JOSE PABLO SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ (Member) born in San José, Costa Rica in 1974; admitted 1997. Education: University of Costa Rica (Law and Notary Public; LL M, 1998); Michigan State University (Intellectual Property Rights, 1998 and 2001, Courses in Regulatory Law 2001, Courses in Sustainable Agriculture, 2001). Professor and Research Fellow, University of Costa Rica, and Consultant to the National University. Author: "The Negotiations Regarding Intellectual Property Rights, Commerce and Environment: Notes For a Positive Agenda,"Diagnostic of the Current State of Property Rights in Costa Rica in the areas of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding.

Languages: Spanish and English.

Practicing areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Investment, Migratory Law and Intellectual Property.

E-Mail: jsanchez@guardiacubero.com

EDUARDO GUARDIA WILLIAMS (Member) born 1979; admitted, 2001, Costa Rica. Education: International University of the Americas (Attorney at Law and Notary Public, 2001); Complutense University, Madrid (Specialization in Banking, Finance and Stock Exchange 2003).

Memberships: Costa Rican Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Business Law, Corporate Law, Banking; Contracts; Property Law, Real State; Agrarian Law.

E-Mail: eguardiaw@guardiacubero.com