BLP enjoys a strong presence across Central America, with offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, which combines with its representative office in Madrid, Spain, to present a formidable offering to international clients – from global banks to Fortune 500 companies – seeking advice on complex, cross-border financings, bond issuances and M&A. In Costa Rica, where the firm has branches in San José and the coastal areas of Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Marina Flamingo (in order to cater to clients in the country’s flourishing tourism and real estate sectors), the corporate practice is led by David Gutiérrez (who also heads the Madrid office) and Adriana Castro, an expert in the telecoms and media sectors; while Vivian Liberman and fintech specialist Andrés López oversee the banking team. Jorge Luis Arenales, who is based part-time in Paris, further bolstering the firm’s capacity to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates, leads the finance practice in Guatemala; he is also the key contact for corporate matters alongside Luis Ruiz, who has additional expertise in IP. José Miguel Álvarez and Karla Aguilar, an expert in the energy sector, are the names to note in Honduras (where the firm has offices in both Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula). Zygmunt Brett is a high-profile figure in the corporate and finance arenas in El Salvador, while Ernesto Rizo leads the practice in Nicaragua.