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Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: Central America
Panama
Fernando Arias* Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega farias@arifa.com Eric Britton Britton & Iglesias britton@brig.com.pa José Carrizo Morgan & Morgan jose.carrizo@morimor.com Sofía J Cohen Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega scohen@arifa.com Carlos G Cordero* Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee ccordero@alcogal.com Alejandro Ferrer* Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee aferrer@alcogal.com Eduardo E Gomez A* Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee egomez@alcogal.com Evans Gonzalez Moreno Evans Group egm@evansgonzalezlaw.com Katherine González Arrocha Independent Arbitrator kga@arbconsultorias.com Jorge Federico Lee* Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee jfl@alcogal.com Isabel Cristina López LOVILL cristina.lopez@lovill.com Esteban López Moreno KATZ & LOPEZ esteban@katzylopez.com David M Mizrachi Fidanque MDU Legal david@mdulegal.com Jorge Molina Mendoza Fábrega Molino jmolina@fmm.com.pa Simón Tejeira Morgan & Morgan simon.tejeira@morimor.com Luis Vallarino Morgan & Morgan luis.vallarino@morimor.com Diego de la Guardia Porras Galindo Arias y López diegoag@gala.com.pa
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ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
In this chapter, we recognise 25 practitioners for their prestigious experience across a wide spectrum of environmental, energy and natural resources issues. They are well versed in advising on disputes, transactional and regulatory matters.
Most Highly Regarded
Carlos Echeverría A
InterLex Bufete Echeverria San José
Costa Rica
Carlos Echeverría A of InterLex Bufete Echeverria is renowned among peers for his deep knowledge of environmental law.
Claudio Donato Monge with Zurcher Odio & Raven stands out as a leading regulatory lawyer with prolific experience assisting energy sector clients in competition matters.
Jose Pablo Sánchez at Axioma Estudio Legal excels as a waste regulations specialist with further experience advising companies on complex carbon projects.
Dominican Republic
Maria Esther Fernández Alvarez de Pou of Raful Sicard Polanco & Fernández is widely celebrated for her first-rate regulatory and transactional practice. Her impressive roster of clients spans maritime and energy companies. Alejandro Peña-Prieto at Squire Patton Boggs receives a plethora of endorsements from sources who laud his strategic advice to banking, energy and natural resources clients.
Santroni Parsons’ Romina Santroni is “an excellent lawyer with great knowledge of the sector”, according to peers who further celebrate her “careful handling of the procedures under her charge”.
Guatemala
Lorena Barrios at BMT Law has a top-tier reputation advising domestic and international energy sector clients on a wide range of matters.
At Aguilar Castillo Love, Juan Carlos Castillo earns plaudits for his incisive handling of corporate, energy, infrastructure and natural resources issues. Ana Gabriela Roca of QIL+4 Abogados is a go-to lawyer for domestic and international energy clients operating in green field projects, project acquisition and contract negotiation.
Honduras
Karla Gabriela Aguilar Rodriguez with BLP is renowned for “consistently producing reliable, high-quality information” and “deep sectoral knowledge”.
Nicaragua
At Garcia & Bodan, Terencio García Montenegro is a first-rate lawyer who excels at advising hydrothermal, geothermal and wind energy companies on corporate structuring and transactional matters.
Roy C Durling
Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega
Roy C Durling joined the firm in 1991 and became a partner in 2001. Mr Durling heads the firm’s government contracts and mining practice group.
Mr. Durling advises clients in the oil and port industries in tax and regulatory matters, especially in aspects relating to the operation of companies within the oil free trade zone regime. Mr. Durling has represented major oil and energy companies before the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Secretary of Energy, Maritime Authority and tax authorities.
A versatile lawyer with skills in a wide range of corporate and commercial law areas, Mr. Durling also counsels local and international clients in the fields of ship finance; mining, banking and finance; capital markets; corporations; doing business and multinationals in Panama; and aircraft financing.
Mr Durling has a juris doctor from Cornell University and a bachelor of arts from Georgetown University. He is admitted to the Bar in Panama and New York. 1986–1990: He worked in New York with Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens (today, Holland & Knight LLP) in the area of asset-based financing.
ARIFA Building, 10th Floor, West Boulevard Santa María Business District, PO Box 0816-01098 Panama City Tel: +507 205 7041 rcdurling@arifa.com www.arifa.com
WWL says: Roy Durling aptly advises clients in the oil and port industries in tax and regulatory matters, using his depth of knowledge in aspects relating to the operation of companies within the oil free trade zone regime. An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.
