Alonso Vargas has served as a Judge on the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica, which has given him extensive knowledge in the processing of Civil, Commercial, Labor Trials, and Judicial Collections. He has been an external advisor for judicial collections for several state entities such as the National Learning Institute, the Municipality of Montes de Oca, the Municipality of San José, and the Popular Bank, and currently, for the National Bank of Costa Rica. Throughout his extensive career as a litigator, he has represented both individual clients and national and international companies.

Alonso Vargas has excelled with outstanding results in complicated judicial processes and in legal arbitrations across various Chambers in our country. His broad understanding of jurisprudence and doctrine, acquired during his judicial career, constant updates, and the experience accumulated since his time as a judge, have allowed him to become a talented litigator, defending clients in various cases such as the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Industrial Bank, Bancolombia, Concentrix, Grupo Sur, Tamarindo Diría, Coocique, Ceca, and Cemix, among others.

A key aspect of his career as a renowned litigator has been the experience he has accumulated in cases involving the representation of foreign entities, as well as his extensive experience in civil liability cases as a lawyer for the insurance company ASSA and the Roble Group.

Alonso Vargas regularly advises his clients on labor matters, specifically regarding warnings, dismissals, payment of labor benefits, solidarity, and union matters. He has won important labor cases that have set precedents in matters of corporate responsibility for employee actions and the payment of labor compensation packages to executives of multinational companies.

He also practices Corporate, Banking, and Financial Law, providing services to various national and international companies, such as the banks Banco Agrícola, Bancolombia, Towerbank, Banco Industrial, Banco Itaú Panamá, Bancolombia Panamá, Bancolombia Puerto Rico, Banistmo, and Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala, thereby offering financial advice.

He holds executive and legal representation roles for clients like Concentrix, Grupo Sur, Grupo Bancolombia, Rau, Admedes, Incensa, and Woden, among others.

Additionally, he has been a long-time collaborator and speaker at various academic events. He has also served as a professor at the Latin University, the Autonomous University of Central America, the Central University, and the International University of the Americas.

Born on January 14, 1972, he graduated as a Bachelor of Law and Public Notary from the Panamerican University in 1996. That same year, he joined the Bar Association of Costa Rica, and two years later, in 1998, he also joined the Notary Directorate of Costa Rica. He obtained his Master’s in Business Law from the University for International Cooperation, UCI, in 2015. In the same year, he completed a Diploma in Business Administration for Lawyers at INCAE Business School.