Pedro Oller: Leading the change in arbitration for Latin America
Pedro Oller, Senior Partner, Oller Abogados
Costa Rica has been opening and expanding its economy since the 1990s, enacting significant free trade agreements and reforming its laws to enable international integration. Costa Rica’s business disputes, however, are still being resolved offshore. Pedro Oller has worked with the country’s government to reform their arbitration laws: he discusses his vision to make Costa Rica an arbitration hub in Latin America.
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