BLP

Number of partners worldwide: 34

Number of lawyers worldwide: 150+

Number of offices worldwide: 10

Firm Overview:

For more than 20 years BLP has been providing legal advice to both emerging and established companies on how to best develop their businesses in Central America. In 2003, a group of lawyers envisioned a different legal practice for Latin America. Convinced that what companies truly needed were legal advisors who offered a distinctive approach to business. Hence the name of the firm reflects our vision: Business Law Partners.

Committed to the success of our clients, BLP distinguishes by providing strategic and innovative legal solutions, simplified into a single point of contact. BLP´s legal advice combines extensive local leadership with global quality across 28 practice areas that drive the success of your businesses.

BLP is a regional law firm with offices in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. BLP inaugurated the first representation office in Madrid, Spain, in order to strengthen our firm’s relations with European law firms and provide legal advice to clients on different aspects of Central American jurisdiction. BLP maintains a firm commitment to the international market, remaining dedicated to a sustained and proactive globalization that benefits both clients and businesses in the Central American region.

BLP is part of the most prominent legal networks in the world, giving us access to an extensive network of international contacts, along with the opportunity to interact with industry best practices. Our firm continues to strengthen this network with its active participation in Meritas, Interlaw, World Services Group (WSG), The Interlex Group, GALA, ELA among other specialized networks.

Industries Served:

Agriculture, aviation, banking, capital markets, construction, education, energy and clean technologies, entertainment and leisure, financial services, franchise and distribution, free trade zones, hospitality, human resources, industrial, infrastructure, insurance, manufacturing, media and advertisement, natural resources, real estate funds, retail and consumer products, securities, technology, telecommunications, venture capital, among others.

Main Areas of Practice:

Advertising, Marketing & Consumer Protection; Agribusiness; Anti-money Laundering Compliance; Aviation & Maritime; Banking & Finance; Business Law (Corporate/M&A); Competition & Antitrust; Cybersecurity & Data Protection; Dispute Resolution; Energy & Infrastructure; Environment, Health & Safety; ESG; Ethics & Anti-Corruption; Free Trade Zones; Global Mobility & Relocation; Insurance & Reinsurance; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Labour & Employment; Mining; Private Clients & Estate Planning; Private Equity & Venture Capital; Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation; Real Estate & Hospitality; Regulatory Compliance, Prevention & Risk Management; Sanitary Registration of Products; Tax; Telecommunications, Media & Technology.

Languages:

Spanish, English, Italian, French, German, Hebrew.

Recognized for our outstanding work

BLP has been recognized on multiple occasions and by many directories, including Chambers and Partners, as Law Firm of the Year.

• Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year:
  • ESG Finance - El Salvador’s US$1 billion debt-for-nature swap– 2025
  • Phoenix Tower refinancing- 2023
  • Avianca Chapter 11- 2022

• Latin Finance Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards
  • Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: Central America - 2024
  • Renewable Energy Financing of the Year: EnfraGen Acquisition of Six Renewable Operating Assets and Bank Refinancing - 2024
  • Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year – Central America - 2023
  • Infrastructure Financing of the Year – Central America: Liberty Costa Rica Financing- 2023
  • Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Southern Cone: PTI WOM Acquisition Financing- 2023

• IFLR Deal of the year
  • Republic of El Salvador debt-for-nature conversion- 2025
  • M&A - Grupo Calleja / Grupo Éxito- 2025

Commitment to Sustainability

BLP is evolving its sustainability strategy by integrating an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) framework. This ensures the firm’s competitiveness while generating economic, environmental, and social value for the communities we serve.

ESG is BLP's dedicated business unit responsible for developing and implementing our sustainability strategy across all levels. This strategy is unique for its holistic and practical approach, engaging multiple stakeholders.

At BLP we firmly believe that successful companies cannot exist in failed societies. Since 2008, we have articulated a Sustainability strategy designed to realize our commitment to developing a program of active and responsible participation in the solution of regional social problems.

We undertake a variety of initiatives to foster economic, human, and social development in the region. Our efforts focus on preventing environmental degradation, promoting social justice, equity, and cultural diversity. These initiatives align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Commitment in Action

• Woman in Business Law Awards:Central America Firm of the Year– 2025
• Law Firm of the Year - Women’s Leadership Award 2025 by Meritas
• Net Zero Transition Award by IFLR Americas Awards - 2025
• A Badge for Change: Inclusion of the LGBTIQ+ Population 2024, awarded by the Business Association for Development AED.
• Pro bono Leading Light Central America 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Great Place to Work 2018, 2019, 2024.
• Microsoft´s Law Firm Diversity Program: BLP 1st in Central America and the Caribbean
• Carbon Neutral Country Seal: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
• The Ecological Blue Flag certification: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023., 2024.
• Law Firm Diversity Program in Central America and the Caribbean by Microsoft – 2023
• Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year by Chambers Latin America – 2021
• Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Latin America: “Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+Lawyers- 2019
• IFLR Women in Business Law Awards: “Central America Law Firm of the Year”- 2019
• Chambers & Partners: Women in Law – Best Gender Diversity Initiative – 2012
• INAMU Recognition for Good Practices in Gender Equality