Latin America Guide 2027 : Costa Rica
Ranked Individual
Provided by Arias
One of the largest and most respected law firms in Central America, with over 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions based on clients’ goals, a great team of professionals, award-winning client service and unparalleled innovation.
Arias is a full-service law firm with over 35 practice areas, a legal team of 37 Partners and over 120 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
The Firm has coordinated some of the largest multijurisdictional transactions crossing Latin America; it is the go-to firm for international corporations doing business in the region. The Firm has grown and achieved innovation over the years in order to offer personalized, preventive, and strategic legal services to the business and the needs of its clients, with reliable and accurate legal solutions.
Our banking and finance experts have worked for over 20 years as experts structured and corporate finance, financial regulatory issues applied to lending, government projects and project finance, and litigation as well as other areas of importance to the field of financial law. Our first-rate team includes more than 14 across the region include graduates from universities in the US and Europe, who assist local and international financial institutions in everyday matters.
With a strong team including partners Diego Gallegos and Vicente Lines, well-known for their experience and expertise.
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Arias is a respected regional firm with an established banking and finance practice and a notable presence in the Costa Rican market. The team regularly advises lenders and borrowers, including domestic and international financial institutions and corporate clients, on syndicated loans, note issuances and project finance transactions. The department also assists clients with a range of banking regulatory matters.
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Arias advised Enfragen on a USD450 million cross-border senior notes offering memorandum backed by energy infrastructure assets.
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Arias is distinguished by its responsiveness, quality of work, strong market position, and regional footprint. The team delivers agile, practical advice and maintains excellent communication with clients.
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Partner and co-head of department Diego Gallegos of Arias garners significant praise from interviewees and peers alike, and is active in credit agreements from the borrower and lender side. He supports developers, key financial institutions and international banks, amongst other clients.
Diego Gallegos is an excellent professional, highly skilled at finding constructive legal solutions, with a strong capacity for work and consistently satisfactory delivery.
Head of Banking & Finance
Provided by Arias
Desirée Barahona
Vicente Lines
Global 2026
Practice area: Banking & Finance
Location: Guatemala
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Practice area: Banking & Finance
Location: Guatemala
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