Costa Rica
Claudio Donato Monge Zurcher Odio & Raven claudio.donato@zurcherodioraven.com Carlos Echeverría A InterLex Bufete Echeverria cecheverria@bufeteecheverria.com Jose Pablo Sánchez Axioma Estudio Legal jsanchez@axiomalegal.com
Dominican Republic
Julio Cesar Camejo Castillo Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernandez jcamejo@hrafdom.com Maria Esther Fernández Alvarez de Pou Raful Sicard Polanco & Fernández mefernandez@legalrsp.com Luis R Pellerano Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting lpellerano@pellerano.com Alejandro Peña-Prieto Squire Patton Boggs alejandro.penaprieto@squirepb.com Romina Santroni Santroni Parsons rs@ecourbanlaw.com
Guatemala
Rodolfo Alegria T Carrillo & Asociados rodolfo.alegria@carrillolaw.com Lorena Barrios BMT Law lbarrios@bonilla.com.gt Rafael Briz Mayora & Mayora, SC rbriz@mayora-mayora.com Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote Central Law guatemala@central-law.com Juan Carlos Castillo Aguilar Castillo Love jcc@aguilarcastillolove.com Ana Gabriela Roca QIL+4 Abogados groca@4abogados.com.gt Rodolfo E Sosa AD Sosa & Soto rsosa@adsosasoto.com
Honduras
Karla Gabriela Aguilar Rodriguez BLP kgaguilar@blplegal.com
Nicaragua
Bertha Argüello Arias bertha.arguello@ariaslaw.com Terencio J García Montenegro Garcia & Bodan terencio.garcia@garciabodan.com Gustavo Vargas Arias gustavo.vargas@ariaslaw.com
Panama
Ana Carolina Castillo Solis Morgan & Morgan ana.castillo@morimor.com Roy C Durling* Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega rcdurling@arifa.com Inocencio Galindo Morgan & Morgan inocencio.galindo@morimor.com Juan F Pardini Pardini & Asociados pardini@padela.com Monna M de la Guardia Lombrano Bultron & de la Guardia mm@lbg-law.com Diego de la Guardia Porras Galindo Arias y López diegoag@gala.com.pa
FRANCHISE & DISTRIBUTION
WWL highlights 15 lawyers in Central America for their deep knowledge and broad experience assisting multinational clients in franchise and distribution.
Ruby Asturias
Deloitte Guatemala City
Most Highly Regarded
Georges Santoni-Recio
Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti Santo Domingo
Costa Rica
Rolando García M from Arias comes highly recommended by peers, who state “working with him is easy – his work transmits confidence to the client and is rich in experience and legal knowledge”.
Vicente Lines is renowned for his prolific franchise and distribution practice, where he acts on behalf of a wide range of corporate clients.
Dominican Republic
Georges Santoni-Recio at Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti is a go-to practitioner for all matters pertaining to distribution law. His experience in foreign investment and labour issues is further heralded.
Guatemala
Ruby Asturias from Deloitte ranks highly among peers for her first-rate practice, which spans franchise, distribution, infrastructure and finance matters. Francisco José Castillo-Love at Aguilar Castillo Love comes highly regarded by peers for his leading work in finance, distribution and dispute resolution.
Honduras
José Rafael Rivera Ferrari with Consortium Legal has over 25 years’ experience assisting clients in complex agency, distributorship and franchise legal matters.
Rolando Laclé Castro
Consortium Legal
Rolando Laclé Zúñiga
Consortium Legal
Rafael Alvarado Riedel
Consortium Legal
Rolando is founder and senior partner of Consortium Legal – Costa Rica. He is an expert on corporate and commercial, banking and finance, litigation, foreign investment and international commerce.
Along his career, Mr Laclé has been member and president of the board of directors of Banco Anglo Costarricense, member and vice-president of the directive board at Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, vice president of the directive board of Lacsa, member of the directive board of Cemex and member of the directive board of DMC Abonos Agro. He was member and president of the Congress of Costa Rica, minister of presidency, elected congressman in the Congress of Costa Rica for 4th periods, and president at the International Affairs and Commercial Trade Commission. He is member of directive board of Volaris Airline and member of directive board of Davivienda Bank – Costa Rica. He has a a law degree (LLB) from the University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (1964) and is authorised as a public notary (1963).
He speaks Spanish and English. Rolando is a partner at Consortium Legal – Costa Rica. With 29 years of experience, he specialises in mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, international trade, real estate, civil and commercial litigation. He participated in multiple local and international transactions related mergers and acquisitions, securitisations, and real estate complex transactions. He has also acted as legal counsel in major litigation cases mainly in civil and commercial matters. During his career, he served as president of the International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (2009–2011); and he was an adviser to former president of Costa Rica, Abel Pacheco (2002–2004). He was nominated by Latin Lawyer magazine as one of the 40 best attorneys under the age of 40 in Central America (2006) and by Chambers Global as one of the leading lawyers in Costa Rica.
He has a master’s degree in law from Georgetown University, United States (1994), and an advance degree in commercial law (1993) and a law degree from the University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica (1990).
He speaks Spanish and English. Rafael Alvarado Riedel is a partner at Consortium Legal – Guatemala. He has extensive experience in foreign investment, project finance, international mercantile contracts, telecommunications, tax law and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr Alvarado attended Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala, where he received a master’s in mercantile law and business administration cum laude in 2003 and The College of Law of England and Wales with the International Bar Association, where he received a practice diploma in international business organisations in 2004. He has a diploma in “The Harvard Method” from Centro de Mediacion y Negociacion Internacional as well as a certificate in Multilateral Commercial Negotiations from The World Trade Organisation. He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), American Bar Association (ABA) and Guatemalan Bar Association.
He speaks Spanish, English and German.
150mts oeste de la entrada principal de Oficentro El Cedral, Escazú Edificio Banco General 6º piso San José Tel: +506 2257 3553 rlaclec@consortiumlegal.com www.consortiumlegal.com 150mts oeste de la entrada principal de Oficentro El Cedral, Escazú Edificio Banco General 6º piso San José Tel: +506 2257 3553 rlacle@consortiumlegal.com www.consortiumlegal.com Diagonal 6 10-01 zona 10 Centro Gerencial Las Margaritas Torre II Oficina 1402 Ciudad Guatemala City, 01010 Tel: +502 2324 3939 ralvarado@consortiumlegal.com www.consortiumlegal.com
WWL says: Rolando Laclé Castro is a “prestigious” name in the franchise and distribution market in Costa Rica for his work spanning 55 years of practice. WWL says: Rolando Laclé Zúñiga is endorsed by market courses for his “professionalism and extensive experience” of foreign investment, international trade and distribution law. WWL says: Rafael Alvarado Riedel impresses market sources with over 20 years’ experience in foreign investment and international trade to support his franchise and distribution practice.
Ricardo Mejia
Bufete Mejia & Asociados
Ricardo Anibal Mejia M, born in Honduras on 13 September 1964, currently serves as Bufete Mejia & Asociados’ partner and IP director. He specialises in commercial law and is acknowledged as an intellectual property authority for Honduras and Central America nationally and internationally.
His articles have been published by the National Law Center, the SMD Country Index and the Bomchil Group; and in books including The New Role of Intellectual Property in Commercial Transactions, Trademarks Throughout the World, Latin Lawyer (intellectual property chapter) and Katzarov’s Handbook on Industrial Property.
He has been invited to lecture on intellectual property by Forbes, the Fort-Worth Chamber of Commerce and the International Trademark Association; and he has participated in several conferences as a panellist for the Inter-American Association of Industrial Property. In 2017, he was asked to speak before the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI); this year, he has been invited by the Intellectual Property Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce to speak, at a conference, on IP developments in Central America.
He has acted as country representative for the Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI), and served as trademark reporter on the annual review and anti-counterfeiting committees of the International Trademark Association, as well as other committees and task forces. He is former vice president and board member of the intellectual property subcommittee for the Inter-American Bar Association and national ambassador for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on IP matters. He is a long-standing member of ECTA, PTMG and CITMA. In 2007, he was appointed honorary counsel of the Republic of Paraguay in Honduras.
20 Avenida “A” 1 y 2 Calle S.O. Barrio Río Piedras, PO Box 1744 San Pedro Sula Tel: +504 2550 7744 ricardo.mejia@bufetemejia.com
WWL says: Ricardo Anibal Mejía holds a stellar reputation within the Honduran market area, for his varied work in patents, trademark, copyright and franchise cases.
Costa Rica
Alfredo Fournier-Beeche Alfredo Fournier & Asociados alfredofournier@fournierlaw.com Rolando García M Arias rolando.garcia@ariaslaw.com Rolando Laclé Castro* Consortium Legal rlaclec@consortiumlegal.com Rolando Laclé Zúñiga* Consortium Legal rlacle@consortiumlegal.com Vicente Lines Arias vicente.lines@ariaslaw.com
Dominican Republic
Georges Santoni-Recio Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti gsantoni@rvhb.com
Guatemala
Rafael Alvarado Riedel* Consortium Legal ralvarado@consortiumlegal.com Ruby Asturias Deloitte rasturias@deloitte.com Francisco José Castillo-Love Aguilar Castillo Love fcl@aguilarcastillolove.com Alejandro Cofiño QIL+4 Abogados acofino@qil4.com Marcos Ibargüen Segovia QIL+4 Abogados mibarguen@qil4.com Claudia Pereira Mayora & Mayora, SC cpereira@mayora-mayora.com
Honduras
Ricardo Mejia* Bufete Mejia & Asociados ricardo.mejia@bufetemejia.com José Rafael Rivera Ferrari Consortium Legal jrivera@consortiumlegal.com
Panama
José Agustín Preciado Miro Fábrega Molino preciado@fmm.com.pa
