Director

• Jul 2023 - Present

• Digital Compliance and Advisory: Advises diverse industries, including prominent BigTech firms, on comprehensive digital compliance measures. Architect tailored policies, strategies, and procedures that ensure adherence to data protection, cybersecurity, AI and digital regulations, while facilitating the realization of business objectives. • Regulatory Engagement & Digital Policy consulting: Assists clients in effectively interacting with regulators and decision-makers in the digital law and policy sphere. • Strategic Digital Risk Management & Project consulting: Orchestrates strategic digital risk management and project consulting across diverse sectors, including Governance of Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance & Sharing, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity, enabling clients to confidently navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape. Show less

Visiting Research Fellow

• Nov 2022 - Present

Visiting Graduate Research Fellow at the Tech Policy Lab - Duke Sanford School of Public Policy. Program manager of Duke's Cybersecurity Leadership Program in Costa Rica (March 2023), an exclusive event co-organized with the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, that brings together private sector leaders from various industries and senior government officials for an intensive three-day workshop aimed at increasing cybersecurity readiness, capacity, and awareness in the Latin-American region. General research on issues at the intersection of law, public policy and technology, and especially how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts the law and vice versa, frameworks available to manage the ethical and societal risks of AI, and potential regulations to prevent harms. Show less

Executive Director

• Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

Managed PRIDAT, a non-profit organization that promotes the right to privacy and data protection in the digital environment. -Co-authored three bills for Congress on issues of national relevance related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital services, to promote digital public policies aligned with fundamental rights and democracy. -Prepared briefing papers and public statements on privacy issues. -Drafted, filed, and argued lawsuits and claims before the courts against measures adopted by the government infringing the right to privacy and data protection. -Organized and participated in events related to data privacy in the Latin American region. -Arranged collaborations with other non-profit organizations, private sector, academia and public authorities to advance better privacy and cybersecurity policies. Show less

Associate TMT & Privacy

• Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

Senior Associate in the Technology & Media department -Served as local legal coordinator of an eight-month consultancy for the development of an Artificial Intelligence Policy in Costa Rica, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Costa Rican Ministry of Technology. -Advised companies and organizations across Latin America in the compliance of worldwide data privacy regulations and cybersecurity best practices (i.e. GDPR, LGPD, NIS, among others). -Drafted technology contracts, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policies and Programs, Software licensing agreements. -Provided extensive advice on digital platforms regulations and public policy services to Big Tech and other technology-based businesses, to help them keep track of new regulations in the sector. Show less

Researcher

• Dec 2020 - Nov 2022

The IIJS pioneers an open platform that connects civic engagement with interdisciplinary research focused on fair artificial intelligence, inclusive digital governance and human rights law in digital spheres. I focus my research on AI Fairness and regulatory frameworks for new technologies. The IIJS pioneers an open platform that connects civic engagement with interdisciplinary research focused on fair artificial intelligence, inclusive digital governance and human rights law in digital spheres. I focus my research on AI Fairness and regulatory frameworks for new technologies.

Senior Associate

• Aug 2018 - Jun 2021

-Successfully represented clients of regulated industries, including ride-hailing technology companies, in administrative trials and processes, allowing them to avoid penalties by the State and maintain operations in the country. -Structured public-private agreements and provided extensive legal advice on public procurement. -Significantly contributed to a research project and proposal for the transformation of the energy sector in Costa Rica. -Participated, as part of the consulting team, in the drafting of secondary regulations, manuals and guidelines for the antitrust regulators, for them to enforce the applicable antitrust legislation. Show less

International Visiting Lawyer (temp)

• Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

Drafted handbooks, regulatory reports, and policies for FinTech start-ups and Investment Funds that helped them provide their services in compliance with the applicable financial regulations. Drafted handbooks, regulatory reports, and policies for FinTech start-ups and Investment Funds that helped them provide their services in compliance with the applicable financial regulations.

Abogado

• Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

Managed the Administrative Dispute Resolution Practice and effectively directed several judicial proceedings on behalf of clients, against the government and authorities.

Litigation Paralegal | Asistente Legal en Litigio

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

Paralegal | Asistente Legal

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2014

Asistente Legal en materia de Derecho Público Económico, Regulación Económica, Sectores Regulados Litigio Asistente Legal en materia de Derecho Público Económico, Regulación Económica, Sectores Regulados Litigio

Law Clerk | Técnico Judicial ad honorem

• Aug 2012 - Feb 2013