Rogelio Navas is a Costa Rican attorney and Notary Public, specialized in Costa Rica Corporate Labor Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property (Copyrights and Trademarks), Real Estate Law and Transactions, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Consumers’ Rights, Antitrust Law, Representation of Foreign Companies and Alternative Conflict Resolution (mediation and arbitration). He completed his legal studies at the School of Law of the University of Costa Rica in 2000, and graduated with honors in 2003.

Before completing his legal studies, Rogelio Navas worked as a legal assistant in Navas & Navas, acquiring experience and knowledge in fields such as Criminal and Labor Law, as well as in Consumer Rights, Intellectual Property and Unlawful Competition (Antitrust Law).

From 2001 through 2006, he was part of the legal team of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), where he played an important role in the defense of copyrights for Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Autodesk, Symantec and Bentley Systems, to mention only a few. The experience and knowledge acquired in this position were the basis for teaching training courses related with copyrights matters to Judges and Prosecutors in 2002. He also provided services as counselor for Librería Lehmann,Textos Educativos y Grupo Mutual Alajuela- La Vivienda.

In 2006, Mr. Navas joined the legal team of the prestigious firm Lang and Associates, where he was head of the Litigation Department and the Corporate Labor Law Department. He also specialized in complex real estate transactions, corporate contractual matters and cases related with representatives and agents of foreign firms.

In 2010 Mr. Navas co-authored the Costa Rica chapter of the International Guide to International Employment and Labor Law, by the Littler Mendelson firm. In 2013 he was also an author for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation and Dispute Resolution-2013 by the Londinense Global Legal Group, Ltd. (GLG).Later, as part of his interest in alternative dispute resolution, in 2013 Rogelio Navas was certified in Domestic and International Arbitration by the Center for Alternative Justice of the Costa Rican Bar Association, the Inter American Commission on Commercial Arbitration and DINARAC (Costa Rican Ministry of Justice and Peace).

In 2014 he was certified by the Center for Alternative Justice of the Bar Association as a Mediator and Conciliator, which provides him great skills for negotiation of different matters.

Throughout his career, Rogelio Navas obtained important mentions and recommendations from several clients and firms, such as the Chambers and Partners, where he was first ranked in 2010. In 2014 Rogelio was recognized as a “Notable Practitioner”. It was stated that “Rogelio was praised equally by clients and coworkers for his activity and knowledge of the labor sector. His practice also covers corporate matters”. In the area of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) he was mentioned as a “key contact”. 

In the area of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) he was mentioned as a “key contact”. Statements in 2015 indicate that “His level of responsiveness is fantastic,” and add that “he is very good in labour law matters.”

More recently, in the 2016 Chambers and Partners Latin America Guide. According with Chambers and Partners, Mr. Navas “is recognised for his activity within the labour sphere. His broad practice covers corporate labour law, corporate law, IP and litigation.”