Roberto is Partner and Director of the Public Law practice group at Oller Abogados. He has ample experience in procurement and public contracting, public law, energy projects, PPPs, project financing and aviation. Before joining Oller Abogados, Roberto was the head of the public contracting area for energy at Instituto Costarricense de Electricidal (ICE). ICE is the largest utilities entity in Central America. At Oller Abogados, Roberto advises companies and multilateral organizations in their endeavors in energy, technology, telecommunications and general corporate concerns. He is also involved in public litigation and arbitration when the Government of Costa Rica is a party. He has a Law Degree from Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica (1994) and a master’s in business administration from Universidad de Costa Rica (2000 with honors). His continuing education includes the Program for Instruction for Lawyers and the Negotiation Workshop at Harvard Law School (2002).
Roberto is an active member of the Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica, the American Bar Association and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. He is currently listed as arbitrator with the Centro Internacional de Conciliación y Arbitraje (CICA) part of the Cámara Costarricense-Norteamericana de Comercio (AmCham-CR) and the Center for Dispute Resolution, including Dispute Boards with the Colegio de Ingenieros y Arquitectos. He is also a regular professor of administrative contracting and constitutional procedures at Universidad La Salle. Roberto is married and father of Irene. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently.
