Ecija DVMS

The firm:

ECIJA is a leading Ibero-American law firm with offices in Spain, Portugal, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, El Salvador and Peru. The firm brings together a multidisciplinary team of over 1,400 professionals with extensive experience across a wide range of practice areas, combining deep local knowledge with a strong international perspective.

ECIJA is a client-focused firm that combines the agility and personalized service of a high-end boutique with the capabilities and reach of a full-service international firm. Its multidisciplinary structure enables it to advise clients across multiple jurisdictions, industries and regulatory environments, particularly in complex cross-border matters.

The firm offers a fully integrated platform across the Ibero-American market. Since 2019, ECIJA has undergone significant regional expansion through strategic mergers, consolidating its position as one of the leading law firms in Latin America. Currently, the firm operates through 37 offices in 18 countries and more than 220 partners.

In addition, ECIJA entered into a strategic alliance with Grandall Law Firm, one of the largest law firms in China, creating a joint platform with more than 3,500 lawyers and 54 offices across Iberia, Latin America and Asia. This positions ECIJA among the most significant international legal networks in terms of geographic reach and professional capacity.

Main areas of practice

Corporate:
The firm provides comprehensive corporate and M&A services to both local and international clients. Its practice is strongly focused on multi-jurisdictional transactions, particularly those with a regional component across Central America and the Caribbean. The team leverages legal project management tools to ensure efficiency, cost control and execution throughout transactions.

Banking and finance:
The team advises leading international and local financial institutions on sophisticated transactions, including syndicated loans, project finance and structured finance. Its services cover a wide range of financial products such as leasing, factoring, confirming arrangements, mortgages, pledges and credit facilities, as well as regulatory advisory.

Dispute resolution:
ECIJA has a well-established practice in both litigation and arbitration, handling complex commercial, civil, investment and administrative disputes. The firm has significant experience in international arbitration under ICC, AAA and UNCITRAL rules, as well as local arbitration frameworks across the jurisdictions where it operates.

Technology and data privacy:
ECIJA is widely recognized as a leading firm in Latin America in the areas of technology, digital law and data protection. The team advises on complex transactions involving technology companies, digital transformation processes, M&A in the tech sector, and regulatory compliance in data privacy.

Employment and human rights:
The firm provides comprehensive employment law advice from an employer’s perspective, including litigation, restructuring, compliance and immigration matters. Its human rights practice focuses on compliance with international standards in areas such as diversity, inclusion and corporate responsibility.

Administrative and infrastructure:
ECIJA advises clients on regulatory and administrative matters, including the structuring and execution of agreements with public entities and compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks in infrastructure and public projects.

Energy:
The firm is recognized for its strong capabilities in the structuring and development of energy projects across the region. Its services include regulatory advisory, permitting processes, and negotiation of power purchase agreements, as well as construction and financing of energy infrastructure.

Trusts:
ECIJA advises local and international clients on the incorporation of trust companies, structuring of fiduciary vehicles and development of trust-based transactions, including real estate, guarantee, administration and philanthropic trusts. The firm also supports financial institutions in the implementation of trust-based financing structures.

Foreign investment:
The firm has a regional team dedicated to advising foreign investors on the structuring of investments across Latin America, including tax incentives, regulatory compliance and cross-border trade considerations.