About
Andrés Waisleder is Special Counsel at BLP with over 20 years' experience advising on real estate, hospitality and business law matters. He has counseled hotel developments and tourism projects, negotiated contracts with international operators across Costa Rica and Latin America, and was licensed in New York in 2002; he joined BLP as Special Counsel in 2018.
Practice areas
Real EstateHospitalityCorporate / M&A
Office
Expertise
Hotel and resort developmentLuxury resort salesTourism concessions (Golfo de Papagayo)Organized community developmentNegotiations with international hotel operators (Four Seasons, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton)Mergers & acquisitions in real estate and hospitality
Education
- Tax Specialization, Fundación Tecnológica de Costa Rica (FUNDATEC), School of Business Administration, Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2021
- Executive Program, Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management, Wharton Business School, 2017
- Master in Law, Georgetown University, 2001
- Master in Business Administration (MBA), University of Derby, England, 2000
- Law degree, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1998
Admissions
- New York (licensed 2002)
- Costa Rican Bar Association (member)
Languages
SpanishEnglishHebrew