Lic. Randall Chuken Vargas
(Founder of “CHUKEN & ATTORNEYS AT LAW”)

Born on July 16th, 1970.

STUDIES

• Diploma Degree in Middle Education
• Graduate from the “Colegio Académico” (Academic College)
• Legal English, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
• Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Law Faculty, “Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica” (Autonomous University of Central America)

PRACTICE AREAS (Specialization)

• Real-Estate
• Commercial Law (Mercantile Law)
• Civil Litigations
• Contracts
• Corporate Law
• Associations Law an Intellectual Property (Copyrights, Patent Rights)

LABOR AND FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

In his career Randall has collaborated with many prestigious Law Firms, such as:

• In his professional labor highlights his collaboration with prestigious Law Firms in our media, such as: Weisleder & Asociados (Weisleder & Associates) and Baltodano & Asociados (Baltodano & Associates). In like manner it is highlighted his labor (work) at the Civil Tax Court in Summary Matters.

• Outstanding in his administration as President of the ‘Student Association of the Academical College of the Autonomous University of Central America’, and as its President in the Student Council.

• Currently he is dedicated to (his practice) the free exercise of the Law Profession.

• Outstanding in his participation as ‘Agent of Change’ within the leadership group at National level of the “Foundation Frederich Elberth”.

• He has also worked in Civil Tax Court in Summary Matters

• Administrated as President of the student Association of the Academical College of the Autonomous University of Central America, and served as President in the Student Council.

• Currently Randall is dedicated to his practice and the free exercise of the Law Profession

• Participated as Agent of Change within the Leadership group at National Level of the Foundation Frederich Elbert.

Dr. Carlos Carrera – Of Counsel

ACADEMIC RECORD:

UNIVERSITY: University of Costa Rica, Law School. Graduation: 1987. POSTGRADUATE: Specialist in Commercial Law, Law School, University of Costa Rica. Graduation: 1991.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Costa Rican Bar Association, 1987.

ACADEMIC AWARDS:

• HONOR STUDENT, Faculty of Law, University of Costa Rica, year 1985.
• HONOR STUDENT, Faculty of Law, University of Costa Rica, year 1986.

DEGREE THESIS: “The Mercantile Current Account Contract”. Approved with DISTINCTION AND RECOMMENDED ITS PUBLICATION, year 1987.

GRADUATION OF HONOR, Specialist in Commercial Law, Postgraduate Studies System, University of Costa Rica, year 1991.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

Professor of General Theory of Law I and II, General Commercial Law I and II (General Commercial Law and Corporate Law), Special Commercial Law I and II (Certificate Law or Securities and Commercial Contract Law), from the 1988 and until 1999, at the FREE SCHOOL OF LAW OF THE AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF CENTROAMERICA (U.A.C.A.) and at the FREE SCHOOL OF LAW UNIVERSITY. (UNIVERSIDAD ESCUELA LIBRE DE DERECHO)

Professor of Commercial Law I, II and III (General Commercial Law, Corporate Law and Securities), at the UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, from 1989 to 1999.

Professor of Commercial Law I and II.  Director of the Chair of Commercial Law at the INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAS, 1991 and 1992.

Professor of COMMERCIAL PRIVATE CONTRACTING LAW at the Academic College of the UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CENTROAMERICA, in 1999.

Currently Professor of Commercial Law I and II, Faculty of Law of the University of Costa Rica (1989-2019).

f) Adviser Member of Graduation Thesis and Examining Courts of Undergraduate Thesis to obtain for the title of Bachelor in Law, of the Commercial Law Department of the University of Costa Rica.

