{"id":961,"date":"2018-04-24T14:21:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central-law.com\/?post_type=ocean_portfolio&#038;p=961"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:06:13","slug":"victor-fernandez","status":"publish","type":"ocean_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/central-law.com\/en\/portfolio\/victor-fernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"961\" class=\"elementor elementor-961 elementor-3006\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ocean_portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bca17d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bca17d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f29e0d\" data-id=\"10f29e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a83db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19a83db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/central-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Victor.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Victor.png 360w, https:\/\/central-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Victor-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60f81d22\" data-id=\"60f81d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1f551d elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"4d1f551d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">General<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">General<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h1 style=\"color: #003e7e;\">V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez<\/h1>\n<p>Associate at<strong> CENTRAL LAW<\/strong> in Costa Rica. Holds a Diploma in Franchises of Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey and Post-graduate degrees in Franchise from Universidad AN\u00c1HUAC of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>He currently works in Corporate Law and in Franchise Law. He has ample experience in the structuring of franchises and the implanting of foreign franchises in the country. He is also keen in the legal advice of the franchise agreement and the advice in all legal matters related such as nullity of a franchise, litigation, the registration of the mark, etc. Works closely with the corporate department in the matters of commercial and distribution agreements of franchise and its adaptation to local laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He is an active member of the first Legal Committee of the National Franchise Center of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (CENAF), focused on the development and strengthening of the legal framework for franchising in Costa Rica. He is also a member of the Legal Committee of the Ibero-American Franchise Federation (FIAF).<\/p><p>In addition, he participated as a co-author in the drafting of Costa Rica\u2019s Franchise Law Bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences as an Expert in Franchising :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conference at the Caribbean Corporate Counsel, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 2014: Legal regulation and development of a franchise in Costa Rica.<\/li>\n<li>Conference at American Bar Association (ABA),&nbsp; Miami 2016: Legal regulation of the franchise in Central America.<\/li>\n<li>Conference at the International Fair of Franchising&nbsp; at the World Trade Center, M\u00e9xico.<\/li>\n<li>Conference in different entities in Costa Rica: MEIC (Ministery of Commerce, Industry and Economy)), CACORE (Chamber of Costa Rican restaurants), Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<li>Conference in the Central American Summit of Franchising<\/li>\n<li>Conference in the International Fair of Franchising in Panama<\/li>\n<li>Conferene in the International Fair of Franchising in Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Speaker at the course The legal framework of Franchising at the Costa Rican Bar Association<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-180660a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180660a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-654a5021\" data-id=\"654a5021\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4567fe6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Corporate law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/central-law.com\/practice-area\/franchising\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Franchising<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1061f4f0\" data-id=\"1061f4f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/central-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/icono-tel.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><a href=\"tel: +506 2224-7800\"> +506 2224-7800<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/central-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/icono-mail.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><a href=\"mailto:vfernandez@central-law.com\"> vfernandez@central-law.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General General V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez Associate at CENTRAL LAW in Costa Rica. Holds a Diploma in Franchises of Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey and Post-graduate degrees in Franchise from Universidad AN\u00c1HUAC of Mexico. He currently works in Corporate Law and in Franchise Law. 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