MARCO UREÑA

Partner

murena@altalegal.com

+506 4036-2012

Practice Areas

Public

Industries

Real Estate

Telecommunications, Media and Technology

Languages

English

German

Spanish

Lawyer Marco Ureña
He is very responsive and has great English skills.” They also deem him “very available and knowledgeable.”
— Chambers Latin America 2018

Marco joined the firm in 2010 and since then, he has advised local and international clients on complex Administrative and Regulatory Law issues, with special emphasis on government procurement, Competition and Consumer Law, and Telecommunications. He also has extensive experience in litigation related to the State, both in administrative proceedings and in contentious-administrative judicial proceedings. 

Marco has been a speaker at multiple conferences and seminars, and actively participates in business associations and chambers on issues related to his knowledge and experience. 

He is a member of the Costa Rican Bar Association, UCCAEP (Telecommunications Commission), Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), Business Network International (BNI), and Soft Landing World (SLW).

Academic Background

Law Degree from Universidad de Costa Rica (2002).

Master in Business Law from Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (2008).

Specialist in Telecommunications Regulation from Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (2010).

Specialist in Government Procurement from Universidad de Costa Rica (2011).

Master in Business, Competition and Regulatory Law from Institute for German and European Business, Competition and Regulatory Law, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (2013).

Rankings and awards

Marco has been ranked by Chambers & Partners in the areas of Public Law, Competition and TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology). 

Marco Ureña: Latin America, Top Ranked, Chambers Logo 2023.