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<h1>A boutique firm, <em>international by design.</em></h1>
<p class="lede">FORZA has served international companies, investors and family offices from Costa Rica for more than twenty years — staying small enough to keep partners on every file, and large enough, through the Alliott Global Alliance, to follow clients into 80 countries.</p>
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HQ ·········· San José<br/>
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<span class="eyebrow">Our story</span>
<h2 style="margin:12px 0 28px">A firm built for the businesses <em>between borders</em>.</h2>
<p class="lead">FORZA was founded on a simple conviction: international businesses working in Costa Rica deserve a single, senior-led partner — not a rotation of juniors, not the overhead of an institutional firm.</p>
<p>Every engagement is led by a partner with twenty-plus years of experience. Every client reaches us bilingually, in San José or Guanacaste, by phone or WhatsApp. Every matter is billed fixed-fee where possible, with one coordinated invoice across legal, tax and outsourcing.</p>
<p>We serve companies investing in Costa Rica, families relocating here, investors building Pacific-coast resorts, technology groups setting up nearshore operations, and multinationals restructuring tax exposure — and we coordinate with counsel across 80 countries through our membership in the Alliott Global Alliance.</p>
<p>We are deliberately boutique. That is the product.</p>
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<span class="eyebrow">What we believe</span>
<h2>Four principles. <em style="font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--pacific)">One engagement model.</em></h2>
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<p>Every engagement FORZA takes on is shaped by the same four commitments. If any of these don't fit your expectations, we're not the right firm for you.</p>
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<span class="num">01 / Partner-led</span>
<h3>A partner leads every file.</h3>
<p>The partner you speak with on the first call stays on your matter — not as a supervisor, but as the working attorney. No handoff to juniors, no rotating relationship managers.</p>
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<span class="num">02 / Integrated</span>
<h3>Legal, tax & operations as one.</h3>
<p>Most international clients need some mix of all three. FORZA delivers them as a single, coordinated engagement — so you coordinate one firm, one partner, one invoice.</p>
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<span class="num">03 / Bilingual</span>
<h3>English is a first-class citizen.</h3>
<p>Contracts, memos, filings and meetings in whichever language you prefer. We translate into Spanish only where Costa Rican law requires it — your in-house team reads plain English.</p>
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<span class="num">04 / Fixed-fee first</span>
<h3>Transparent, predictable pricing.</h3>
<p>Wherever scope allows, we quote fixed or capped fees by deliverable — not hours. You know what the work costs before we start, and we absorb inefficiency, not you.</p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:12px">One Costa Rican partner. <em>A worldwide firm at your back.</em></h2>
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<p>FORZA is the <b style="color:#fff">exclusive Costa Rica member of the Alliott Global Alliance</b> — the sixth-largest alliance of independent professional services firms in the world.</p>
<p>Through the Alliance, our clients access coordinated legal, tax and advisory support in 80 countries without juggling multiple retainers. One point of contact in San José, many jurisdictions served.</p>
<p>Alliott member firms meet the Alliance's independence, quality and ethics standards — and we screen every referral personally before making the introduction.</p>
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<div class="al-stat"><b>180+</b><span>Independent member firms</span></div>
<div class="al-stat"><b>80</b><span>Countries represented</span></div>
<div class="al-stat"><b>6th</b><span>Largest global alliance</span></div>
<div class="al-stat"><b>1</b><span>Exclusive CR member · FORZA</span></div>
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<h2>Senior counsel. <em style="font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--pacific)">On every file.</em></h2>
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<p>More than 20 years of combined experience across legal, tax and operational practice — and the structural commitment that a partner stays with your matter from scope through close.</p>
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<h3>Partner · Legal</h3>
<div class="role">Corporate · M&A · FDI</div>
<p class="bio">Lead counsel on cross-border transactions, joint ventures and foreign direct investment structuring in Costa Rica. Works directly with general counsel and deal teams abroad.</p>
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<span>LLM · International Business</span>
<span>CR Bar · Licensed</span>
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<p class="bio">International tax planning, transfer pricing and controversy for multinational groups operating in or through Costa Rica. Former tax authority experience.</p>
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<span>LLM · Tax</span>
<span>Transfer Pricing Cert.</span>
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<div class="role">Accounting · Payroll · CFO</div>
<p class="bio">Leads CFO-level outsourcing engagements for regulated and multinational clients — covering accounting, payroll, compliance reporting and back-office operations.</p>
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<span>CPA · Costa Rica</span>
<span>Free-Trade Zone expert</span>
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<h2>Twenty years, in short.</h2>
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<p>A condensed history of how FORZA got here — from a single practice in San José to an integrated boutique serving clients across three continents.</p>
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<h4>Founded in San José</h4>
<p>FORZA opens as a boutique legal practice serving international companies doing business in Costa Rica.</p>
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<h4>Tax practice added</h4>
<p>Local and cross-border tax planning, compliance and controversy becomes the firm's second pillar, in response to multinational client demand.</p>
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<h4>Outsourcing pillar launched</h4>
<p>Accounting, payroll and back-office services formalized — clients who engaged us for legal or tax work began requesting integrated operational support.</p>
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<div class="time-year">2017</div>
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<h4>Guanacaste office opens</h4>
<p>Second office opens on the Pacific coast to serve hospitality, tourism and resort-real-estate clients on the ground.</p>
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<h4>Alliott Global Alliance — exclusive Costa Rica member</h4>
<p>FORZA joins as the exclusive Costa Rica member of the Alliott Global Alliance, bringing 80-country coordination capacity to clients.</p>
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<div class="time-year">2026</div>
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<h4>20+ years. Boutique by design.</h4>
<p>Today, FORZA remains deliberately boutique — three partners leading three integrated practices, serving clients from twenty-plus jurisdictions.</p>
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<h2>Independently verified.</h2>
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<p>Memberships and certifications that reflect the firm's standards — independently maintained, not self-awarded.</p>
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<div class="recog"><b>Alliott Global</b><span>Exclusive CR member</span></div>
<div class="recog"><b>CR Bar Association</b><span>All attorneys licensed</span></div>
<div class="recog"><b>CR CPA Association</b><span>Outsourcing team certified</span></div>
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<h2 style="margin-top:14px">Tell us about your Costa Rica project.</h2>
<p>Most first calls are 30 minutes. You'll hear back within 24 hours — in English or Spanish, by phone, email or WhatsApp.</p>
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<h3 style="margin:10px 0 14px;font-size:22px">After a first call:</h3>
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<li style="display:flex;gap:12px;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.55"><span style="color:var(--pacific);font-weight:700">2.</span>Partner-led engagement kickoff</li>
<li style="display:flex;gap:12px;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.55"><span style="color:var(--pacific);font-weight:700">3.</span>Weekly bilingual status reporting</li>
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