The experienced team at regional firm Arias brings strength to representing government agencies (including the US Department of Justice) and major multinational corporates such as Mondelez in diverse range of dispute resolution matters. With a client base spanning industries from pharmaceuticals, construction and real estate to manufacturing, healthcare and food and beverages, the practice’s full offering covers litigation prevention, commercial disputes, white-collar criminal cases, fraud and debt collection proceedings, distribution proceedings and disputes related to intellectual property and environmental law. The team is headed by Víctor Manuel Garita, who brings expertise to arbitrations related to concession disputes and construction and distribution contracts; and senior counsels German Rojas, an experienced civil litigator who leads the firm’s compliance practice, and Abraham Balzer, a specialist in civil liability and consumer rights claims and class actions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The service offering is good and maintains regional coverage.’

  • 'The Arias team at this practice maintains a very good relationship with clients. They respond quickly, and understand the needs of clients.'

  • 'Victor Garita is a great strategist, with extensive knowledge of multiple areas of law, from the litigation process through to substantive issues of commercial and and other financial and banking matters.'

  • 'German Rojas has a great ability to understand highly complex issues in the field of technology, and then analyse them under the lens of criminal law. German is a great litigator.'

  • 'Abraham Balzer truly understands what customer service is, and strives to meet the needs of his clients.'

Key clients

  • Mondelez
  • Essity
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Fifco
  • 3M
  • Cooperativa Dos Pino
  • Establishment Labs
  • Satys Group
  • Unicomer
  • Adoc
  • AMVAC
  • Accenture
  • Aloft
  • Asofarma
  • BIC
  • Banesco

Work highlights

  • Advising Essity on an unlawful competition dispute.
  • Representing Comapan in multiple proceedings against former employers for committing different crimes in a supermarket chain.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Victor Manuel Garita, Abraham Balzer, German Rojas