Melany Obando Vargas
Founder of MO Espacio Legal & Specialist in Tax and Family Law
High legal strategy and technical rigor prove their real worth when they're practiced with empathy — turning the complexity of the law into certainty and peace of mind for people.
My name is Melany Obando Vargas, and I see the law as a living tool to protect what matters most: your business, your family, and your legacy. With 9+ years of experience in law and tax, I've built my practice on one non-negotiable premise: technical excellence should never come at the expense of human warmth.
My career took shape in settings of the highest technical and corporate demand. I've had the privilege of leading teams and designing complex strategies for multinational corporations, local companies, and high-net-worth individuals within global consulting firms (the Big Four), multinationals, and respected tax advisory firms in Costa Rica.
- Advisory & Strategy: Designing efficient corporate restructurings and preventive tax reviews.
- Buy- and Sell-Side Audits: Managing tax due diligence to identify and mitigate contingencies in mergers and acquisitions.
- Defense & Litigation: Technical lead in tax litigation and representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings before the tax authorities.
- Social Security: Complex procedures and regularizations before the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS).
- Family Planning: Divorce, division of marital property, trusts, and more.
A Complete, Human Approach
Experience showed me that behind every corporate restructuring, every tax assessment, and every transfer of wealth, there's always a life's plan to protect. So I decided to bring that same analytical sharpness and rigor from the corporate world into deeply human areas — specializing as well in the clear-headed handling of family law, divorce, and division of marital property, and in complete legal and tax guidance for foreigners who choose Costa Rica as their home. At MO Espacio Legal we break with the rigidity and distance of the traditional profession. What I offer is a strategic partnership built on absolute trust, practical solutions, and transparent communication. Let me guide you under our signature promise: legal clarity, human warmth.