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Consortium Legal

Corporate/Commercial

Latin America Guide 2026 : El Salvador


Consortium Legal

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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 El Salvador, our corporate department is best known for handling incorporations of companies, board resolutions, general shareholder’s meetings, drafting of contracts, international trade, distribution, licensing and agency agreements as well as commercial transactions and contracts. We also work on general corporate matters including Banking and Financial Law as one of the firm’s strongest legal practices, acknowledged by world-renowned publications and legal directories. We provide any legal advice to our clients required for a smooth and safe operation on their investments. The firm also focuses on working on Due Diligence processes.

Clients (17)

  • (TCS) tele corporación Salvadoreña
  • Colliers
  • Amcor Rigid Plastics
  • Cemex
  • YKK
  • Millicom
  • Grupo Calleja
  • Inchcape
  • Energizer Holdings
  • Banco Santander
  • Citigroup Global Markets
  • Walmart
  • DEG – Deutsche Investitions
  • Canadian Bank Note Company
  • Volaris
  • Amazon Web Services
  • La Constancia / AB Inbev

Industries (7)

  • Banks
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Retail

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Corporate/Commercial - El Salvador

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Consortium Legal has a market-leading practice group that advises on a broad range of commercial matters in El Salvador. The department has significant expertise in handling M&A deals, corporate governance and joint venture matters. The San Salvador-based team also advises on debt restructuring processes, infrastructure projects and loan agreements granted to Salvadorean companies. Key clients from the logistics, real estate, and financial sectors often seek the legal firm's assistance.

Work Highlights

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  • Consortium assisted Rentokil Initial, through its Salvadorean subsidiary Sagrip, with its USD7 million acquisition of the shares of Clean Air.

Strengths

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  • Consortium Legal offers exceptional service to its clients. The lawyers are prompt in their advice and go the extra mile to support clients at crucial moments of transactions.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Consortium Legal has demonstrated impressive insight into Salvadorean and international legislation. The team is well equipped to handle complex cross-border mandates.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Oscar Samour
    Band 1Oscar Samour

    Oscar Samour

    Outstanding partner and co-head of department Oscar Samour garners stellar praise from interviewees who laud his practice in El Salvador. He regularly advises local and foreign clients on a range of corporate and commercial mandates, including M&A transactions, bond issuances and loan agreements.

    • Oscar Samour listens carefully to our needs and treats the company with genuine care. His technical knowledge is excellent, and his recommendations are consistently high-quality.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
    • Oscar Samour is an exceptional lawyer whose values truly stand out. One of the best lawyers in the country.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Band 3Diego Martín-Menjívar
    Band 3Diego Martín-Menjívar

    Diego Martín-Menjívar

    Co-head of department Diego Martín-Menjívar is appreciated by market sources for his capabilities in corporate matters in El Salvador. His work includes commercial and tax advice in the areas of technology and real estate.

    • Diego Martín-Menjívar possesses unique tax knowledge. He is able to interpret our problems with technical expertise.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingFelipe Aragón
    Up and ComingFelipe Aragón

    Felipe Aragón

    Up-and-coming partner Felipe Aragón is a recognised practitioner in El Salvador who regularly assists clients with banking and finance matters, including bond issuances and stock acquisitions.

    • Felipe Aragón is always available and goes to great lengths to support clients and ensure that everything goes smoothly.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingFidel Marquez
    Up and ComingFidel Marquez

    Fidel Marquez

    Up-and-coming partner Fidel Marquez enters the rankings this year after eliciting strong praise from market commentators for his corporate activity in El Salvador. He frequently assists clients with both sell and buy-side M&A transactions.

    • Fidel Marquez is an excellent lawyer with very solid knowledge and great customer service.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Associates to watchRebeca Galdámez
    Associates to watchRebeca Galdámez

    Rebeca Galdámez

    Rebeca Galdámez continues to receive strong praise from market commentators for her activity in the Salvadorean corporate and commercial arena.

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