The corporate and finance team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the marketplace, harnessing the expertise of its offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise financial institutions, government agencies, and national and multinational corporations and financial institutions on a comprehensive range of matters. With a client base spanning such sectors as mining, retail, fintech, life sciences and manufacturing, the firm’s full offering covers matters from cross-border M&A, company incorporations, project finance and market strategy to joint ventures, subordinated agreements, guaranteed and unsecured credit lines, and related tax and regulatory compliance issues. The practice is headed by Olga Barreto, an expert in multi-level reorganisation processes and syndicated financing, and foreign investment authority Rodrigo Taboada. Carlos Taboada manages high-value transactions in the real estate sector. Other key names include senior associates Meyling Sampson, a free trade zone specialist, and Mónica Brenes, who brings strength to fintech matters.
Testimonials
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‘Personalised service, great attention to detail.'
‘The team of lawyers at Consortium Legal Nicaragua are efficient, and are experts in their respective areas.'
‘Rodrigo Taboada and Mónica Brenes have been the lawyers who have assisted us and we always put our trust in them. The added value is the efficiency, experience and knowledge that they always provide to us.'
'A multi-disciplinary team that is able to advise on everything our company requires.'
Key clients
- Olam Nicaragua
- Productive Business Solutions (Nicaragua)
- Pro Mujer
- Asociación FDL
- Fundenuse
- Fundación León 2000
- Promerica Financial Corporation
Work highlights
- Acting as coffee exporter Olam Nicaragua's external and primary legal counsel in Nicaragua, providing continuous corporate and contractual advice for day-to-day operations.
- Acting for Productive Business Solutions on bidding processes for service, equipment and IT solutions to governmental and private entities.
- Advised Promerica Financial Corporation (PFC) on the issuance of bonds for $225m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olga Barreto, Rodrigo Taboada