Roberto Cordero
Senior Counsel
- lamb@altalegal.com
- +506 4036 2000
- +506 4036 2048
- +506 8335 8393
- Costa Rica
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Roberto is a senior counsel at ALTA Costa Rica, his practice focuses on Environmental and ESG Law in Costa Rica. He has more than 20 years of experience advising national and international organizations on issues related to compliance audits of environmental legislation, occupational health and safety, and food safety.
He has advised corporate clients, public institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations in Central and South America, providing comprehensive legal advice, innovative solutions and a preventive approach based on risk analysis on environmental legal matters, occupational health and safety, which views sustainability as the correct way of doing business.
He is an expert auditor in Environmental Management Systems, Occupational Health, Quality, Food Safety and Social Responsibility based on ISO standards, as well as Rain Forest Alliance standards for coffee, ornamental plants, bananas, excellence audits in pineapple and BASC.
Roberto has extensive experience leading the development and implementation of Environmental Due Diligence processes from the diagnosis, quantification, sampling and final remediation phases. He also participates in the development of Environmental Impact Studies in projects of various kinds.
He is an Environmental Regent registered with the National Environmental Secretariat of Costa Rica (SETENA) and has participated in the regency processes of companies such as Marina Golfito, Van Oord Bam (Moín Container Dock), Hotel Fiesta Developer, Sur Química, Kimberly Clark, Proquinal, ADSM Central America SA, Hotel and Condominium Villas Wafou, Boston Scientific, CSI Closure Systems Manufacturing of Central America, Arthrocare Costa Rica SRL, among others.
He is an expert in the management of environmental and occupational health and safety crises, as well as in environmental strategy communication processes. He has served as a litigator in the Administrative Environmental Court, as well as in environmental criminal proceedings.
Since 2015, he has been an advisor to the Costa Rican Chamber of Pineapple Producers and was coordinator of the Environmental and Sustainability Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica (AMCHAM). He is a member of the Environmental Commission of the Costa Rican Bar Association and of the Technical Committee for the Review of the Regulations for the Evaluation and Classification of the Quality of Surface Water Bodies in Costa Rica.
Recognitions
- Recognized as an expert in the area of environmental law by the global legal directors of Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer and Legal 500.
Academic Background
- Graduate of the Master's Degree in Public Law with an Emphasis on Environmental Law, Autonomous University of Central America.
- Bachelor of Law, Autonomous University of Central America, 2001.
Associations and affiliations
- Costa Rican Bar Association.
- Environmental Legal Advisor to the Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters (CANAPEP).
- Member of the Environmental Commission of the Costa Rican Bar Association.
- Environmental Consultant registered with SETENA.
- Member of the Environmental Commission of AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce).