Christian Díaz

Regional Director of WAGEMANN Lawyers & Engineers.

Lawyer and notary public with more than 20 years of experience, he has concentrated his professional practice advising companies in engineering contracts, construction and services in different areas of construction law. He has extensive technical and legal expertise both as a lawyer for construction companies and as a neutral party in awarding and arbitration processes in the Central American region.

As Regional Director for Central America and representative of the WAGEMANN office in San José, Costa Rica, he leads the supporting services for projects in the countries of that particular region, as well as participating in the consulting services for projects located in Latin America.

He currently serves as president of the Latin American Association of Construction Law (ALDEC), representative of the Costa Rican chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), country representative for Costa Rica for the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRFB) and member of the Construction Committee of the International Arbitration Center of Madrid (CIAM).

Prior to joining WAGEMANN, he served as Technical Arbitration Secretary of the Dispute Resolution Center of the College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica.

He was also a mediator and arbitrator in different chambers in the region, such as the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CICA) of the Costa Rican-North American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham); the Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CEMEDAR); the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CCA) of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce; the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Costa Rican Soccer Federation; the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru; the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CCA) of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador; and the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of Panama, among others.

In recent years, he has lectured on construction law at international congresses in El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru, among others.

In the academic field, he has been a professor of Alternative Dispute Resolution at the University of Costa Rica, the Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica and the Universidad Autónoma de Honduras. He has also been a member of the group of trainers of the Justice Houses Program of the Ministry of Justice and Peace of Costa Rica.

  • FIDIC Module 2 in 2017 Edition – International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), 2019.
  • Workshop II, Dispute Boards – The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), 2018.
  • Arbitration Academy – International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2018.
  • Workshop I, Dispute Boards – The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), 2017.
  • Master Class in International Commercial Arbitration – International Commercial Law Institute, International Chamber of Commerce, 2016.
  • Advanced PIDA in International Commercial Arbitration – International Commercial Law Institute, International Chamber of Commerce, 2015.
  • Practical Use of FIDIC Contracts, Lámbal Formación / FIDIC, 2014.
  • Postgraduate course in International Commercial Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London, 2013.
  • Senior Management Program (PAG 59) – INCAE Business School, 2009.
  • Mediation Training – Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2005.
  • Training in Arbitration, CLAE – UCI, 2005.
  • Master in Corporate Law – Universidad de Cooperación Internacional (UCI), 2004.
  • Law Degree and Public Notary – Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho, 1999.
  • International Adjudicator of the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL).
  • Member of the Latin American Work Group on Construction Contracts at the International Confederation of Contractors Associations (CICA).
  • Member of the Construction Committee of the Madrid International Arbitration Center (CIAM).
  • President of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Association of Construction Law (ALDEC).
  • Attorney of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
  • Country Representative for Costa Rica of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRFB).
  • Idiomas: Español e inglés.