Address:
Calle La Mascota 533
Colonia San Benito
San Salvador
El Salvador
Chairman: Armando Arias
Contact this lawyer
Co-Managing Partner: Lilian Arias
Contact this lawyer
Partner: Ana Mercedes López
Contact this lawyer
Partner: Luisa Rivas
Contact this lawyer
Partner: Carolina Lazo
Contact this lawyer
Partner: Mario Lozano
Contact this lawyer
Number of lawyers: 31
Partners: 12
Network memberships: ASIPI, INTA, IBA, PRAC, AIPPI, MARQUEES, LMA
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Our firm: Arias is the leading global business law firm in Central America and the firm of choice in the region. The firm stands out for providing innovative and effective solutions that help clients achieve their business goals, while enjoying the benefits of working with an integrated firm, with presence in six countries through seven offices, 42 partners, and 130 highly trained and experienced attorneys, with offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Since 1942, Arias has been setting the standards in the region by combining its global reach with local expertise, and providing a visionary outlook on the world’s business environment.
Our team: Among our staff, we have attorneys with many years of experience in several practice areas combined with young lawyers. This means our firm is constantly innovating and adapting to the needs of today’s world, which ensures we are able to offer our clients the best legal talent in the region.
Areas of practice: Arias is a full-service firm, providing advice in over 33 practice areas, with renowned specialists in each jurisdiction. Some of the firm’s main practice areas include: corporate, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, tax, arbitration and litigation, compliance, banking and finance, intellectual property, labor law, energy, oil and gas, real estate, immigration, and general counsel services, among others.
Our focus: We make things happen. We provide creative and innovative legal solutions that add value to our clients, taking the time to know and understand their business goals, while always focused on providing reliable and accurate legal services, with their best interests in mind.
International reach: The firm advises on local and cross-border transactions, assisting some of the major international corporations doing business in the region, and also providing legal support to local clients going abroad.
Recognitions and awards: Consistently, we have been honored with important recognitions and awards such as “Firm of the Year in Central America”, “Firm of the year” in the countries we operate, “Client Service Award”, “Best Regional Firm for Women in Business Law”, “Deal of the Year”, among other relevant regional and local awards for the firm and our members.
Equal opportunities: We promote diversity within the firm, professional growth is based on each individual’s merit regardless of the gender or ethnics.
Mergers & Aquisitions
Roberta Gallardo
roberta.gallardo@ariaslaw.com
Ana Mercedes López
anamercedes.lopez@ariaslaw.com
Mario Lozano
mario.lozano@ariaslaw.com
Lilian Arias
Lilian.arias@ariaslaw.com
Banking and Finance
Armando Arias
armando.arias@ariaslaw.com
Lilian Arias
Lilian.arias@ariaslaw.com
Roberta Gallardo
roberta.gallardo@ariaslaw.com
Ana Mercedes López
anamercedes.lopez@ariaslaw.com
Mario Lozano
mario.lozano@ariaslaw.com
Luisa Rivas
Luisa.Rivas@ariaslaw.com
Carolina Lazo
carolina.lazo@ariaslaw.com
Arias Guatemala
6ª. Avenida 12-24 zona 10, Edificio HQ Fontabella, Nivel 8, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. C. A.
T: +(502) 22401600
F: +(502) 22401600
E: contact.guatemala@ariaslaw.com
W: www.ariaslaw.com
Arias Honduras
Centro Comercial El Dorado 6° Piso,
Boulevard Morazán. Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, C. A.
T: +(504) 22214505
F: +(504) 22214522
E: contact.honduras@ariaslaw.com
W: www.ariaslaw.com
Arias Nicaragua
Pista Jean Paul Genie,
Edificio Escala, 3er piso,
Managua, Nicaragua, C. A.
T: +(505) 22981360
E: contact.nicaragua@ariaslaw.com
W: www.ariaslaw.com
Arias Costa Rica
CLS Business Center, 9th floor.
Sabana, San José,
Costa Rica, C.A.
T: +(506) 40362800
F: +(506) 40361268
E: contact.costarica@ariaslaw.com
W: www.ariaslaw.com
Arias Panamá
The Towers Business Plaza,
3rd Floor, Calle 50 & 66,
San Francisco, Panama City,
Panama
T: +(507) 2821400
F: +(507) 2821435
E:contact.panama@ariaslaw.com
W: www.ariaslaw.com