Lexincorp

Drawing on a deep bench of more than 60 professionals based across seven offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, Lexincorp advises leading regional and international clients on the full spectrum of issues affecting their businesses in Central America. On the corporate side, the firm’s workload spans region-wide M&A, commercial and regulatory matters, and it is also well versed in significant financial transactions. In El Salvador, Enrique Escobar, a high-profile name for financial and energy matters, Adriana Portillo, who has additional expertise in competition law, and Erick Huezo lead the practice. Gonzalo Menéndez, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, heads the Guatemalan office, while Alonso Vargas oversees the Costa Rican operation and Roberto Rodríguez, a key adviser to international banks and corporations, is the main contact in Nicaragua. In Honduras (where the firm has branches in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula), Engels Zelaya, Benito Zelaya, who is particularly recognised for his expertise in the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, Nora Amaya and Silvia Zelaya are the names to note.