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Mayid Brenes
For foreign investors and companies making high-stakes decisions in Costa Rica

Do business in Costa Rica. Move with legal clarity.

Bilingual Costa Rica attorney for property acquisitions, business operations and administrative or judicial defense.

40+ years in Costa Rica · 14 years as Legal Director of RECOPE · English / Spanish

02Why Mayid

Experience for decisions with consequences.

Direct access, institutional fluency and a route you can explain to your partners, board or family.

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Mayid Brenes, Costa Rica attorney and notary public
Mayid Brenes · Costa Rica

Institutional perspective

Fourteen years as RECOPE's Legal Director means reading a decision from both the company side and the institution's side.

Direct senior counsel

You speak with the lawyer responsible for the strategy, not a junior intake layer that has to translate the matter later.

One connected route

The work starts with the commercial objective and turns into a clear scope, evidence plan and next decision.

Judgment built over decades

More than 40 years of practice help distinguish a manageable issue from a risk that should stop the deal.

40+

Years of Costa Rican practice

14

Years as Legal Director · RECOPE, Costa Rica's state-owned fuel company

ES/EN

Bilingual legal counsel

03How it works

Three steps. A scope you can trust.

You know the scope and fees before the legal work starts.

Step 01

Explain the decision

Tell me what you plan to buy, bid for or operate, what you already know and where the uncertainty sits.

Step 02

Receive a clear route

You receive a written scope, the evidence to review, the key risks and the fees before work begins.

Step 03

Decide and execute

I coordinate the legal work, explain the trade-offs in plain English and keep the commercial objective visible through completion.

Outside general counsel · Companies

Senior legal direction without building an in-house department.

Ongoing counsel for contracts, people, governance, regulation and the decisions that keep an operation moving in Costa Rica.

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Contracts reviewed before signature

Employment, corporate and compliance direction

Senior judgment before management decisions

Priority when a material issue appears

04Costa Rica legal insights

The question to answer before the commitment.

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05Frequently asked

Answers before we speak.

What legal services do you provide to foreign investors in Costa Rica?

I coordinate the legal side of the investment as one system: property and business due diligence, ownership structure, contracts, permits, closing, corporate compliance and ongoing legal direction. The scope is defined in writing for each matter.

Can a foreigner buy property or own a company in Costa Rica?

In general, foreigners can own titled property and participate in Costa Rican companies. Maritime-zone concessions, regulated activities, tax exposure and the choice between personal or corporate ownership require separate analysis before funds are committed.

Can you review a business acquisition as well as the real estate?

Yes. A business purchase may require corporate, contractual, employment, regulatory, tax-coordination and asset review in addition to title due diligence. The objective is to understand what you are buying, what liabilities may follow it and how the transaction should be structured.

Can you help when a company faces a Costa Rican authority?

Yes. The first step is to review the authority, record, deadline and evidence. The strategy may involve an administrative response, appeal, negotiation or preparation for judicial proceedings.

What is outside general counsel in Costa Rica?

Outside general counsel gives a company continuous senior legal direction without creating a full internal legal department. It can cover contracts, employment, governance, compliance, negotiations and management decisions under an agreed monthly scope.

Can the entire matter be handled in English and remotely?

Yes. Advice, calls and written reporting can be provided in English. Many steps can be handled remotely, although notarized or registrable acts may require a properly drafted and apostilled power of attorney.

Start with the decision

Which decision needs legal clarity?

Tell us the context. We will confirm fit and propose the most useful first scope by email.

01

Invest

Property, business or structure

02

Operate

Contracts, permits or governance

03

Defend

Authority, regulation or dispute

↗Your request arrives by email. Mayid is not the first point of contact.
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Start with the facts that matter.

Share the decision, the stage and the timing. The team reviews your request by email before defining the first scope.

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