3M’s highly significant global operations account for around $30bn in revenue and provide employment for over 90,000 people globally on the back of a highly diversified operation. The company’s revenue...

The Panama based legal function of the world-leading sportswear manufacturer Adidas provides commercial legal advice across Panama, the rest of Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Working in...

US headquartered AES Corporation is a Fortune 200 company that generates and distributes electrical power, and supporting its AES Dominicana subsidiary is a high quality legal team led by general...

The AES Corporation is a US Fortune 200 company that generates and distributes electrical power operates in Panama through AES Panamá, which operates and manages the hydroelectric plants in the...

The second-largest airline in Panama, Air Panama serves a number of primarily regional destinations with a total fleet around 20 aircraft at any one time. Alongside routes within Panama, the...

General counsel Beatriz Beltranena oversees a team of three at the multifaceted Salvadorian capital and commercial investment firm Amzak Capital Management. The team supports Amzak’s abundance of private equity investments...

Dominican health insurance company ARS Palic offers a range of different health insurance plans for all of its customers across the country, and has a company mission of providing its...

The Panamian insurance company ASSA Compañía de Seguros was founded in 1982 and offers a wide range of life insurance and general insurance products in the Central American region. Important...

After 45 years of service in Belize, Atlantic Bank remains the leader in providing innovative financial services within the country. Established in 1971, the bank has expanded nationwide with a...

When Colombian airline Avianca merged with Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano (TACA) in 2009, the resultant company AviancaTaca Holdings instantly became one of the region’s largest airlines. In 2013 the...

The regional legal department at US beauty and personal care company Avon is headed by Jose Miguel Arellano, the company’s Mexico and Central America legal and government affairs executive director....

Currently made up of 90 employees, the regional legal team of BAC Credomatic is managed by legal director Daniel Pérez Umaña with the assistance of a highly qualified regional team...

Operating out of San Salvador, Banco Agrícola provide banking and finance services to its customers in the personal and business spheres and is a proud Salvadorian business. The legal team...

Founded over 100 years ago in 1913, Banco Atlántida offers corporate and retail financial services throughout Honduras with 270 locations. The company’s legal function is comprised of expert legal advisers...

In addition to its main objective of controlling inflation in Costa Rica, BCCR is also responsible for the issuance and administration of banknotes and coins and therefore plays a major...

Banco Dominicano del Progreso is at the forefront of the banking and finance sector in the Dominican Republic, and has over 40 years of experience in the industry providing solutions...

Panama’s position as the banking hub of Central America looks set to continue, with the nation featuring almost half of the top 100 ranking companies compiled by a banking intelligence...

Known as the most important financial organisation in Guatemala, Banco Industrial has a network of branches and service points throughout the country and is a highly ethical organisation in its...

The Nicaraguan unit of Lafise, which operates across Central America, Banco Lafise Bancentro provides a full range of financial services to both personal and corporate clients including insurance, savings and...

The national Bank of Panama, Banco Nacional de Panamá is notable among national banks in that it is unable to issue tender itself as the national currency of the country...

Taking charge of the legal team at private bank Banco Popular Dominicana, legal vice president Manuel M. Matos G. oversees a team of 25 lawyers and 12 non-legal staff. Ensuring...

Led by María Cristina Vilá de van Hoorde – who proudly describes the bank as ‘the second-largest in Panama’ – the 22-member Banistmo legal team is responsible not only for...

Founded in 1991, Banco de la Producción (Banpro) is one of the premier financial institutions in Nicaragua, and its legal team lives up to the same reputation. The legal function...

Banco de Reservas – also known by its trade name Banreservas – is a Dominican bank that is the second largest in the Central American region and is managed by...

Baxter, a multinational company that provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, bought Gambro in 2013 and it was the legal team that was entrusted with ensuring...

Functioning with upmost integrity, flexibility and efficiency, the Bayer legal team are described by peers as successful leaders with ‘high aspirations, great courage and resilience’. Head of legal patents and...

Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) rapidly became Belize’s leading telecommunication provider and today owns and operates an extensive telecommunications network throughout Belize encompassing landline,...

BIC is a family-owned company listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and for the last 60 years has become a world leader in stationery, portable lighters and shavers. BIC has...

Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (BICSA) is a Costa Rican bank incorporated in Panama that provides various banking products and services to personal and corporate customers in the country. Paola...

Characterised by strong elements of teamwork, knowledge of the company and efficient use of time, the legal team of Bolsa Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica consistently meet the demands...

Founded by an executive decree in 1934, Caja de Ahorros is a leading financial institution in Panama with over one million customers and is the only bank in the country...

The American multinational Cargill has had a presence in Central America since 1969 and today its regional operations cover three business units with 11,000 employees, 39 facilities and an estimated...

Cementos Progreso is a Guatemalan company that specialises in the production and commercialisation of cement, concrete, lime and integral solutions for the construction industry. The Cementos Progreso legal team has...

CABEI was founded in 1960 and serves as an international institution aimed at promoting integration and development among its founding countries, namely Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica....

