Héctor Torres

Practice Areas

LegalTech | New Technologies | Mergers and Acquisitions | E-commerce | FinTech | Cryptoassets | Financial Inclusion |

Dispute Resolution

Career

Héctor Torres is a Salvadoran lawyer and notary with extensive expertise in legal and advanced technological fields. His specialization includes areas such as Neobanking, Real Estate Securitization Funds, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding, ICOs - STOs, Bitcoin Companies, Digital Payment Gateways, Blockchain, Property Tokenization, Electronic Money Providers, Digital Wallets, NFT Registry, financial document digitization, conflict resolution, and family businesses.

With profound knowledge in Blockchain and Asset Tokenization, Héctor has advised numerous clients on digital investments and innovative financial transactions. He has collaborated in the development of secure digital wallets and efficient transactions in digital environments.

Héctor has advised companies on e-commerce, regulatory compliance, risk management, mergers, acquisitions, and legal dispute resolution. Furthermore, he offers specialized services to family businesses, understanding their particularities and challenges.

He is one of the founding members of Torres Legal, and has held the position of managing partner since the start.

Professional Memberships

- Authorized to practice law and notary by the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador.

- Board Member of the Salvadoran-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

- Active member of IR Global.

- Ranked in The Legal 500 Firms To Watch in the Dispute Resolution and Corporate/M&A categories.

-Certified Arbitrator by the Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador.

Publications

Law firm sees big opportunities with blockchain and digital transformation - Forbes Centroamerica.

Technology M&A 2025 - Chambers Global Practice Guide https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/technology-ma-2025/el-salvador

Fintech lowers barriers to accessing financial services, expanding beyond just bank accounts - The business year Magazine https://thebusinessyear.com/product/el-salvador-2025/

Leaders Who Inspire: Who's Who in the Region? – Summa Magazine https://revistasumma.com/revista-summa-digital-edicion-374/

Legal Management - The Legal Industry Reviews https://thelegalindustry.com/el-salvador/

Clients

Cubo Pago

DIMEX Group

EOCORP

Exor

Latam C.A.

HH Global

Monkey Foods

SISA Insurances

Banco Atlantida

Work Highlights

Worked on the preparation and issuance of securities totaling over $500 million in the international financial market, catering to both public and private institutions.

Legally structured the initial asset tokenization projects valued at over $100 million.

Responsible for coordinating syndicated project financing with financial institutions.

Advised and executed strategies for the internationalization and expansion of both local and international clients.

Represented clients in resolving legal and out-of-court matters totaling over $50 million in the year 2023.

Structured and participated in negotiations for the certification, creation, and marketing of green bonds worth over $100 million.

Advised Binance in the regional expansion of its Latin America headquarters across El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina.

Advised on the regulatory certification of Tether (USDT) stablecoins under El Salvador’s Digital Assets Law.

Advised on the public tokenization of real estate assets worth USD $19.5 million under the Digital Assets Law.

Advised Bitso on the structuring and issuance of a fully MXN-backed stablecoin (MXNB) under Salvadoran and Mexican law.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

El Salvador

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English and French

Awards