Arias & Muñoz, a prestigious law firm located in San José, congratulates Dr. Alejandra Castro Bonilla on her new position as Head of Legal, Patents & Compliance with Bayer Central America and The Caribbean, a regional operation of global Life Sciences giant Bayer AG. This regional office, serving the needs of Central America and the Caribbean is located in Escazú, Costa Rica. Bayer Central America and The Caribbean represents Consumer Health, Pharmaceuticals and CropScience.

Ms. Castro Bonilla has built a distinguished reputation as a leading intellectual property attorney in Costa Rica and Central America during her tenure with the respected pan-Central American law firm of Arias & Muñoz. Ms. Castro Bonilla was recently named Vicepresident of the board of directors for CAMTIC, Costa Rica Chamber of Information Technology and Communication (Cámara de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación) and statutory examiner for UCCAEP – the umbrella organization of Costa Rica’s private sector.

In a national market awash with considerable legal talent, Bayer’s decision to recruit Ms. Castro Bonilla is a credit to Arias & Muñoz Costa Rica and the outstanding reputation that this law firm has cultivated as Costa Rica’s leading corporate law firm. “Alejandra has been a tremendous asset to Arias & Muñoz, and has contributed to our leadership in intellectual property legal matters in Costa Rica and throughout the region,” said José Antonio Muñoz, Founding Partner of Arias & Muñoz. See his new website at http://munozglobal.com

“Bayer’s decision to hire Alejandra, underscores the quality of attorneys and legal specialists that Arias & Muñoz provides, as well as our commitment to hiring and training the very best attorneys and legal strategists for the benefit and ongoing success of our clients,” said Pedro Muñoz, Founding Partner of Arias & Muñoz.

“We are pleased to have Alejandra join our team,” said Erika Bernal, Bayer´s regional CEO for Central America and The Caribbean. “At Bayer, we believe that if you bring the passion to innovate, we will give you the power to change. We look forward to seeing how Alejandra will bring her passion into our Bayer family. Like every one of us at Bayer, we are confident that Alejandra is committed to open-mindedness, exploration and determination. We welcome Alejandra to join us as we create science for a better life.”