Neftalí Garro

Neftalí Garro is a partner at BLP, specializing in Corporate Law and Insurance & Reinsurance, a practice he leads in coordination with other lawyers.
Over more than 20 years of experience, he has advised on mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and agency and distribution agreements, representing both domestic and multinational companies.
In the Insurance & Reinsurance practice, he has extensive knowledge of licensing and regulatory matters, reinsurance transactions, insurance contracts, and complex litigation in this area, representing leading insurance brokers in Central America.
Neftalí is recognized as an expert lawyer and a leader in insurance matters, and is admired by clients and colleagues for his track record in the Insurance & Reinsurance practice. He is regarded as a point of reference and one of the leading insurance lawyers in Central America. Clients admire his leadership and extensive technical knowledge of insurance matters.

Education

• Master’s in Insurance Law, Fullbright Scholar, United States, 2000. Diploma in the Fundamentals of United States Law, Georgetown University, United States, 1999. Law degree with honors, University of Costa Rica, 1997.

Memberships

• Insuralex: Chair of the Board of Directors Interlaw: Board member Costa Rican Association of Insurance and Finance Law (ACODES): President DR CAFTA: Eligible arbitrator for the Settlement of Financial Services Disputes International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC): Member Association of Private Insurers of Costa Rica (AAP): Coordinator of the Legal Committee Italian-Costa Rican Chamber of Industry and Commerce: Treasurer Costa Rican Bar Association: Member of the Civil and Commercial Law Commission Costa Rica por Siempre Association: Member Costa Rican Institute of Corporate Governance: Member Costa Rican Association of International Law Phillip C. Jessup (ACODI): Former president