Overview

José Joaquín Acuña Solís co-chairs the firm’s consulting practice. He is a professor in labor law at the University of Costa Rica and the Latina University of Costa Rica. He also teaches in the Labor and Social Security Law Master’s Program at the Universidad Estatal a Distancia and the Human Resources Master’s Degree Program at the Universidad Autónoma de Monterey. His articles have been published in Actualidad Económica and Menú Informativo magazines, and he is a regular contributor to the Elempleo.com Section of the Periódico La Nación. He frequently speaks on labor, employment and privacy law at seminars and conferences. 

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Labor Law Commission

Costa Rica Bar Association

Recognition

Named, Labour and Employment

Chambers Latin America

2025

Recommended, Labour & Employment

Who's Who Legal

2024

Named, Top 10 Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in Costa Rica

Business Today

2023

Named, Up and Coming

Labour and Employment

Chambers Latin America

2014

Speaking Engagements

Fourth Annual Conference in Monterrey

San Pedro Garza García, NL

November 15, 2018

Cuarta Conferencia Anual en Monterrey

San Pedro Garza García, NL

November 15, 2018

Fourth Annual Conference in Mexico City

Ciudad de México, CDMX

November 14, 2018

Cuarta Conferencia Anual en Ciudad de México

Ciudad de México, CDMX

November 14, 2018

Third Annual Conference in Mexico City

Ciudad de México, CDMX

September 27, 2017

Tercera Conferencia Anual en Ciudad de México

Ciudad de México, CDMX

September 27, 2017

Third Annual Conference in Monterrey

San Pedro Garza García, NL

September 26, 2017

Tercera Conferencia Anual en Monterrey

San Pedro Garza García, NL

September 26, 2017

2017 Littler Global Brazil Breakfast Briefings

June 21, 2017

Second Annual Conference in Central America

Panama City

October 12, 2016

Littler Global Primera Conferencia en Centroamérica

San José

October 29, 2015

Littler Global Central America Conference

San José

October 29, 2015

Education

  • M.A., Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, 2011
  • Advanced Law Degree, University of Salamanca, Spain, 2009
  • Law Degree, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2006

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Bar Admission

Costa Rica