About us

A firm built to respond quickly and resolve with rigor

Five Stones was founded to support its clients in Costa Rica, with a team you know by name that stays close to you in every case.

Real closeness

We work as an extension of your team, with direct and personal attention in every conversation.

Agility

We respond at the speed your business needs, at every stage of the engagement.

Integrated view

We coordinate legal, accounting, wealth, reputational and digital matters internally, to give you a complete view of your case.

Who we work with

SMEs, family businesses, foreign investors and established corporate groups

The closeness with which we serve makes the difference. We support organizations at every stage that are looking for an agile partner for key decisions.

Independent professionalsGrowing SMEsFamily businessesForeign investorsEstablished corporate groups
Our philosophy

The values that define how we work

They guide how the team approaches every case, from the initial assessment to the close.

01

Trust

We act with transparency and technical backing in every decision, and give you clear information so you can move forward with confidence.

02

Knowledge

We invest in specialized training and continuous updating in every field, so every recommendation has solid technical support.

03

Agility

We design our internal processes to respond at the speed your business needs, at every stage of the engagement.

04

Innovation

We bring technology and new methodologies into the way we work, to offer you increasingly efficient solutions.

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Commitment

We support every case from start to finish, with close and constant communication throughout the process.

Our team

The people behind each pillar

Leadership, associate attorneys and specialized advisors working as one team.

Leadership

Bernardo Castro
Managing Director · Strategic advisory, growth engines and commercial structuring
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Managing Director · Business leadership · Business development · Market expansion

Executive with more than 20 years of experience in business leadership, business development and market expansion across Latin America and the Caribbean. He has held General Manager and Vice President roles, combining commercial and operational leadership with the design of growth structures and team building.

Career. His experience spans technology, emerging markets, telecommunications infrastructure, SaaS, energy generation and storage, data centers, ISP management and mobility. He has led regional operations and commercial and technical teams at companies such as ATX Networks, Pacific Broadband Networks and Vytio / InfoValue Computing. As General Manager of ABT Powersports, he took on the full management of the business and the development of brands such as CFMOTO, Triumph Motorcycles and Arctic Cat. He has also led acquisition and business integration processes, and founded CRDATA, a connectivity offering for corporate and institutional clients.

Approach. He has worked directly with CEOs, CFOs and boards of directors, and has built relationships with manufacturers and partners in the United States, Europe and China. His approach brings together strategy, data analysis and execution to identify opportunities, negotiate agreements and build sustainable businesses.

At Five Stones. As Managing Director, he leads the firm's strategy and overall operations and coordinates its service areas and specialists. His responsibilities include business development, client relationships, building international partnerships and engaging with potential investors, with a focus on service quality and business results.

Law & notary

Lic. Alejandro Montero
Corporate law
Attorney Carolina Reynolds
Corporate transactions and technology
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Corporate counsel · Technology transactions · Mergers & acquisitions · Global business strategy

Attorney admitted to practice in New York and the Commonwealth of Virginia, with extensive experience advising businesses on complex corporate transactions, commercial agreements, technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and strategic business initiatives. With a background in Costa Rican law, she applies her international experience within the Costa Rican legal context. Fluent in English and Spanish.

Bar admissions
Costa RicaBar card No. 13738 (voluntarily inactive)
Virginia BarNo. 71137
New YorkRegistration number 5154992

Career. Associate at Alston & Bird LLP in Washington, D.C., in business law, communications and internet law, corporate and finance, energy and sustainability, technology, and telecommunications policy and regulation. She has held senior legal positions, including General Counsel at FrontStream Holdings and Senior Corporate Counsel at Kroll LLC and Edifecs, partnering with executive leadership, boards of directors, and sales, finance and human resources teams to negotiate strategic agreements, manage legal risk and support business growth.

Experience. Domestic and international agreements involving SaaS, software licensing, technology services, vendor relationships, strategic partnerships and revenue-sharing arrangements; mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, intellectual property, real estate transactions, employment matters, data privacy and cybersecurity. She has developed contracting processes and templates for operations across multiple jurisdictions, and initiatives to reduce legal exposure while improving business performance.

Education. Juris Doctor, cum laude, Autonomous University of Central America (UACA). Two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from The George Washington University, in Intellectual property Law and in International and Comparative Law.

Lic. Manuel García
Labor law · Administrative, urban planning and municipal law
Lic. Francisco Ramírez
Insurance law
Dr. Marco Chacón
Intellectual property
Msc. Ileana Ballard Romero
Specialist attorney · Family law · Notarial and registry law
Licda. Laura Reynolds Westover
Family law · Notarial and registry law
Licda. Ivette del Valle Meza Ortega
Notarial and registry law

Accounting & finance

Lic. Eric Gutiérrez Rodríguez
Accounting and finance

Corporate communication & digital transformation

Msc. Gustavo Gutiérrez Ballard
Corporate communication and digital transformation

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