Attorney and legal strategist specializing in Digital Law and digital business, dedicated to driving corporate innovation. He transforms the complexity of the technological and regulatory landscape into clear, actionable solutions, turning legal compliance into a true strategic competitive advantage for your organization.

He is a trusted advisor to multinational corporations, established companies, public institutions, and high-growth tech startups. His mission is to provide a legal roadmap and legal counsel to transform regulatory risks—including those related to data protection and technology—into solid, profitable business opportunities in Costa Rica and the region.

Juan Esteban’s background combines technical knowledge of Digital Law with real-world operational experience in information technology. This dual expertise allows him to:

• Align Technical and Legal Teams: Integrating seamlessly with IT development and management teams, ensuring that the architecture of any project is legally sound from the design phase onward.
• Provide strategic advice to senior management: Translating complex technological and regulatory environments into controlled risk scenarios and high-level decisions.
• Centralize operations at the regional level: Serving as a Regional Compliance Consultant, enabling companies to unify their privacy and data protection strategies in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and El Salvador through a single point of contact.

Juan Durango’s areas of expertise also include: personal data protection, legal governance of AI, technology contracting, digital evidence, electronic signatures and digital identity, cybercrime, information security, and e-commerce.

His approach focuses on protecting and enhancing your company’s most critical assets—information and reputation—through legal consulting in the following areas of digital law:

• AI Governance: Design and implementation of ethical and legal frameworks for the secure deployment of Artificial Intelligence in corporate or institutional environments.
• Data Protection Officer: Comprehensive privacy management in accordance with international standards and local regulations, acting as an external legal partner in matters of personal data protection.
• Cybersecurity Management, Digital Evidence, and Cybercrime: Immediate and specialized legal response to security incidents, cybercrimes, and litigation involving digital evidence or complex IT expert analyses.
• Legal Certainty in Digital Transformation: Expert consulting on electronic signature systems, digital identity, and advanced technology contracting

Academic Profile and Accreditations:

• Named one of the top TechLawyers and Digital Specialists in Ibero-America (2024) by the Mexican Academy of Digital Law.
• President of the Digital Law Research Center Association (CIDED).
• Master’s degree in Cyberlaw (UCAM, Spain), Master’s degree in Personal Data Protection (UNIR, in progress), and specialist in Compliance and Computer Forensics.
• Certifications in ISO 27001 Foundation and Lead Cybersecurity Professional (LCSPC).
• University professor in the Executive Master’s Program in Law, Ethics, and Governance of AI at the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, as well as professor in the Specialization in Computer Law at the Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho.