Consortium Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings

El Salvador > Banking and finance Tier 1

The banking and finance practice at Consortium Legal remains a market leader, with clients including international banks and financial institutions engaged in high-value cross-border transactions. The group provides a wide range of services, advising on due diligence processes, project finance, asset securitisation, derivatives, leasing, loan agreements and structured finance transactions. Spearheaded by experienced partner Óscar Samour, and supported by associate Felipe Aragón, who has expertise in structured finance, the team’s diverse roster includes such clients as the government of the Republic of El Salvador, spanning sectors including banking and financial services and consumer goods.

El Salvador > Corporate and M&A Tier 1

The powerhouse corporate and M&A practice at Consortium Legal continues to advise national and multinational clients involved on high-value cross-border transactions. The team handles a diverse spectrum of matters, including incorporations, mergers, divisions, due diligence processes, the structuring of corporate agreements and the drafting of contracts. The group is headed by M&A expert Óscar Samour, Diego Martín, who is an authority in corporate tax matters, and foreign investment specialist Maria Alejandra Tulipano, and backed by associates Felipe Aragón, who has expertise in M&A, and Gustavo Vega, who is experienced in investments. Senior Carlos Rodríguez provides complementary expertise in labour matters. The team’s client roster contains such household names as Credit Suisse, Walmart and Uber, and spans the telecoms, banking, energy, insurance, e-commerce, retail, aviation and tech sectors.

El Salvador > Tax Tier 2

The tax practice at Consortium Legal continues to grow, offering a 'personalised service' and advising on a diverse spectrum of matters for local and international clients. These include assisting at the regional level with the tax aspects of M&A, tax defence, audits and inspections, tax review procedures and estate planning. Headed by Diego Martín-Menjívar, and backed by William Escobar, who focuses on tax defence, the team’s client roster covers such sectors as energy, telecoms, banking, retail, textiles and consumer goods.

El Salvador > Dispute resolution Tier 3

The litigation and arbitration team at Consortium Legal represents local and international companies involved in complex, high-value disputes. The group expertise covers tax, constitutional and intellectual property disputes, commercial and investment arbitration, and civil, commercial, administrative and labour litigation. The experienced team is headed by arbitration expert César Ramos and associates Carlos Sibrán, a commercial litigation specialist, and Diego Rivera, who brings expertise in constitutional law to the practice.

El Salvador > Intellectual property Tier 3

The intellectual property team at Consortium Legal assists its national and multinational clients with a diverse spectrum of IP matters, advising on copyright, patents and trade marks, sanitary and pharmaceutical registrations, administrative issues and IP litigation. Headed by international trade mark expert Suzanne Berrios De Tablas, and backed by associate Francisco Medrano, the team represents clients across the banking, energy, tech, hospitality, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and telecoms industries.

Central America > Corporate and finance

The largest firm in Central America, Consortium Legal has offices in Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and frequently advises on complex, region-wide corporate and financial transactions, including M&A, corporate restructurings and bond issuances, acting for an impressive roster of regional and international banks and financial institutions and multinational companies. It also has expertise in project finance, particularly in the energy and mining sectors, foreign investment and fintech. Among the key contacts in the Costa Rican office are Mario Quesada-Bianchini, an expert in cross-border finance; and Randall Barquero, who leads the fintech practice, along with the experienced Juan Manuel Godoy and M&A expert Rolando Laclé Zuñiga. In Guatemala, Alfredo Rodríguez and Rafael Alvarado Riedel are the standouts for corporate work, while firm president Álvaro Castellanos specialises in banking and finance matters. Rodrigo Taboada and Olga Barreto, an expert in financial and corporate restructurings, are the key contacts in Nicaragua, while the experienced trio of Gustavo León-Gómez, José Ramón Paz Padilla and José Rafael Rivera are names to note in Honduras. In El Salvador, Óscar Samour leads the banking and finance practice, as well as heading the corporate team alongside Diego Martín and Maria Alejandra Tulipano.