Backed by offices throughout the region, the team at
Consortium Legal continues to be a leader in the corporate and finance practice areas, assisting national and multinational corporations and financial institutions with a comprehensive range of matters. Headed by foreign investment authority
Rodrigo Taboada and financial and corporate restructuring expert
Olga Barreto, the full-service practice covers company incorporation and market strategy, M&A, due diligence, regulatory compliance and related tax matters, in addition to subordinated agreements, guaranteed and unsecured credit lines, joint ventures and project finance. Former General Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of Nicaragua
Martha Lorena Icaza and senior associate
Meyling Sampson, a free trade zone restructuring specialist, provide support. The team’s active client base includes household names Nestlé and Caterpillar and spans the food and beverages, financial services, energy, retail, telecoms and tech sectors.
With offices across Central America, the
dispute resolution group at
Consortium Legal leverages its regional bench strength and the skill of its team to represent major multinational corporations in high-value, cross-border disputes, with expertise in the retail, tobacco, construction, food and beverages, oil and financial services sectors. The wide-ranging practice covers constitutional disputes, commercial and investment arbitration, and civil, commercial, contentious-administrative and labour litigation.
Gerardo Hernandez, a veteran litigator with over 25 years of experience, leads the practice, and is supported by associate
Sergio Escobar, a specialist in environmental disputes and tax supervision processes.
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Particularly adept at handling multi-jurisdictional issues’, the real estate and registry team at
Consortium Legal employs the deep bench strength of its offices in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to assist regional and multinational corporations such as Del Monte and Colgate with a diverse range of matters across the practice area. Helmed by
Carlos Taboada, who brings 19 years of experience to the real estate area, and senior associate
Brenda Martinez, a specialist in the purchase and registration of urban and rural properties, the group advises on tax matters, asset protection, regulatory compliance, due diligence and free trade zone transactions. The practice displays particular strength in the retail, tourism and apparel sectors.
The energy team at
Consortium Legal works alongside the firm's corporate and finance departments to assist regional petrol companies and multinational renewable energy producers (such as Suzlon) on day-to-day operations, including contractual negotiations, and complex, cross-border financings involving overseas development banks. Led by senior associate
Silvio Argüello, a specialist in the regulated sectors, the group offers a full service which extends to obtaining concessions, licences, permits and authorisations for the distribution and generation of electricity, mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, and fishing, forestry, aquaculture and water improvement.
Acting alongside its offices in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras, the experienced team at
Consortium Legal advises regional and global brands on the management and protection of their intellectual property portfolios. Led by
Darliss Gordon, an expert in IP and competition law, the group assists with matters involving patents, industrial designs, domain names, sanitary registrations, renewals, and trade mark and copyright surveillance, in addition to advising on opposition actions and licensing agreements. The team has an active client roster across such sectors as food and beverages, tech and financial services, with recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry.