General Business Law
Latin America Guide 2025 : Central America-wide
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+506 2224 7800About
Provided by CENTRAL LAW
Specializations:
CENTRAL LAW is a full service international Central American fim advising clients from their establishment through the development of their business in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic with a legal team of more than 100 expert lawyers in all areas of law.
Type of work handled and recent work highlights:
Analysis of corporate and tax structure for companies; review of franchise and distribution agreements; review of sale and purchase agreements; corporate and tax due diligences; mergers and acquisitions; advice in labor law, banking, tax law and AML regulatory framework; advice in arbitration and litigation processes derived from conflicts of commercial agreements and /or international agreements involving a foreign company and a State; advice in the International legal framework regarding FTA and other commercial treaties; advice in the Telecoms industry regarding government permission to allow foreign companies to operate different services in a country; advice in public tender regarding energy and infrastructure. Advice in Intellectual Property, Health and Franchise. Advice in New Technologies, Data Protection and Privacy; Advice in Crypto currency and compliance, digital assets, fintech; Advice to start-ups all the way of their investment and business, Venture Capital.
Categories of clients:
Small and large domestic and multinational companies; individual clients; financial institutions, start-ups.
Chambers Review
Noteworthy regional firm CENTRAL LAW possesses an impressive portfolio of international clients in the telecommunications, information technology and pharmaceutical industries. The lawyers are regularly called upon to handle cross-border corporate and tax matters, as well as advising on regulatory, contentious and labour mandates. CENTRAL LAW's network extends to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama.
Piero Rusconi Gutiérrez is a key figure in corporate matters in El Salvador, while Jesús Humberto Medina Alva is esteemed for his corporate expertise in Honduras. In Guatemala, Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote is the main client contact, in addition to being a lauded practitioner in the corporate sphere. Yalí Molina Palacios and Álvaro Molina Vaca are key contacts in Nicaragua, while Alida Benedetti is a key client contact for the Panamanian office. In Costa Rica, Rafael Quirós remains an active player in corporate mandates.
Work Highlights
- CENTRAL LAW provided BT with advice on its regulatory, labour and commercial agreements in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CENTRAL LAW offers advice across various commercial law fields, instilling confidence with their deep knowledge and interpretations, and adeptly navigating the evolving legal landscape."
"CENTRAL LAW offers advice across various commercial law fields, instilling confidence with their deep knowledge and interpretations, and adeptly navigating the evolving legal landscape."
Clients
Provided by CENTRAL LAW
Anfield Nickel Corporation
Ashmore Energy
Banco Promerica
Black and Decker
Bristish Telecom
Coca Cola
Cresta Resources
Eurostars Hotels
Lufthansa AirPlus
Microsoft
Olympus Corporation
Procter and Gamble
Roche
Industries
Provided by CENTRAL LAW
Banking
Energy
Infrastructure
Insurance
Mining
Oil & Gas
Real Estate
Telecoms
Tourism