Alta

Formed in 2021 by the merger of firms in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador, Alta is a strong contender for multi-jurisdictional mandates, and is frequently sought out by both domestic and multinational clients to advise on high-profile transactions in Central America, with particular strength in M&A, project finance and international capital markets matters. In Guatemala, Marcos Ibargüen, tax and compliance specialist José Quiñones, Alejandro Cofiño, a go-to name for transport and energy sector projects, and Andrés Lowenthal oversee the banking practice, whose impressive recent highlights include advising the Republic of Guatemala on its largest-ever bond issuance and first ESG bonds; Ibargüen, an expert in the country’s newly approved competition law, also heads the corporate team with María Isabel Luján. Alejandro Batalla, Rodrigo Zelaya, who is noted for his private equity expertise, and Sergio Amador are the primary contacts in Costa Rica, while Julio Valdés handles an array of M&A and financing transactions in El Salvador. In Honduras, Óscar Melara is the name to note, bringing to bear additional expertise in IP law.