Corporate/Commercial
Latin America Guide 2025 : Honduras
Band 2
Email address
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+504 2221 4505About
Provided by Arias
Arias has over 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions with a great team of professionals, award-winning client service and unparalleled innovation to the region’s legal market.
Arias is a full-service law firm able to provide advice in over 35 practice areas; with a legal team of 39 Partners and around 130 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America.
Arias Honduras is a well-rounded all-encompassing corporate legal firm in Honduras. We provide a wide range of legal services to our clients and their local entities for all their corporate needs, complementing our corporate services with tax, labour, administrative and others which are very helpful to successfully close deals.
We are a respected player in the local market due to our reputation, work ethics and integrity. We have many clients that have worked with our firm for many years which can attest to our good service.
We have a well-integrated team which additionally to our highly rated corporate work (frequently cross-border), including M&A, has the ability to offer our clients with many legal and business quality solutions.
Chambers Review
Arias has a respected corporate team that is supported by a strong regional presence and routinely counsels clients on cross-border acquisition processes, including handling target due diligence, shareholder agreements and antitrust approval. The firm advises investment banks, funds, multilaterals and corporate borrowers on credit agreements and boasts a client portfolio that further encompasses key international and Honduran players from sectors including real estate, pharmaceuticals and technology.
Work Highlights
- Arias assisted Crane Currency with the bidding process from the Central Bank of Honduras for the printing and supply of bank notes in various denominations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers at Arias are very knowledgeable. They have a strategic mindset and always aim to mitigate potential risks."
"The lawyers at Arias are very knowledgeable. They have a strategic mindset and always aim to mitigate potential risks."
Notable Practitioners
Managing partner Evangelina Lardizábal is well known in the legal market for her prowess in both Honduran and international corporate and commercial matters, ranging from banking and finance to energy and real estate.
"Evangelina Lardizábal is an excellent lawyer. She has total mastery over legal matters, and her advice always meets our expectations."
"Evangelina Lardizábal is a commercially-minded and outstanding professional."
Co-head of department Mario Agüero is well regarded by interviewees in the Honduran commercial law market. His practice includes project finance, due diligence and antitrust-related legal advice in M&A.
"Mario Agüero is very diligent and sharp in his approach and preparation. He always makes sure he keeps up to date with the matter at hand and attends to it skilfully."