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CENTRAL LAW

Latin America Guide 2024

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Latin America

Chairman: Rafael Quirós

Executive Director: Guadalupe Martinez Casas

Number of partners worldwide: 27

Number of other lawyers worldwide: 100+Firm Overview:

Central Law is a full-service law firm advising local and multinational clients in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic. The firm offers the highest quality standards achieved by a team of lawyers whose experience goes beyond 30 years in regional and global markets.


Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate:

Advises local and foreign clients in corporate commercial and corporate M&A assisting them from the start of their business through their company’s daily operations and expansion in the region.


Energy & Environmental:

Extensive experience advising local and international clients in the region’s energy and environmental laws and regulations, as well as in the oil & gas and mining sectors across the region.


Infrastructure & PPPs:

Advises local and international clients participating in infrastructure projects supporting them during and after the bid process. Experience of the team includes tender processes for the construction and improvement of current airports, roads and ports infrastructure, and for the construction of public buildings, power plants made out of natural resources, projects structured under private agreements and PPP agreements.


Tourism – Construction & Real Estate:

Provides full assistance in the development of major new projects in the region as well as advising hospitality industry investors and operators specially with the review of existing and new agreements.


Arbitration & Litigation:

Assists and represents clients in civil, commercial, labour, tax dispute resolutions, including complex litigation, multijurisdictional conflicts and international arbitration. The firm was the first to initiate ICSID arbitration proceeding against one of the region’s governments, based on the DR-CAFTA.


Insurance & Reinsurance:

Advises domestic and global insurance Companies in their daily business operations in the region.

Telecommunications, Data Protection, Privacy and Technology:

Advises startups and companies in the legal, tax, corporate, M&A, labour, new technologies, data protection and regulatory framework across the region.

Intellectual Property:

Advises clients in the registration of trademarks and patents through a strong team on IP litigation, health registrations and franchises.

International Work:

Advises international clients in the establishment and development of their business in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic according to current legal framework, free trade treaties, including DR-CAFTA, EU association with Central America and specific laws of free zones. Collaborates with prominent international law firms providing comprehensive legal and tax advice.

Languages: Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese.

Clients:

Central Law advises domestic and international clients in all areas of law. Some clients are Anfield Nickel Corp.; BT; Cemex; Ed. Santillana; EOLO; MABE; MAPFRE; Microsoft; PriceSmart; Procter and Gamble; Roche, Sencinet.

Ranked Offices

Provided by CENTRAL LAW

Costa Rica - Head office
Costa Rica
  • San José
    Av. 10 St. 37 bis, Los Yoses, PO Box 10136-1000, San José, San José, Costa Rica
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El Salvador
  • San Salvador
    Edificio INTERALIA, 2° Nivel, Blvd Santa Elena y Calle Alegría, Colonia Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, San Salvador, Area Metropolitana de San Salvador, El Salvador
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Guatemala
  • Guatemala City
    15 Ave 18-28 Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
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Honduras
  • San Pedro Sula
    Edificio 504, Avenida Junior entre 5 y 6 calle, N.E, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras
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    Tegucigalpa
    Torre Alianza I piso 9, Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, 11101
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Nicaragua
  • Managua
    Costado Este del Edificio BAC en, Colonial Los Robles, IV Etapa casa #19, Managua, Managua, Nicaragua
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Panama
  • Panama City
    Samuel Lewis Ave, Comosa Building, 21st Floor, P.O. Box 0831-01196, Panama City, Panama, Panama
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CENTRAL LAW rankings

Latin America Guide 2024
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Band
Central America-wide
General Business Law
1 Department
Department
General Business Law
3
General Business Law
3
Band 3
Costa Rica
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
3
Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Rafael A Quirós Bustamante
4
Rafael A Quirós Bustamante
4
Band 4
Tomás Quirós
4
Tomás Quirós
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Ricardo Rodríguez
Ricardo Rodríguez
Associates to watch
Labour & Employment
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Labour & Employment
3
Labour & Employment
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Sylvia Bejarano
Sylvia Bejarano
Associates to watch
El Salvador
Corporate/Commercial
1 Department
Department
Corporate/Commercial
4
Corporate/Commercial
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Intellectual Property
2
Intellectual Property
2
Band 2
Lawyers
José Manuel Argüello
3
José Manuel Argüello
3
Band 3
Guatemala
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
4
Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote
4
Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote
4
Band 4
Veronica González
Veronica González
Associates to watch
Honduras
Corporate/Commercial
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/Commercial
4
Corporate/Commercial
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Claribel Medina
4
Claribel Medina
4
Band 4
Jesús Humberto Medina Alva
4
Jesús Humberto Medina Alva
4
Band 4
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Dispute Resolution
2
Dispute Resolution
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Claribel Medina
3
Claribel Medina
3
Band 3
Nicaragua
Corporate/Commercial
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/Commercial
3
Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Yalí Molina Palacios
S
Yalí Molina Palacios
S
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