Pedro Oller

San Jose, Costa Rica
Senior Partner

phone (506) 2257-1290
fax (506) 2222-5494
email Email Me

Pedro Oller is our senior partner and head of the corporate practice group where he counsels companies in different sectors and countries. He is also our lead litigator on matters involving both civil and commercial concerns as well as arbitrations, where he has served as both arbitrator and counsel to parties involved in such. Mr. Oller is also experienced in merger and acquisition transactions and corporate reorganizations and governance. He has a law degree from the Universidad de San Jose (1996) and an LL.M. from Duke University (1995). Pedro also underwent special post-graduate studies in banking and securities law through a joint program between Duke University and Universite Libre de Bruixelles. His continuing education includes the Program for Instruction for Lawyers and the Negotiation Workshop at Harvard Law School (1997), the Bootcamp for Lawyers at Silicon Valley (Garage.com, 2000), the Finance and Accounting Fundamentals Program at NYU Stern School of Business (2002), and the Leading Professional Service Firms Program at Harvard Business School (2004). Mr. Oller was recognized by Latin Lawyer as one of the 40 top lawyers under the age of 40 for Central America, Panama, and the Caribbean. Pedro is a columnist for the local newspaper La Republica and a contributor to the weekly El Financiero. He is also an active member of the Costa Rican Bar Association, the International Chapter of the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, where he serves on the Law Firm Management Committee, and the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. He is on the board of directors of several enterprises amongst which are: Atlas One Financial, Sui Generis, and Total-Pet. Mr. Oller was part of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art and Design and of the editorial committee of the National Law Center for international Free-Trade (Phoenix, Arizona). He is married to Renée Gonzalez and father to Jimena, Enrique and Antonio.

  • Corporate Law
  • Merger and Acquisition
  • Corporate Reorganizations and Governance
  • Arbitration

Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1995 LL.M.

Universidad de San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1996

Duke University and Universite Libre de Bruixelles Post-Graduate Studies in Banking and Securities Law

Program for Instruction for Lawyers and the Negotiation Workshop at Harvard Law School, 1997 Bootcamp for Lawyers at Silicon Valley, 2000

Finance and Accounting Fundamentals Program at NYU Stern School of Business, 2002

Leading Professional Service Firms Program at Harvard Business School, 2004

La Republica, Columnist [Show Articles]

El Financiero, Contributor [Show Article #1] [Show Article #2] [Show Article #3]

International Dispute Resolution: A Global Perspective
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (2008),
Chapter on Costa Rica (with the collaboration of Ivannia Méndez)

Named One of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 by "Latin Lawyer", Central America, Panama, and the Caribbean

Costa Rican Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association, International Chapter
Member

International Bar Association
Member

Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member

Atlas One Financial, Sui Generis, and Total-Pet
Board of Directors

Museum of Modern Art and Design
Board of Trustees

National Law Center for International Free-Trade, Phoenix, Arizona
Editorial Committee

  • Spanish
  • English
  • French