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LatamLex Abogados

Corporate/Commercial

Latin America Guide 2026 : El Salvador


LatamLex Abogados

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LatamLex | El Salvador, originally known as Guandique Segovia & Quinatilla (“GSQ”) is a Salvadoran Law Firm, founded on December 29th, 1972. It was the first law firm established as an integral collective law firm, whose members did not have any family relationship, but a shared vision to provide legal services under the structure of a company and not independently as was traditionally carried until then, in El Salvador.

Its founding members, Luis Ernesto Guandique Mejía and Luis Nelson Segovia, decided to partner under such concept and became pioneers, having constituted  the first legal firm in El Salvador, giving rise to the establishment of other law firms under the same structure for the provision of legal services.

In the year of 1987, after the incorporation of Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt as partner, the firm acquires its current name “Guandique Segovia Quintanilla”. On January 2008, four of the associates were incorporated as partners, Ana Patricia Portillo Reyes, Luis Ernesto Guandique Chávez, Oscar Mauricio Hurtado Saldaña and Carlos Mauricio Guzmán Segovia, all of them with over fifteen years of being part of the firm.

In 2014 became LatamLex El Salvador, and host for 2 years, of the first head office of the firm.

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Corporate/Commercial - El Salvador

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

LatamLex Abogados is a well-known firm with an experienced team that is well placed to advise across a range of corporate mandates, including M&A deals. The department assists major regional and international banks with financing transactions, including investments in Salvadorean energy. The practice benefits from the firm's dispute resolution department and solid presence throughout Central America.

Strengths

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  • LatamLex Abogados is a firm that has a strong presence in the Salvadorean market.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleCarlos Quintanilla Schmidt
    Senior StatespeopleCarlos Quintanilla Schmidt

    Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt

    Managing partner and co-founder Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt continues to be recognised by the market for his experience in the Salvadorean corporate and commercial arena.

    • Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt is a solid and reasonable lawyer who is easy to work with.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America

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El Salvador

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