is part of the Customer Service Department, and is in charge of all due diligence for the firm’s clients.

Katherine Esquivel.  Paralegal Customer Service

Mrs. Esquivel is a Costa Rican citizen, has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and two
years of Law at the Studium Generale C., UACA in Costa Rica.
Her academic formation has been throughout the years bilingual,
English-Spanish, with studies in Costa Rica and the US. Her work
experience is from Multinational Companies as of Telecommunications,
Real Estate Law and Property Management in the areas of Customer
Service, Sales and  Management in Costa Rica, Canada and the US.

Samantha Carfi Picado. Customer Service

Mrs. Picado holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. John’s University in New York. She has been living and working in Costa Rica for almost two years, and has experience working with colleagues and clients both locally and abroad. Samantha is a native English speaker and fluent in Spanish. She provides support to the Customer Service Department.

Federico Sanchez Mateo, Network and Computer Technician

Native from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Sanchez is responsible for the maintenance of our office's computer systems, networks and equipment. Other responsibilities include acting as courier between our firm and the National Registry and researching corporations, land surveys and property titles.