Lilian Arias

Lilian has more than 30 years of experience with some of the largest national and international companies in the region, assisting them in mergers, acquisitions, privatizations, financings, corporate governance and tax planning.

She provides advice to international financial institutions on the structuring of credits and their guarantees, as well as multinational companies.

In addition, she advises companies on their corporate structures, corporate governance, as well as regulatory and restructuring issues, accompanying them in their expansion processes inside and outside the country. He has advised Directors in different areas, including corporate, financial and tax areas.

Lilian has participated in work teams with lawyers of various nationalities and cultures, to structure large and complex projects. He has also coordinated the acquisition and expansion of projects in Central America and Mexico.

In addition, she is a fellow of the Aspen Institute and President of the Lidera Foundation that promotes Ethics.​

• Lilian Arias advises a leading provider of wireless telecommunications infrastructure in Latin America on corporate, M&A, regulatory, financial, and real estate matters.
• Arias provided its legal and strategic expertise for the negotiation and advice required for the execution of an important association agreement of a multinational corporation and technology company in El Salvador.
• Lilian successfully advised a client (subsidiary of energy construction company) in securing a Bridge Loan from a a group of banks to refinance a syndicated loan used for developing the first-ever wind power project in El Salvador
• Lilian provides advice in El Salvador to one of the most important multinational power generation development and operations company in the world. The company develops, builds, owns and operates power generation and energy storage projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation and energy storage facilities.

• M&A

• Aviation
• Banking
• Financial services
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy

• International Bar Association (IBA).
• Salvadoran Banking Law Association.
• Inter-American Intellectual Property Association.
• Center for Legal Studies of El Salvador.
• Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
• Fellow of the Central American Leadership Initiative (CALI) of the Aspen Institute.

• Graduate in Legal Sciences from the Dr. José Matías Delgado University.
• Authorized to practice as a Lawyer and Notary by the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador.
• Postgraduate in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Salamanca, Spain.
• Program of Instruction for Lawyers (PIL) at Harvard Law School, Cambridge.