Operating in more than 35 countries, beverage company cbc has the largest portfolio in Latin America. Helping the company with all legal matters is a department spearheaded by vice president...

Responsible for the implementation of the monetary, exchange-rate and financial policies of the Dominican Republic, the Central Bank requires the expert advice of the legal department, entrusted with ensuring the...

Founded in 1929 and currently owned by AmBev and Grupo León Jimenes, Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (CND) has established itself as the Dominican Republic’s primary beer producer. The company also produces...

Following Citi’s 2016 divestiture and consumer business sale, the bank’s stellar legal function in Central America has implemented leaner and more efficient processes in order to serve internal and external...

Claro Americas is part of América Móvil, a Mexican telecom group serving clients across Central and Latin America. Legal manager Carlos Nuñez is described as a ‘fantastic’ in-house attorney and...

Operating in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama since 2003, Coca-Cola FEMSA currently has a substantial presence in the region with its five plants and 32 distribution centres that allow...

The Guatemalan-based legal team for US multinational consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive is tasked with handling matters across the Central American region and is comprised of three lawyers headed by Alfonso...

Assisting the legal operations for the greater Caribbean region at Colgate-Palmolive, a global leading manufacturer of oral care and personal care products, the legal team possess strong commercial acumen, overseeing...

Consejo Nacional de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (CONASSIF) is Costa Rica’s national council of financial system supervision and its legal department has a key role in the overall strategy and...

The flag carrier of Panama and the largest airline in the country, with a total fleet of 84 aircraft, Copa Airlines has a long and proud history and is well-regarded...

Founded in 1985 Central Corporación Cefa is an active player in the Costa Rican market for the distribution of pharmaceuticals, self-care products, food and photocopying machines. Cefa’s legal function is...

Multinational conglomerate Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI) is one of the most powerful corporations in Central America. With over 300 companies that operate across seven sectors, accounting for 30,000 employees in...

Cuestamoras, a Costa Rican company committed to becoming a multi-business leader in the Americas across a range of industries and countries, is currently active in these sectors: healthcare, urban development...

Banco Davivienda is a Colombian bank, founded in 1972, that provides a range of financial services to individuals and companies across Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador and Florida...

As one of the world’s largest vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables Del Monte Fresh Produce has operations in more than 100...

Dell’s ‘flexible’ and ‘dynamic’ Panama based legal function provides full legal support to the company’s operation in Central America and also sporadically handles legal issues across the larger Latin America...

Salvadoran electricity company DELSUR is dedicated to the distribution, transmission and commercialisation of electricity. It provides energy mainly to the south-central zone of the country serving more than 300,000 customers...

Consisting of bright up-and-coming lawyers Mónica Muñoz Herrera and Melania Quesada, DHL Express’ legal team in Central America and the Dominican Republic supervises judicial and administrative cases carried out by...

Dole’s tropical fruit products, particularly its pineapples are known throughout the world. A significant portion of the company’s plantations that its fruit products are drawn from are located in Central...

For 70 years, the Costa Rican cooperative producer of dairy, beverages, and candy products Dos Pinos has sold products throughout Central America and the Caribbean. The company’s legal department is...

With 18,000 employees and 25 manufacturing locations, the Fortune 500 company Emerson Electric commands a significant presence in the Latin American region. Its activities in Central America and Mexico are...

El Salvador based shoe manufacturers Empresas ADOC has a history dating back to the 1950’s and is advised by an outstanding team of legal professionals including Jose Polanco in the...

Enel Green Power, the renewable energy subsidiary of the multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity Enel, develops and operates hydro, wind, solar and geothermal projects across Latin America. The legal...

Offering electricity distribution services throughout Guatemala, Energuate provide services for approximately 1.6 million households in the country and distributes energy across an approximately 100,000 km2 area in Guatemala. The legal...

Ericsson has been at the forefront of communications technology for the past 140 years and today employs more than 11,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean across 34 different...

Florida Ice & Farm Company (FIFCO) is a Costa Rican food and beverages company with a catalogue of over 2,000 products sold in over 15 countries. FIFCO has operations in...

Fox International was the first company in Latin America’s Pay TV industry to set up a legal department with the sole purpose of fighting against piracy and illegal cable connections....

GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies committed to improving the quality of human life. The company’s Costa Rican based legal team is led by...

Grupo Agrisal is a Salvadoran conglomerate with a primary focus on developing and operating hotels and commercial real estate projects in Central and South America. In El Salvador, Grupo Agrisal...

Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala was created from the merger of two large banking entities Banco Agrícola Mercantil and Banco del Agro and currently stands as the fourth largest bank in...

Following the privatisation of the country’s state-run bank in 1997, Banrural has quickly become one of Guatemala’s leading financial institutions and today has over 10,000 employees and 1000 branches. Led...

Founded in 1991 by a group of entrepreneurs, Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has grown rapidly in under 30 years and is able to boast a regional presence as a well as...

Grupo Rey is one of the main Panamanian groups in the consumer products industry selling fresh produce, food and dry goods in Panama, serving the needs of thousands of Panamanians....

