Torres Legal

Managing Partner: Héctor Ramón Torres Córdova

Senior Partner: Héctor Ramón Torres Reyes

Partners: 9

Associates: 10

Lawyers: 2

Paralegals: 5

Total Legal Team Members: 27

Total Firm Members: 41

Firm Overview

Torres Legal, established in 2009, is a pioneering law firm committed to revolutionizing legal, financial, and business services in response to evolving market demands.

Driven by a vision to be a trusted partner to businesses and to craft innovative legal solutions, Torres Legal has emerged as one of the fastest-growing firms in El Salvador, serving a diverse clientele including international companies and individuals.Our team comprises of highly skilled lawyers, each specializing in various practice areas, boasting extensive experience and a proven track record in navigating complex legal issues. Drawing upon our elite expertise across all practice areas, we tailor our services to meet the unique requirements of each client and case.

At the core of our excellence is a team of seasoned professionals who foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and the relentless pursuit of optimal outcomes for our clients.Our culture thrives on cultivating collaborative synergy across diverse disciplines, ensuring our clients receive unwavering dedication, seamless teamwork, and unparalleled quality in our services. We leverage our robust culture to deliver our firm's expertise to every client through genuine collaboration, positioning ourselves at the forefront of legal innovation in every practice area.

Torres Legal has garnered recognition in prestigious directories such as Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, in addition to receiving accolades at the D&N Awards 2022, 2023 and 2024 presented by Derecho y Negocios magazine. Elevating its distinction further, Torres Legal was the first law firm in Central America to obtain ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management, setting a benchmark that redefined quality standards in the legal industry.

Main Areas of Practice

• Corporate: provides advice to national and international companies, as well as venture capital firms. They have a team specialized in creating corporate structures to make capital investment more efficient.
• Fintech: the firm has professionals who have advised on the execution of business and technology-based projects for financial or business innovation. Some of the services provided by this area are focused on: Fintech, Smart Contracts, ICO's, Blockchain projects, E-commerce, cryptoassets, etc.
• Compliance: it seeks to cover the need of companies that need specialized regulatory permits, in compliance with governmental obligations and special laws.
• Family Business: the service is focused on family businesses that aim to ensure their continuity over time, avoiding unpleasant differences among its members. The team offers advice for each particular case so that families can count on a structure that will allow them to face the future in a more secure way.
• Banking and Finance: Torres is a pioneer in the start-up of companies dedicated to the provision of financial inclusion services through technological means. They have been able to actively collaborate with institutions of the Government of El Salvador, for the creation of the regulatory framework for providers of mobile and electronic financial services.
• Tax: the firm has specialists with a solid practice in tax law, with which they have successfully represented their clients before state institutions and, where appropriate, have defended their interests before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice.
• Dispute Resolution: focused on negotiation, advice and representation of each client, always finding the most favorable and beneficial situation in order to provide the desired results. Thanks to the strategic vision for each case and its different scenarios, they work to prevent contingencies implicit in the dispute resolution process.
• Intellectual Property: the firm seeks to demonstrate to their clients how, through the implementation of legal protection strategies, they can create and increase the value of their intellectual property. They provide innovative advice on the preparation, drafting and negotiation of contracts on intangible assets, and in cases where necessary, the defense of intellectual property rights in court.
• Public Administration: they provide specialized, preventive and corrective legal advice to public institutions. In addition, they coordinate the management of audits by private firms and the Court of Accounts of the Republic of El Salvador, in order to avoid findings that may affect the acting officials.
• Labor and Immigration: through advisory services, they seek to empower companies, and therefore guide, in an integral manner, the processes of human resources policies from a preventive perspective.
• Civil Law: Our team comprises notaries in good standing renowned for their top-tier training and extensive expertise in delivering exceptional notarial services. Our offerings encompass a range of notarial services, including document authentication, contract drafting and certification, company establishment, and public deeds.

International Work

Torres Legal has played a central role in some of the most innovative and complex cross-border transactions in Latin America. The firm’s expertise spans multi-jurisdictional operations in areas such as digital assets, structured finance, and financial regulation, advising companies looking to establish or expand operations into and from El Salvador. Acting as both lead and local counsel, Torres Legal has supported mandates involving jurisdictions such as Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Peru, and Guatemala, offering sophisticated legal solutions within evolving regulatory frameworks. A standout example of this international capacity is the firm’s role in advising and structuring the first public offering of digital assets in El Salvador, a $100 million operation that also became the first regulated private token issuance globally, as well as the first tokenization backed by agricultural assets—specifically soybeans. With a strategic approach and deep understanding of dynamic legal environments, the firm has positioned itself as a regional benchmark for high-impact, cross-border legal structures and internationally oriented transactions.

Offices

Address: Calle Cuscatlán, #4312, Colonia Escalón, San Salvador Centro, San Salvador, El Salvador

Phone number: +503 2538-6300

Email address: [email protected]