MARIO GÓMEZ PACHECO
PRACTICE AREAS
- Commercial and Financial Litigation
- Arbitration
- Anti-trust
- Corporate Finance
- Structured Finance
- Insurance Law
- Registration, Compliance and Supervision of Financial Institutions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Law Firm Gomez y Galindo, San José Costa Rica. Founder (1993), dealing mainly with Banking and Financial Law.
- Legal Counselor for the National Banking Association of Costa Rica (1999-2001)
- Litigation attorney for cases involving financial fraud coordinated with international entities like the FBI and DEA.
- National Banking Association Representative before the Special Commission against Drug Dealing, aiding in the reform to the Psychotropic’s Bill (2001).
- Consultant for the AID and FMO in the Financial Services Programs and in processes of securitizations.
- Money Laundering National Commission (1997)
- Legal Advisor for the Interbank Commission for Money Laundering Prevention (1996)
- Advisor for the Financial Reform Commission of Costa Rica’s Congress while reforming the LeyOrgánica del Banco Central (1994)
- National Banking Association Representative for banking bankruptcy liquidating boards (1992-2001).
- Fomer Executive Director of the National Banking Association (1991-1996)
- Former Alternate Executive Director for the Central American Federation of Banks
- Professor for the Universidad Autónoma de México, Costa Rica campus.
- Instructor on Money Laundering Prevention for the Banking Legislation Program for the National Banking Association (2001).
EDUCATION
- Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. June 2009
- Banking Specialized Courses,University of MacGill, Canada.
LANGUAGES
- Spanish (native)
- English (fluent)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Licensed to practice in Costa Rica
- Fulfilled all the legal requirements to become a Public Notary in Costa Rica and to sit for theNew York Bar
- Memeberof the National Committee of the ICC Commission on Banking Technique and Practice (Costa Rica) and Official Representative of the Committee before the ICC Commission (Paris)
- Member of the National Committee of the ICC
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