PUBLICATIONS IN SPECIALIZED LEGAL JOURNALS MAGAZINES AND BOOKS

• “The Exchange Bill.” In Tribuna Libre Magazine. Free School of Law.
• Comments to the Reform to the Law of Representatives of Foreign Houses. Judicial Magazine No. 104. Year 2012.
• Comments to the Law of Tax on Legal Entities. Judicial Magazine No. 106. Year 2013
• Commercial processes. Impact of the New Civil Procedure Code. In Memoirs. V International Congress of Procedural Law. ICDP, San José, September 2016
• Brief reflections on the new grounds for dissolution in matters of commercial companies regulated in Law No. 9699. Judicial Magazine No. 129. Year 2021.
• Reflections over the principle of double legitimation in Costa Rican corporate law. Regulatory and jurisprudential analysis. International Journal of Corporate Law, Law class, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2021.
• Book entitled THE RIGHT TO DIVIDEND (PROFITS) AGREEING TO THE LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE OF COSTA RICA, IJL, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2021.

COURSES AND SEMINARS:

Mr. Carrera has attended to:

• INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OVER BANKRUPTCY REFORM, May 4-6, 2015. Costa Rican Bar Association.
• BUSINESS LAW TECHNIQUES AND CHALLENGES, dated November 5, 6 and 7, 2013, Costa Rican Bar Association.
• BANKRUPTCY LAW WORKSHOP, June 3, 2013, WORLD BANK AND SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
• International Symposium over Bankruptcy Reform. Costa Rican Bar Association, 2015.
• V International Congress of Civil Procedural Law, Ordinary and Special Processes. September 2016, as speaker
• Taxation of Legal Entities. As speaker. Costa Rican Bar Association, November 2016.
• Dissolution and Liquidation of Companies owing to tax debts. As speaker. Costa Rican Bar Association, June 29, 2017.
• IX Congress of Procedural Law. Speaker. Institute of Scientific Procedural Law, San José, Costa Rica, 2019.
• XI Congress of Procedural Law. New Insolvency Law. Interventor and Administrator. Lecturer. Institute of Scientific Procedural Law, San José, 2021.

WORK EXPERIENCE.

• 1987-1990 Member of BRAVO-MEZA Y ASOCIADOS Law Firm.
• 1992 to 2001 founding member of GUTIERREZ-CARRERA Law Firm, from January 2001 BUFETE CARRERA & ASOCIADOS.
• 2002 to 2018 Member of BUFETE CONSULTORÍA JURÍDICA EMPRESARIAL.
• 2019 Member of the Law Firm NIEHAUS ABOGADOS.
• 1996 and up to date chosen as attorney at law for the position of CURATOR OF
• BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY OF CREDITORS, PREVENTIVE AGREEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES BY JUDICIAL INTERVENTION.
• CONSULTANT IN COMMERCIAL LAW.
• LITIGANT IN JUDICIAL AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS.

In his professional practice he has been specialized as a litigator in the Courts in Commercial Matters (trademark law, arbitration, bankruptcy, bankruptcy proceedings, corporate, securities, national and international commercial contracts and consumer law), expert in the area of the Law of Protection of the Representative of Foreign Houses. He has participated as a counsel in negotiations about obtaining indemnities in the Headquarter of Mercedes Benz (2011), in Stuttgart, Germany and Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has participated in the reception of evidence at the Costa Rican Consulate in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. on indemnification of Volkswagen A.G. and Interamericana Transport Industries Inc. He has held meetings on bankruptcy proceedings in Rome, Italy, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Paris, France. Multiple meetings and legal assistance to clients in Panama on issues related to corporations and private interest foundations. He has also been a corporate advisor on commercial and banking contracts for important national and foreign firms. Notary Public with more than 35 years of professional practice.

ARBITRATION.

• He has been an arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica.
• Has attended arbitration processes (litigation) at the CICA and at the Real Estate Property Conciliation Center.
• Currently arbitrator at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (2022-2023).
• Received arbitration training at the Postgraduate Course in Commercial Law. University of Costa Rica 1991, taught by Dr. Víctor Pérez Vargas.
• Víctor Pérez Vargas taught the course of International Commercial Contracts.
• Has taught courses on Commercial Contracts at “Escuela Libre de Derecho and Colegio Académico” analyzing as a professor the topic of arbitration.
• He teaches courses on Commercial Law at the University of Costa Rica where he discusses the topic of national and international arbitration.
• He has participated as a member of Thesis Tribunals at UCR on topics related to National and International Arbitration.