Mr Rolando Laclé Zúñiga > Consortium Legal > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

The corporate team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the market, harnessing the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise multinationals across such sectors as manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, tech, telecoms, healthcare, energy, hospitality and aviation involved in high-value, cross-border transactions. The team’s comprehensive service covers real estate acquisitions and sales, M&A, asset purchases, bulk sale processes, environment matters, specialised drafting and regulatory compliance. The team is led by Rolando Laclé Zúñiga, who draws on over three decades of cross-border M&A and foreign investment experience; Juan Manuel Godoy, who brings expertise in the energy sector and green projects; David Reuben, who specialises in deals involving private equity and highly regulated sectors; and real estate development expert Juan Manuel Cordero.

The team at Consortium Legal leverages the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise private investors, international developers and multinational corporates in the retail, hospitality, construction and shipping sectors, including Maersk and Walmart, on day-to-day matters and in high-value, multi-jurisdictional real estate transactions. The firm’s full skill set covers matters ranging from due diligence and regulatory compliance to sales and purchases, M&A, asset purchases, bulk sales and free trade zone issues. ​​The practice is headed by Juan Manuel Cordero, who specialises in the constitution and modification of condominium regimes, leases, the sale and purchase of hotels, and related antitrust filings; and David Reuben, who handles complex real estate acquisitions and concessions. Seasoned litigator Rolando Laclé Zuñiga brings over three decades of foreign investment experience. Other key figures include senior associates Marcela Alfaro, who brings expertise to energy sector matters, and Daniel Rojas, who advises on the sale and purchase of residential, commercial and mixed-use real estate projects.

One of the largest firms in Central America, with a deep bench of more than 200 lawyers based across its nine offices in the region, Consortium Legal remains first port of call for advice on cross-border matters, syndicated loans, project finance, bond issuances, M&A and fintech. The firm has a particularly strong platform in Costa Rica, with offices in San José and Escazu, as well as the hospitality and tourism hubs of Guanacaste and Tamarindo; Randall Barquero and Mario Quesada Bianchini are key figures in the sizeable banking team, while Juan Manuel Godoy (an expert in the energy sector and green projects), and Rolando Laclé Zúñiga (a specialist in foreign investment), are prominent names for banking matters. In Guatemala, firm president Alvaro Castellanos heads the banking practice and oversees the corporate team with tax specialist Alfredo Rodríguez. José Ramón Paz Padilla, José Ramón Paz Morales, José Rafael Rivera and Gustavo León-Gómez take the lead on corporate and finance transactions in Honduras (where the firm has two offices). Oscar Samour, who is well versed in multi-jurisdictional transactions, heads the finance team in El Salvador and is also a notable member of the corporate practice, alongside Diego Martín and Maria Alejandra Tulipano; while Olga Barreto and Rodrigo Taboada are the go-to advisers in Nicaragua.