Ms Maria Alejandra Tulipano > Consortium Legal > La Libertad, El Salvador > Lawyer Profile
Consortium Legal Offices
EDIFICIO AVANTE LOCAL 313, URB. MADRE SELVA III.
CALLE LLAMA DEL BOSQUE PONIENTE
ANTIGUO CUSCATLAN, LA LIBERTAD
El Salvador
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Ms Maria Alejandra Tulipano
Work Department
Corporate/ Foreign Investment and International Trade
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Alejandra is a partner at Consortium Legal – El Salvador, head of the foreign investment, international trade and regulated sector. With over 20 years of experience in the legal sector, in private and public international law, corporate law and as an advisor for international public bids for national and foreign companies.
She leads a team and advises extensively in corporate law, foreign investment, infrastructure projects, international trade and regulated sector, including energy, natural resources, aeronautical and new technologies. She mainly advises private and public companies on corporate matters, strategic regional expansion, public tenders and concession contracts, as well as Private Public Partnerships developments, and provides legal support in negotiations for a wide variety of foreign investors in El Salvador. She frequently represents clients on a wide range of commercial transactions, both local and cross-border. Her client portfolio includes renowned private companies, NGO, microfinance entities, aeronautical and energy entities and multinational corporations.
Furthermore, she has served in the Foreign Service as a legal counsellor and Charge d’Affaires for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama appointed to the Government of the Unites States of America and El Salvador.
Maria Alejandra is also involved in the pro bono and social responsibility programs at the law firm, as she assists regularly pro bono organizations, low-income communities, startups and entrepreneurs by providing free legal assistance on topics such as family law, domestic violence, labor law, immigration, litigation, and incorporation of non-governmental agencies among others.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Advisor of Cable & Wireless (Panama) in the international tender process for the 911 System and its implementation in El Salvador.
- Advisor o COSAPI (Peru) on infrastructure projects in El Salvador, in the expansion of the passenger and administrative terminal of the International Airport.
- Advises and strategical supports the company VOLARIS (Costa Rica and Mexico) in its incursion, start of operations and regional expansion in El Salvador.
- Advises and strategical supports the AIDS Health Foundation in the process of incursion into El Salvador to international non-profit organizations that promote adequate care and medical supplies for patients and people with Acquired Immune Syndrome in vulnerable areas or with limited resources.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Member of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador
Member of the Panamanian Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador
FUSADES
ConnectAmericas
Education
- Master’s Degree in International Legal Studies, American University Washington College of Law, United States (1998)
- Bachelor´s Degree in Law (LLB), Universidad Santa María La Antigua, Panamá (1997)
- Authorized Lawyer by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Panama and El Salvador.
Lawyer Rankings
El Salvador > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)The corporate practice at Consortium Legal continues to lead in the Salvadoran market, leveraging the deep bench strength of locations in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to advise national and international corporations, insurers and financial institutions involved in high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm’s active client base includes household-name brands such as Amazon, PepsiCo and Walmart, and spans sectors ranging from telecoms, food and beverages, and retail to tech, fintech, pharmaceuticals and real estate. The comprehensive practice extends to cover M&A, asset purchase agreements, company incorporations, due diligence processes, licensing issues and corporate governance. An experienced trio of partners oversees the team – El Salvador managing partner Oscar Samour, who draws on multidisciplinary expertise when handling M&A transactions; Diego Martín, who has over 20 years of experience in the infrastructure, insurance and tech sectors and in the tax aspects of corporate transactions; and Maria Alejandra Tulipano, who assists private and public companies with strategic regional expansion, public tenders and concession contracts. The deep bench of junior lawyers includes senior associates Fidel Márquez, who advises on M&A and the sale and purchases of assets, and Felipe Aragón, who, in addition to major transactions, handles issues in heavily regulated sectors, and associate Gustavo Vega, who assists domestic and multinational businesses with the participation in and award of public tenders.
Central America > Corporate and finance
Consortium Legal maintains a formidable offering across Central America, with a presence in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras (in both Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula), Nicaragua and Costa Rica (where it has branches in San José and Escazú, as well as two offices in Guanacaste, taking advantage of the province’s thriving tourism sector). The firm plays a prominent role in both domestic and cross-border financial transactions, and routinely advises foreign investors on projects in the region. In Costa Rica, Mario Quesada-Bianchini, who has three decades of experience in financial transactions and banking M&A (and also coordinates the firm’s regional finance practice), and fintech lead Randall Barquero are among the key contacts for financial matters, while Rolando Laclé Zúñiga, an expert in M&A and foreign investment, and Juan Manuel Godoy are names to note in the corporate team. Oscar Samour, a go-to specialist in multi-jurisdictional transactions, heads the banking practice in El Salvador, and steers the corporate team alongside Maria Alejandra Tulipano, who has a focus on international commerce, and Diego Martín. Olga Barreto, whose expertise spans the corporate, finance and aviation spheres, leads the team in Nicaragua. In Guatemala, the highly regarded Álvaro Castellanos heads the finance practice, while Alfredo Rodríguez, who has complementary tax expertise, and Rafael Alvarado Riedel lead the corporate team. An experienced quartet of partners – José Ramón Paz Morales, José Ramón Paz Padilla, Gustavo León-Gómez and José Rafael Rivera – handles corporate and finance matters in Honduras.