With over 83 years of experience, ARIAS is a full-service law firm and the first in Central America to adopt a truly regional model, establishing offices in all six countries. What sets us apart is that we are not an alliance or a joint venture of independent firms, but rather one fully integrated firm, operating under a unified structure and brand across the region. Today, our team of more than 120 lawyers works seamlessly from seven offices, including two desks in Honduras, providing our clients with One Step, One Stop legal service. 

Our Banking and Finance team comprises multidisciplinary and multilingual professionals with deep expertise in areas such as banking, securities, pensions, insurance, taxation, government procurement, regulatory law, public law and litigation. We advise some of the world’s and the region’s largest private financial and insurance companies, including local and international banks, financial institutions, and insurance and reinsurance companies, who rely on us for sophisticated and strategic counsel in a wide range of transactions. 

Our experience includes:

• Structuring and closing debt financing and loan security packages
• Debt restructuring
• Equity investment
• Issuance of negotiable instruments
• Project finance
• Asset securitisation
• Structuring and implementation of investment funds and trusts
• Chartering and ongoing legal advice to banks, financial institutions and insurance companies
• Advice on financial and insurance regulatory matters
• Establishment and licensing of insurance companies
• Counsel on organisation, management and daily operations
• Representation during the application process with local regulators

We also provide comprehensive advice in specialised areas such as:

• Acquisition Finance
• Aircraft Finance
• Financial Restructuring
• Financial Regulation
• Loans and Credit Facilities
• Securitisation and Structured Finance
• Project Finance