Carlos Gil > ECIJA > San Salvador, El Salvador > Lawyer Profile
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Carlos Gil
Work Department
Corporate/M&A, Labour Law, Control and Prevention of Money Laundering, E-Commerce, and Real Estate and Construction
Position
Partner in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labour Law, Control and Prevention of Money Laundering, E-Commerce, and Real Estate and Construction at ECIJA El Salvador.
Career
Carlos is partner in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labour Law, Control and Prevention of Money Laundering, E-Commerce, and Real Estate and Construction at ECIJA El Salvador.
Most of his professional practice has been performed in the private sector, advising Salvadoran and foreign companies in the conduct of their operations in Central American, either through the establishment of their operations locally or their expansion and regionalization.
He has experience participating in procurement processes of banks, construction companies, and companies within the sectors of energy distribution, marketing, security, and telecommunications.
He has participated in the management of, private and public, infrastructure construction projects, advising several of the most important construction companies in El Salvador and Latin America.
Due to his involvement with economic sectors whose main asset is the management of large amounts of human resources, he has extensive experience in the labour law, negotiation of collective agreements and management of union crises in El Salvador.
Carlos is a university professor on the subjects of e-commerce law, electronic signature and international tax planning.
Languages
Carlos speaks Spanish, French and English.
Education
He obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as a JD from the Universidad José Matías Delgado. He has also participated in courses and training given by the Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador in conjunction with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on issues related to the fight against Money Laundering and Assets.
Lawyer Rankings
El Salvador > Banking and finance
With offices in 17 countries spanning Central America, Europe and Asia, the experienced team at ECIJA leverages the firm’s global presence to advise local and international clients. The firm’s comprehensive service covers asset and corporate financing, debt restructuring, capital markets matters, bank contracting, due diligence and regulatory compliance. Key contacts include office founder and managing partner Alfredo Navas and Carlos Gil, a specialist in banking sector M&A. The practice was reinforced by the March 2023 arrival of Esmeralda Torres – formerly the managing partner at Torres Lopez y Asociados – and Nathania García-Prieto, the newly appointed chief growth officer for the firm’s Central American operations.
El Salvador > Intellectual property
The intellectual property group at ECIJA benefits from the firm’s extensive regional and international presence (made up of 33 offices in 16 countries across Central America, Europe and Asia and strengthened by the firm’s March 2023 alliance with Anglo-German firm Taylor Wessing LLP) to develop brand protection strategies for major multinationals. With a client base spanning such sectors as consumer goods, manufacturing, and food and beverages, the team offers a comprehensive service covering brand litigation, trade mark oppositions and appeals, copyright matters, and trade mark registrations and management. Drawing on firm-wide expertise in the TMT space, the team also handles the transfer of economic rights, source code and software protection, and confidentiality and non-compete agreements in this area. The group is headed by experienced managing partner Alfredo Navas, a specialist in the legaltech and industrial and audiovisual media areas; Carlos Gil, who has strength in a wide range of TMT-related matters; and associate Alejandra Gómez, who is well versed in blockchain matters.