The real estate division of the prominent El Salvador-based conglomerate Grupo Poma, Grupo Roble offers real estate development and construction services for shopping malls, office spaces, hotels, entertainment areas and...

After taking on the challenge of converting the country’s airports into modern, efficient, and operational models according to international standards, Interairports manages and operates Honduras’ four international air terminals located...

With over a quarter of a decade of experience in the market, Inversiones Bahía is a company dedicated to the management of assets and private capital investment, and its in-house...

The Central American legal team of global advertising giant JCDecaux has had a particularly productive last few years, and its exploits have not gone unnoticed by the wider legal community...

Guatemala-based CENDIS, is a company whose main business has been for more than 40 years the distribution of pharmaceutical and consumer products. They are supported by a legal team that...

A world leading personal care corporation, Kimberly-Clark is at the forefront of paper based consumer products production. Its brand portfolio is comprised of names known throughout Central America including Kleenex...

KIO Networks is an information technology infrastructure company headquartered in Mexico that provides highly robust mission critical services for both public and private clients. Alongside Mexico, KIO Networks has recently...

Professional baseball organisation, Major League Baseball (MLB) is the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the US. Leading its Central America and Caribbean legal operations, legal director...

Mastercard’s “LFI” (Law, Franchise and Integrity) team led by David Barajas is responsible for commercial law, regulatory and compliance matters, public policy, franchise development and integrity across Central America and...

Led by legal manager Hector Dotel, who currently serves as the legal director in the Dominican Republic, the legal team for Metro Group manages all legal matters for the Dominican...

Through its Latin American operations and under its Tigo brand, the leading telecommunications and media company from Luxembourg, Millicom operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The...

The Panamanian subsidiary of Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals, Minera Panamá owns the concession and aims to develop the Cobre Panama copper development project. The complex aims to produce...

‘The in-house team at San Jose, Costa Rica has vast experience in several legal matters and stand out for having a diverse background that, together, make a great combination’, is...

The world’s largest food and beverage company Nestlé have a footprint in Central America that extends to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Legal support to the...

The general counsel office of the Panama Canal Authority provides full legal support to the operation, administration, conservation, maintenance, improvement and modernisation of the canal. Between 2009 and 2016 the...

As the world’s top registry of ships and maritime services, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has benefited immensely from its highly experienced knowledgeable legal team and relies heavily on its expertise...

The US food and beverage multinational PepsiCo has had a presence in Guatemala and the Central American region since 1942. 75 years later and PepsiCo has expanded to cover a...

Known the world over and with a recorded global revenue of $52bn in 2016, Pfizer is one of the largest biopharmaceutical companies in existence and today operates with around 100,000...

Philip Morris Dominicana is Philip Morris International’s (PMI) affiliate in the Dominican Republic. As the largest tobacco company in the country, Philip Morris Dominicana is proud to have been able...

The Philips Latin America legal team, in keeping with its status as a premier global technology company, has a number of experienced and versatile in-house counsel supporting its operations in...

Multinational consumer products company Procter & Gamble is serviced by a legal team dedicated to providing support to its developing Latin American markets. Led by legal head Vanessa Vargas the...

The Colombian marketing and advertising business Publicar commands a strong presence in Panama and supports the development of small, medium and large enterprises in the country through a combination of...

Since being founded in 1961, RECOPE has grown into one of Central America’s biggest companies in terms of annual sales revenues. To match its profile as a leading company in...

Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche has recently expanded its Costa Rican operations with a new service centre and a legal team to oversee its manoeuvres. Roche operates in Central America...

Multinational conglomerate Samsung has a long established global recognition for its reputable telecommunications and electronics presence. Expanding its operations throughout Central America for decades, Samsung has recently launched virtual stores...

Present in more than 100 countries around the world and with a workforce of over 100,000 employees, Sanofi is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally and currently the leading...

SBA Communications is an owner and operator of wireless infrastructure for communication companies in Latin America, with the exception of Brazil. The legal division currently has a corporate counsel representative...

Scotiabank’s operations in the Domincan Republic date back to 1920 and today its business in the country encompasses a network of more than 2,000 employees, 90 ATMs, 74 offices and...

International conglomerate Techint Group is supported in the Central American region by a Mexico based legal team that is overseen by legal director Pedro Enrique López Gutiérrez, and contains a...

Telefónica Moviles Panamá is a subsidiary of Spain’s telecommunications company Telefónica Móviles and operates under the brand name Movistar. Spun out of the merger of BellSouth and Telefónica Móvil, the...

Headquartered in El Salvador, Unicomer Group is a multinational retailing group founded in 2000 that has grown exponentially in short space of time through a number of strategic acquisitions of...

Possessing state of the art expertise in all applicable topics such as competition law, privacy, new technologies law and compliance, Unilever’s legal team in the Central American region has managed...

Headquartered in Costa Rica, Walmart de México y Centroamérica was established following the acquisition of Walmart’s operations in Central America by Walmart Mexico from Wal-Mart Stores Inc in 2009. Currently...