Luis Ortiz

Luis Ortiz is a BLP Partner in the San José office. He directs the firm’s practice area of Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation at a regional level. He is also part of the practice areas of Energy & Infrastructure and Telecommunications, Media and Technology, in which he contributes his extensive knowledge in regulatory matters and administrative law. He also excels in the practice of Dispute Resolution due to his experience in litigation and arbitration.
In his 17 years of experience, he has advised on a variety of government issues, public bidding and contracting, public policies and strategies and procurement by the State. He is an active litigant in matters related to Administrative and Constitutional Law. Due to his experience in this area, Luis has been included in the list of expert arbitrators of the Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIAR).
Clients and colleagues recognize Luis for his "immense knowledge of administrative law", which gives a great depth to his legal analysis. He is described as a brilliant and very studious lawyer, a dedicated and highly qualified professional. He is recognized for advising on public law issues of infrastructure projects, as well as specific issues that affect the technology and media sector.

Education

• Diploma in Regulation and Competition, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain, 2016 Diploma in Regulation, Federal Commission for Regulatory Improvement of Mexico, 2012 Diploma in Business Administration for Lawyers, Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE), Costa Rica, 2011 Graduate in Administrative Law, Economic Regulation and Public Services, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2007 Master in Internal Public Law, Universidad Carlos III in partnership with Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, Spain-Costa Rica, 2004 Law degree, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, Costa Rica, 2000.

Memberships

• Ibero-American Center of Arbitration (CIAR): Expert Arbitrator Ibero-American Association for Regulation Studies (ASIER): Vice-President Chamber of Banks and Financial Institutions of Costa Rica: External legal counsel Chamber of Investment Funds (CAFI): Comptroller Costa Rica Bar Association: Co-coordinator of the Administrative Law Commission Costa Rican Association of Regulation Studies: President Administrative, Environmental and Administrative Law Studies Center based in the Faculty of Law of the University of Sao Paulo: Member Costa Rican Institute of Procedural Law: Member Infocomunication and Technology Chamber of Costa Rica (INFOCOM): Member of Broadband Commissions and Training Costa Rica Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP): Member of the Public Works Commission Costa Rican Chamber of Construction: Member of the Commission for the Drafting of the Regulation of Public-Private Partnerships University of International Cooperation (UCI): Certified Arbitrator