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Consortium Legal

General Business Law

Latin America Guide 2027 : Central America-wide

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Consortium Legal

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Provided by Consortium Legal

Firmwide Managing Contact: Rolando Laclé Zúñiga ([email protected])

Number of partners worldwide: 64

Number of other lawyers worldwide: +250

We provide legal solutions for your businesses in the region.

As a specialized law firm, we are dedicated exclusively to our practice areas across the five countries of the Central American region, ensuring the highest standard of technical quality for our clients.

We have the largest team in the Central American region, which enables us to offer personalized attention in high-volume regional matters through a single point of contact for your regional needs. This allows for seamless and efficient coordination, resulting in a standardized and effective final product.

Why Consortium?

1- We are the legal firm with specialized lawyers dedicated exclusively to their practice areas, in the five countries of the Central American region, ensuring the highest standard of technical quality for our clients.

2- We assure you of an agile and efficient coordination that results in a standardized and effective final product, simplifying your management, thanks to our single point of contact for your regional needs.

3- We have the largest and most consolidated team in the Central American region, giving us the installed capacity to offer personalized attention in highly complex regional issues.

Industries (15)

  • Agroindustrial
  • Consumer and retail goods
  • Energy
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Aviation and Transport
  • Real Estate
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Insurance
  • Financial Services and Fintech
  • Start-ups
  • TMT
  • Tourism

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

General Business Law - Central America-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Consortium Legal is a pace-setting regional practice that boasts outstanding knowledge of Central American legal matters. The law firm enjoys an exceptional track record in advising prestigious regional firms in the consumer goods domain on high-stakes M&A deals. The team also wins mandates to advise an array of major financial institutions on complex financial transactions and regulatory matters. The lawyers' areas of activity extend to non-transactional mandates, including assistance to pharmaceutical companies with intellectual property matters. The team's network of offices spans Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Notable practitioners

In El Salvador, Oscar Samour and Diego Martín-Menjívar are the key client contacts, while Alfredo Rodríguez is renowned for his strength in corporate mandates in Guatemala, alongside Álvaro Castellanos in banking matters. In Nicaragua, Rodrigo Taboada commands respect in the corporate arena, and Olga Barreto is another key client contact in the corporate team. José Ramón Paz Padilla and José Rafael Rivera lead the way in Honduras; both are esteemed for their prowess in corporate matters. In Costa Rica, both Mario Quesada and Rolando Laclé Zúñiga are respected figures in their respective areas of banking and corporate.

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Work Highlights

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  • Consortium Legal advised Heineken on the acquisition of Florida Bebidas, acting as lead counsel in Costa Rica and coordinating legal work across Central America and Panama.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The knowledge and expertise of Consortium Legal’s lawyers demonstrate their ability to handle complex issues. The firm offers its clients strong legal capabilities, preventive advice and the benefits of a regional network.

    General Business Law respondentLatin America

  • Consortium Legal has a multidisciplinary team and, when it comes to regional issues requiring comprehensive decision-making, the firm is very helpful, providing integrated solutions across a range of countries.

    General Business Law respondentLatin America

Members

Provided by Consortium Legal

  • Álvaro Castellanos

  • Oscar Samour

  • Rolando Laclé Castro

  • Gustavo León-Gómez

  • Rodrigo Taboada

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