Senior Statespeople
Provided by Francisco Armando Arias
Banking, Finance and Insurance
International Trade, Foreign Investments and Free Trade Zones
Corporate and Commercial law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Taxes and Fiscal Planning
Doctorate degree in Law, Universidad de El Salvador .
Economics, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas.
Program of Instructions for Lawyers at Harvard University
Finance Certificate Diploma, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Admitted as Higher Member of the Interamerican Bar Association since 1995.
International Bar Association (IBA).
Past President of the American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (AmCham) and current member of the board.
President of the Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA) from 2008 to 2016.
Former board member of the Latin- American Banking Federation (FELABAN).
Armando has experience in several practice areas in which he has led the Banking and Corporate Departments, specializing in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, International Commerce and Contracting, Banking Law, Fiscal Planning and Project Finance. His participation in leading numerous litigations and arbitrations which have been successfully concluded has been relevant.
He has also partaken in local and multinational transactions, such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and project finance, including some of the biggest and most complex transactions in the region in recent times.
He advised business groups in the negotiations of the free trade agreement (CAFTA) between the United States and Central America (2005) and the Association Agreement, a free trade agreement with the European Union (2008/2009).
His leadership and strategic vision have been fundamental in the firms growth.
Among his contributions to the legal profession in El Salvador, it is worth mentioning his role as a professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law at Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado (1982-1993).
Provided by Chambers
Senior statesperson and chairman of the firm Francisco Armando Arias continues to be recognised in El Salvador for his expertise in corporate and commercial matters. He regularly advises clients on cross-border M&A deals.
Provided by Chambers
Francisco Armando Arias is an excellent lawyer in the corporate and commercial market in El Salvador.
Francisco Armando Arias is an excellent lawyer in the corporate and commercial market in El Salvador.
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Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.
Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.
Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.
Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.
Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.
Arias Strengthens its Service and Regional Structure in Central America
Arias is executing an ambitious strategy that strengthens its leadership in Central America, leveraging more than 80 years working with clients in the development of their businesses through a diverse and specialized team of more than 140 lawyers.