José Rafael Rivera

Practice Areas

Corporate

Career

José Rafael is a partner in Consortium Legal – Honduras. With more than 31 years of experience in the banking, financial and corporate sectors, he also specializes in economic analysis of law with a focus on corporate finance. His areas of practice also include commercial law, insurance law, agency and distribution law, franchise law, trademarks, patents, copyright, antitrust, civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration and administrative law.

He is a commercial arbitrator appointed by the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Tegucigalpa, where he has presided over arbitration tribunals. Throughout his career he has been the contact attorney for local, multinational and foreign companies, banks and financial institutions, mainly for foreign investment, financial, corporate and commercial law matters.

In 2005 he was named one of the 40 most influential lawyers under the age of 40 in Central America by Latin Lawyer Magazine. He studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, where he received his degree Summa Cum Laude, as the best grade point average in the entire university.

Professional Memberships

Member, Honduran Bar Association

Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

Member, Board of Directors of several leading Honduran companies, Honduras

Lawyer and Notary Public, Corte Suprema de Justicia, Honduras (1999)

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English

Work Highlights

• He has counseled multiple multinational and international financial institutions as Administrative Agents, Collateral Agents and Sole Lead Arrangers in loans and syndicated loans for the financing of operations in Honduras and Central America, as well as foreign and multinational companies in corporate and antitrust matters.

• Advised Daimler/ Mercedes Benz on antitrust and complex distributorship law issues in 2022.