Rodrigo Oreamuno B.
San Jose, Costa Rica

Partner, Bufete Facio y Cañas.

Conducts mediations in Spanish and English.

Subject Specialties:
Domestic and international commercial disputes.

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Born: Costa Rica, July 28, 1939
Languages: Spanish and English

Education

  • University of Costa Rica, School of Law, lic. Iur (1964).
  • Southwestern Methodist University, Dallas Texas, Courses in International and Comparative Law (1968).

International Mediation and Arbitration

  • Member and President of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (2003-   ).
  • Member and President of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (2003-   ).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (2002-2004).
  • Member and President of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (2002-2004).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2002-   ).
  • Mediator in a case under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (2001).
  • Member of the Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (1999-  ).
  • Member and President of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (1999-2001).
  • Member and President of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (1999-2001).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID) (1999-2001).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) (1999-2001).

National Mediation and Arbitration

  • Member of an Ad Hoc Arbitration Tribunal (2003- ).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2003-2004).
  • Member of an Ad Hoc Arbitration Tribunal (2003).
  • Member of an Ad Hoc Arbitration Tribunal (2003). 
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2003-2004).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2003-2004).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2003).
  • Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Centre for Solving Real Estate Disputes (2002- ).
  • Conciliator in a case under AMCHAM's International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (2002).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Solving Real Estate Disputes (2002).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2001-2002).
  • Member of an Arbitration Tribunal under the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2001-2003).
  • Member of the Institutional Court of the Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, and member of the panel of arbitrators of said Centre (1999-      ).
  • Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of AMCHAM's International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (1999-    ).
  • Coordinator of the National Committee for the Promotion of Pacific Mechanisms for Solving Conflicts (1996-1998).

Colloquiums, Seminars & Courses

  • Participated in the 23th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington,  D.C. (November, 2006).
  • A participant in a seminar by the Latin American Group of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris (September, 2006).
  • A participant in a seminar organized by the Comité Mexicano de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional, México D.F. (August, 2005).
  • A participant in a seminar by the Latin American Group of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), México D.F. (August, 2005).
  • A participant in the Symposium about international arbitration organized by The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington, D.C. (November, 2003).
  • Participated in the 20th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington,  D.C. (November, 2003).
  • A participant and a professor in a Course about Commercial Arbitration organized by the Latin American Centre of Commercial Arbitration of the University for International Cooperation (2002).
  • Participated in the 19th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), New York (November 2002).
  • Participated in the 18th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Paris (November 2001).
  • Participated in a seminar named “Arbitration at Work:  Cross-Cultural Perspectives” sponsored by the ICC International Court of Arbitration at Coral Gables, Florida (November 2000).
  • Participated in the 17th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Washington D.C. (November 2000).
  • Participated in the 16th Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), New York (October 1999).
  • Lectured in a seminar about Foreign Investment in Latin America organized by the American Bar Association, Miami, Florida (1991).
  • Professor of Commercial Law, School of Law, University of Costa Rica (1966-1974).
  • Member of the AID-University of Costa Rica Program of the reform of law teaching (1967-1968).

Public Office

  • First Vice President of the Republic of Costa Rica (1994-1998).
  • Minister of the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica (March 1995 – July 1996).
  • Coordinator of the Government's Economic Team (July 1996 – May 1998).
  • Member of the Costa Rican Congress (1990-1992), and head of the National Liberation Party Legislative Group (1991-1992).
  • Alternate Justice of the Supreme Court (1983-1990).
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1982-1986).
  • Legal Advisor for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (1976-1982).

Participation in Business Entities

  • Elected by The Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce as the Liberal Professional of the year (November, 2003).
  • President of “Facio & Cañas” law firm (1999-2000, 2004- ).
  • Legal Advisor to EARTH (1999- ).
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors of CINDE, a private entity for the promotion of private investments, (1987-89).
  • Member of CINDE (1987-   ).
  • Member of the Board of Directors or the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce (1987).
  • Member of “Facio & Cañas” law firm (1964-   ).  Partner of “Facio & Cañas” (1970-  ).

Participation in Commissions

  • Member of the Coordinating Board of the National Concertation Forum.
  • Member of the National Committee for the Recovery of Moral, Civic and Religious Principles (1987-  ).

Participation in International Entities & Conferences

  • Member of the Board of Directors of Lex Mundi (2003- ).
  • President of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (2002 -2004).
  • Delegate of the Costa Rican Government to the conference on the Law of the Sea, Geneva, Switzerland (1975).
  • Delegate of the Costa Rican Government to the United Nations General Assembly (1973).

Participation in the Costa Rican Bar Association

  • President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Bar Association (1982-83; 1974-75; 1969-71).
  • Delegate of the Costa Rican Bar Association to meetings of the Central American Bars of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (1984-87).
  • Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association (1964-   ).