IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	Arias & Muñoz BLP Abogados Consortium - Centro América Abogados Pacheco Coto
	Facio & Cañas Lara López Matamoros Rodríguez & Tinoco Zürcher Odio & Raven
	Aguilar Castillo Love Batalla Abogados Feinzaig Scharf & van der Putten Nassar Abogados
	Lexincorp Oller Abogados Pachecho Odio & Alfaro Quiros Abogados - Central Law

With offices in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, Aguilar Castillo Love offers integrated service throughout Latin America. A client commented that partner John Aguilar "is responsive, knowledgeable, and thoughtful in his handling of issues in Central America.... [more]

With offices in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, Aguilar Castillo Love offers integrated service throughout Latin America. A client commented that partner John Aguilar "is responsive, knowledgeable, and thoughtful in his handling of issues in Central America." Although one competitor metnions that it is "a small firm" and another says, "You don't hear about them", the Costa Rican office was very busy last year, reporting vigorous activity in a diverse sectors.

As lead counsel, Aguilar acted for Hewlett Packard in a purchase/swap real estate transaction that was the culmination of a two-year process, valued at more than $100 million. The firm is also advising the Spanish hotel and resort chain Sol Melia on a new five-star, 383-room eco-luxury resort located on 21 hectares of land. The resort is part of the Paradisus Resorts master expansion plan and is scheduled to open in 2013. Its estimated value is $170 million.

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	Arias & Muñoz Consortium - Centro América Abogados Guandique Segovia Quintanilla
	LatinAlliance Romero Pineda & Asociados
	Espino Nieto & Asociados Lexincorp Rusconi Medina & Asociados - Central Law Sáenz & Asociados
	Aguilar Castillo Love García & Bodán
	Benjamín Valdez & Asociados

	Carrillo & Asociados Consortium - Centro América Abogados Mayora & Mayora
	Aguilar Castillo Love Arenales & Skinner-Klée Quiñones Ibargüen Luján & Mata
	Arias & Muñoz Bonilla Montano Toriello & Barrios Díaz-Durán & Asociados – Central Law Lexincorp
	Aczalaw Cuestas PPQ Palomo & Porras

Clients are pleased with their experiences with the Guatemalan branch of Aguilar Castillo Love. "They provide good service, in a quick and professional manner," says one.... [more]

Clients are pleased with their experiences with the Guatemalan branch of Aguilar Castillo Love. "They provide good service, in a quick and professional manner," says one. The regional firm won praise from competitors for is strong insurance practice. One partner describes Aguilar Castillo Love as "a successful firm".

Another client cites the professional quality of the firm, pointing to the talents of Juan Carlos Castillo-Chacón in particular. "He is very sharp, objective," he says, noting that Castillo-Chacón ensured the project ran smoothly. "They provide excellent service." Last year, Castillo-Chacón advised Iberdrola as it sold its Guatemalan assets in a multi-party transaction worth $30 million.

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	Arias & Muñoz Consortium - Centro América Abogados López Rodezno & Asociados
	Aguilar Castillo Love Gutiérrez Falla & Asociados
	Bufete Rosa y Asociados Casco-Fortin Cruz & Asociados CF Danzilo & Asociados García & Bodán Lexincorp Medina Rosenthal & Associates - Central Law

"A good up-and-coming firm" is how one competitor describes the Honduran branch of Aguilar Castillo Love, a regional firm with offices in five other Central American countries. "They're a big firm, they're growing," says another, while the work of Juan José Alcerro-Milla and Enrique Rodríguez-Burchard drew praise from peers.... [more]

"A good up-and-coming firm" is how one competitor describes the Honduran branch of Aguilar Castillo Love, a regional firm with offices in five other Central American countries. "They're a big firm, they're growing," says another, while the work of Juan José Alcerro-Milla and Enrique Rodríguez-Burchard drew praise from peers.

Enrique Rodríguez-Burchard led a team advising Sociedad Eléctrica Mesoamericana (SEMSA) in an ongoing transaction regarding the Mezapa Hydroelectric Project. The deal is representative of a Honduran trend where multiple project financing deals have been initiated in the renewable energy sector. Moreover, the firm started to assist the recently initiated Cuaca Hydroelectric Project, a 15MW hydroelectric facility, and, in a separate matter, started advising the Roatan Electric Company on a new wind farm.

In addition to the burgeoning project finance work, the firm helped with multiple real estate transactions last year. Enrique Rodríguez-Burchard and his team assisted with a $15 million housing project in Tegucigalpa, an investment that will provide housing for more than a hundred families. Additionally, the firm was involved with a luxury condominium development in downtown Tegucigalpa.

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	Arias & Muñoz Consortium - Centro América Abogados García & Bodán
	Alvarado y Asociados
	Aguilar Castillo Love Lexincorp Nuñez Rizo Zambrana
	MG & Asociados