Arias

The team at Arias leverages the strength of locations in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama and Costa Rica to advise energy investment groups, generators and developers on major energy projects at every phase – from initial investment to operations. The practice’s full service covers regulatory compliance issues, bidding processes and advisory services to large energy consumers in relation to the development of contracts of sale or supply. The team is headed by project finance expert Carlos Ubico, who brings strength to administrative procedures and litigation proceedings, the creation of public-private partnerships, public works concessions and challenges before the Constitutional Court. Other key figures include Vicente Lines, who draws on over 25 years of experience in regulated industry matters, and senior counsel Luis Diego Obando, an administrative law specialist with both national and international experience.