About

Provided by Consortium Legal

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.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - El Salvador

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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

  • 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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Notable Practitioners

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Oscar Samour
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Oscar Samour
1
Band 1

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.

Oscar Samour is an exceptional lawyer whose values truly stand out. One of the best lawyers in the country.

Diego Martín-Menjívar
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Diego Martín-Menjívar
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3

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.

Felipe Aragón
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Felipe Aragón
U
Up and Coming

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.

Fidel Marquez
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Fidel Marquez
U
Up and Coming

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.

Rebeca Galdámez
Rebeca Galdámez
Associates to watch

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

Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal

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Band

El Salvador

Corporate/Commercial

Oscar Samour
1
Oscar Samour
1
Band 1
Diego Martín-Menjívar
3
Diego Martín-Menjívar
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
Felipe Aragón
U
Felipe Aragón
U
Up and Coming
Fidel Marquez
U
Fidel Marquez
U
Up and Coming
Rebeca Galdámez
Rebeca Galdámez
Associates to watch

Members

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Diego Martín-Menjívar

Diego Martín-Menjívar

Head of Department

Gustavo Vega

Maria Alejandra Tulipano

Head of Department

William Escobar

Clients

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(TCS) tele corporación Salvadoreña

Amazon Web Services

Amcor Rigid Plastics

Banco Santander

Canadian Bank Note Company

Cemex

Citigroup Global Markets

Colliers

DEG – Deutsche Investitions

Energizer Holdings

Grupo Calleja

Inchcape

La Constancia / AB Inbev

Millicom

Volaris

Walmart

YKK

Industries

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Banks

Commercial & Professional Services

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Pharmaceuticals

Retail