Dr. Rodolfo Saborío Valverde
Diana Coto León, LLM
Carlos Manuel Saborío Coto
Mercedes Valverde Kopper, Of Counsel

Diana Coto, LLM

Degrees and academic credentials:

  • 1997- LL.M. (Master of Laws) Harvard Law School , Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • 1994- Law School Degree (J.D equivalent), Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica U.A.C.A. San José, Costa Rica.
  • 1994 - Notary Public, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica U.A.C.A. San José, Costa Rica.
  • 1993- Bachelor of Laws . Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica U.A.C.A. San José, Costa Rica

Academic Honors:

  • Academic Award for academic excellence. Awarded by the Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, 1995.
  • Summa Cum Laude Probatus, Law School Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, 1994.
  • Cum Laude Probatus, Bachelor of Laws degree, Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, 1993.

Professional and Academical Experience:

  • 1990- 1991: Assistant in the Attorney General's Office, San José, Costa Rica.
  • 1995 - to 2000: Executive Director Asociación Red de Consumidores Alerta. San José, Costa Rica.
  • 1995 to current date: Partner, Saborio & Coto Law Firm, San José, Costa Rica.
  • 1997 to 1998: Law instructor for courses in Public Law and Tax Procedure, Masters degree program on Tax Advise for Enterprises, ULACIT. San José Costa Rica.
  • 1998-1999: Contributor to the Semanario El Financiero on tax law related topics.
  • 1999- 2001: Executive Director del Reform Project of the Legal Framework of the Public Administration. overseen by the Second Vicepresidency of the Costa Rican Republic / IDB.

Licenses:

  • Since 1994- Attorney at law by the Costa Rican Bar Association
  • Since 1999- Attorney and Counselor at law, by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, USA.

Languages:

  • Fluent in English
  • Fluent in Spanish

Membership in organizations:

  • Costa Rican Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Tax Section, NYSBA
  • Harvard Law School Alumni Association