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CENTRAL LAW

General Business Law

Latin America Guide 2026 : Central America-wide

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CENTRAL LAW

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Specializations: 

CENTRAL LAW is a full service international Central American fim advising clients from their establishment through the development of their business in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic with a legal team of more than 100 expert lawyers in all areas of law.

Type of work handled and recent work highlights: 

Analysis of corporate and tax structure for companies; review of franchise and distribution agreements; review of sale and purchase agreements; corporate and tax due diligences; mergers and acquisitions; advice in labor law, banking, tax law and AML regulatory framework; advice in arbitration and litigation processes derived from conflicts of commercial agreements and /or international agreements involving a foreign company and a State; advice in the International legal framework regarding FTA and other commercial treaties; advice in the Telecoms industry regarding government permission to allow foreign companies to operate different services in a country; advice in public tender regarding energy and infrastructure. Advice in Intellectual Property, Health and Franchise. Advice in New Technologies, Data Protection and Privacy; Advice in Crypto currency and compliance, digital assets, fintech; Advice to start-ups all the way of their investment and business, Venture Capital.

Categories of clients: 

Small and large domestic and multinational companies; individual clients; financial institutions, start-ups.

Clients (13)

  • Black and Decker
  • Ashmore Energy
  • Bristish Telecom
  • Lufthansa AirPlus
  • Anfield Nickel Corporation
  • Cresta Resources
  • Microsoft
  • Banco Promerica
  • Coca Cola
  • Olympus Corporation
  • Roche
  • Eurostars Hotels
  • Procter and Gamble

Industries (9)

  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Real Estate
  • Tourism
  • Telecoms
  • Oil & Gas
  • Mining
  • Insurance
  • Banking

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Central America-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Noteworthy regional firm CENTRAL LAW possesses an impressive portfolio of international clients in the telecommunications, information technology and pharmaceutical industries. The lawyers are regularly called upon to handle cross-border corporate and tax matters and also to advise on regulatory, contentious and labour mandates. CENTRAL LAW's network extends to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama.

Notable practitioners

Piero Rusconi Gutiérrez is a key figure in corporate matters in El Salvador, while Jesús Humberto Medina Alva is esteemed for his corporate expertise in Honduras. In Guatemala, Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote is the main client contact, in addition to being a lauded practitioner in the corporate sphere. Álvaro Molina Vaca is a key contact in Nicaragua, while Alida Benedetti is a key client contact for the Panamanian office. In Costa Rica, Rafael Quirós remains an active player in corporate mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • CENTRAL LAW advised Sencinet on regulatory and corporate matters regarding their operations and the sale of their telecommunication services across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

Strengths

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  • CENTRAL LAW is always up to date on our matters, agile in terms of response time, and efficient. The teams place themselves in our shoes and understand our business very well.

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