Corporate/Commercial
Latin America Guide 2025 : Honduras
Band 1
About
Provided by Consortium Legal
Spanning five countries in Central America, we advise on the largest and most complex corporate transactions, covering your legal needs in Central America with over 40 corporate lawyers, one of the largest teams in the region. Our corporate specialists quickly develop optimal structures for your investment projects, satisfying your needs in the region with flexibility, efficiency, and transparency.
We combine our reach with the previous experience as in-house lawyers of some of our team members, allowing us to overcome practically all your business challenges. We offer the coordination of our regional services through a single office, enabling our clients to obtain unified services with the highest quality standards, creating synergies with our practice groups to provide seamless and integrated services for your business.
In Honduras, our corporate department advise our clients on the construction of the legal relationships established in each stage of the value chain of business activity, national and internationally. This experience ranges drafting and perfecting of typical commercial agreements, passing through complex contractual agency relationships, franchise and distribution, to the constitution and advising of corporations and the full spectrum of legal services associated with acquisitions and mergers.
Chambers Review
Consortium Legal is a regional powerhouse that is at the forefront of the corporate and commercial market in Honduras and advises an impressive client roster of international and Honduran entities. The team has a strong foothold in the banking and finance arena and offers in-depth knowledge of securities transactions and fund formation, in addition to dealing with acquisitions, shareholder agreements and corporate reorganisations. The department has also noted activity in project development.
Work Highlights
- Consortium Legal assisted Millicom with a corporate reorganisation, which included guidance on telecommunication regulatory approvals and easements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Consortium Legal provides us with exceptional and thorough advice. They exceed expectations, are attuned to our needs and have an extraordinary ability to address sophisticated topics."
"I feel that the lawyers at Consortium Legal really care about their clients. They are thorough and precise in their analysis, swift in their responses and take time to understand clients' businesses."
"Consortium Legal provides us with exceptional and thorough advice. They exceed expectations, are attuned to our needs and have an extraordinary ability to address sophisticated topics."
"I feel that the lawyers at Consortium Legal really care about their clients. They are thorough and precise in their analysis, swift in their responses and take time to understand clients' businesses."
Notable Practitioners
Senior statesperson José Ramón Paz Padilla has a solid track record of advising on a wide range of transactional mandates. He is a revered figure in the Honduran market for his decades of experience in both domestic and cross-border transactions.
"José Ramón Paz Padilla is one of the top lawyers for corporate and commercial matters in Honduras."
Co-head of department José Rafael Rivera is an active player in the Honduran corporate market. He is well equipped to assist clients with shareholder agreements and acquisitions.
"José Rafael Rivera delivers top-class service and is a pleasure to work with."
Co-head of departmentJosé Ramón Paz Morales climbs the rankings following sustained client and market praise. He is noted for his work in corporate and commercial transactions in Honduras.
"José Ramón Paz Morales' ability to understand our complex organisation is commendable. He syncs our expectations with local regulations and helps us navigate them in a seamless, efficient manner."
Gustavo León-Gómez benefits from significant experience within the Honduran corporate commercial arena. He counsels clients on diverse mandates, including banking and finance matters.
"Gustavo León-Gómez finds opportunities to support us strategically and provides us with practical advice. He goes the extra mile to understand our situation and improve our business."
Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal
Honduras
Members
Provided by Consortium Legal
Head of Department
Karla Andino
Clients
Provided by Consortium Legal
BLAO
Bank Lafisse
Bolt
Cargill
Caterpillar
DBS Bank Limited, Singapore
ESRI
Millicom
ONTEX
Subway International, B.V.