The corporate team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the market, harnessing the deep bench strength of offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise multinationals across such sectors as manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, tech, telecoms, healthcare, energy, hospitality and aviation involved in high-value, cross-border transactions. The team’s comprehensive service covers real estate acquisitions and sales, M&A, asset purchases, bulk sale processes, environment matters, specialised drafting and regulatory compliance. The team is led by Rolando Laclé Zúñiga, who draws on over three decades of cross-border M&A and foreign investment experience; Juan Manuel Godoy, who brings expertise in the energy sector and green projects; David Reuben, who specialises in deals involving private equity and highly regulated sectors; and real estate development expert Juan Manuel Cordero.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘With Consortium I can always expect the best service, and they always look for ways to simplify things, always giving the best legal advice and the best recommendations.'

  • ‘You don't feel like the Consortium Legal team see your matter as a business to bill. They have good listening skills and an understanding of the client's needs, and they show interest in solving the client's problems.'

  • ‘An established team with great knowledge and experience, which makes it so valuable for any company that requires its knowledge when making informed and knowledgeable decisions.’

  • ‘Their individualised service and constant availability is vital for companies to know that when they pick up the phone, the firm will assist us. David Reuben carries out meetings and follow-up, and he is the one who distributes tasks according to the needs that the company has, and this makes Consortium's service outstanding. Rolando Laclé Zúñiga is our other great support who completes the legal team that assists us.'

  • 'In legal matters, clients are looking for human contact with people with knowledge, experience and a high level of understanding of the client's needs. Those are the critical factors. Consortium has a high level of these vital qualities.'

  • 'They stand out for the simple and clear way in which they work with us and resolve all types of queries and obstacles that arise in each of the actions to be carried out.'

Key clients

  • ADM Grain
  • Akamai Technologies
  • Transunion Global Capability Center
  • US Pharmacy
  • Volaris
  • CAO Marketing
  • Trical Group
  • El Arreo

Work highlights

  • Advised Bia Foods on the purchase of 100% of the share capital of Cafe Rey.
  • Advising Sigma, which is seeking to acquire a holdco with a presence in the packing industry in Latin America.
  • Advising and preparing the SPA and all transactions documents in order to sell Fyffes' interest in four companies involved in the development and construction of wind farms in Costa Rica.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Juan Manuel Godoy, David Reuben, Juan Manuel Cordero, Rolando Laclé Zúñiga