About

Provided by Consortium Legal


Spanning five countries in Central America, we advise on the largest and most complex corporate transactions, covering your legal needs in Central America with over 40 corporate lawyers, one of the largest teams in the region. Our corporate specialists quickly develop optimal structures for your investment projects, satisfying your needs in the region with flexibility, efficiency, and transparency.


We combine our reach with the previous experience as in-house lawyers of some of our team members, allowing us to overcome practically all your business challenges. We offer the coordination of our regional services through a single office, enabling our clients to obtain unified services with the highest quality standards, creating synergies with our practice groups to provide seamless and integrated services for your business.


In Honduras, our corporate department advise our clients on the construction of the legal relationships established in each stage of the value chain of business activity, national and internationally. This experience ranges drafting and perfecting of typical commercial agreements, passing through complex contractual agency relationships, franchise and distribution, to the constitution and advising of corporations and the full spectrum of legal services associated with acquisitions and mergers.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/Commercial - Honduras

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Consortium Legal is a regional powerhouse that is at the forefront of the corporate and commercial market in Honduras and advises an impressive client roster of international and Honduran entities. The team has a strong foothold in the banking and finance arena and offers in-depth knowledge of securities transactions and fund formation, in addition to dealing with acquisitions, shareholder agreements and corporate reorganisations. The department has also noted activity in project development.

Work Highlights

  • Consortium Legal acted for StarChem Group in connection with Bozetto’s USD25 million acquisition of a majority stake in its holding company.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

José Ramón Paz Padilla
S
José Ramón Paz Padilla
S
Senior Statespeople

Senior statesperson José Ramón Paz Padilla has a solid track record of advising on a wide range of transactional mandates. He is a revered figure in the Honduran market for his decades of experience in both domestic and cross-border transactions.

José Ramón Paz Padilla provides great advice on all our most complex matters. He has excellent response times and guides us through each required process.

José Rafael Rivera
3
José Rafael Rivera
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3

Co-head of department José Rafael Rivera is an active player in the Honduran corporate market. He is well equipped to assist clients with shareholder agreements and acquisitions.

José Rafael Rivera puts himself in the client's shoes. He has the ability to cut through complex transactions and always gets to the crux of the issue.

José Ramón Paz Morales
3
José Ramón Paz Morales
3
Band 3

Co-head of department José Ramón Paz Morales is noted for his corporate and commercial practice in Honduras, with experience in restructurings, shareholder agreements and regulatory advice.

José Ramón Paz Morales provides us with multiple options and solutions. He is creative and thinks outside the box, providing tailored advice.

Gustavo León-Gómez
4
Gustavo León-Gómez
4
Band 4

Noted partner Gustavo León-Gómez has considerable experience within the Honduran corporate commercial arena. He counsels clients on diverse mandates, including banking and finance matters.

Gustavo León-Gómez is a well-rounded practitioner with a proven track record in leading corporate matters in Honduras.

Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Honduras

Corporate/Commercial

José Ramón Paz Padilla
S
José Ramón Paz Padilla
S
Senior Statespeople
José Rafael Rivera
3
José Rafael Rivera
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
José Ramón Paz Morales
3
José Ramón Paz Morales
3
Band 3
Gustavo León-Gómez
4
Gustavo León-Gómez
4
Band 4

Members

Provided by Consortium Legal

José Rafael Rivera

José Rafael Rivera

Head of Department

Karla Andino

Maria Alejandra Henriquez

Clients

Provided by Consortium Legal

BLAO

Bank Lafisse

Bolt

Cargill

Caterpillar

DBS Bank Limited, Singapore

ESRI

Millicom

ONTEX

Subway International, B.V.