Announcements and Events

PRESTIGIOUS DISTINCTION FOR MARCO FABIO MONTOYA

The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, a publication of the prestigious Law Business Research Limited

miércoles, agosto 18, 2010 [+ info]

New Senior Associate joins the firm

Consortium Centro America Abogados – El Salvador Office announces the entry of Mr. Juan Ernesto Menjívar, LLM as Senior Associate of the firm in El Salvador

jueves, julio 1, 2010 [+ info]

CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMERICA ABOGADOS CELEBRATES ITS 5TH. ANNIVERSARY AS A REGIONAL FIRM

Consortium celebrated its 5th. Anniversary of its founding. The celebration was conducted simultaneously in each of the 5 Central American countries in which Consortium operates and was transmitted in real time by video-conferencing

viernes, mayo 28, 2010 [+ info]

Consortium advises Swedish Match on the acquisition of 20% of Grupo Plasencia in Nicaragua and Honduras

Swedish Match has signed an agreement with Plasencia Group, one of the world's largest producers of premium cigar tobacco

lunes, abril 19, 2010 [+ info]

AEI Closes Financing and Initiates Construction of a 300 MW Power Plant in Guatemala

lunes, abril 19, 2010 [+ info]

The end of Banking Secrecy era in Guatemala?

Banking Secrecy was once considered the crown jewel of banking principles

viernes, marzo 26, 2010 [+ info]

Consortium- Costa Rica Partner elected President of the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration -CICA -

Rolando Lacle Zuniga, partner at our office in Costa Rica, Consortium-Lacle & Gutierrez, was elected president of the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration CICA,

lunes, enero 18, 2010 [+ info]

Brenntag Guatemala Double Certification

Brenntag Guatemala (“Brenntag”), an international chemical producer and importer company offering more than 200 chemical products and leader in its field in Central America

lunes, diciembre 7, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados honored with 2 prestigious Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence 2009

jueves, noviembre 12, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados advised Nordea Bank AB, as lender of a loan

Consortium – Laclé & Gutiérrez, the Costa Rican office of Consortium Centro America Abogados

viernes, agosto 28, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados opens new offices in Costa Rica

Consortium-Laclé & Gutiérrez opened its new and modern offices on August 6th 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica

lunes, agosto 10, 2009 [+ info]

Guatemala - Consortium advises in financing of geothermal power plant

jueves, mayo 21, 2009 [+ info]

Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty between Guatemala and Israel

The Treaty’s objectives are: (i) to foster, strengthen and enhance economic cooperation between the two nations...

jueves, marzo 12, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium – Winner of the: “Best Banking & Finance Law Firm Award in Central America”

World Finance Legal Awards 2009 has granted Consortium Centro America Abogados the award of “Best Banking & Finance Law Firm Award in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.”

miércoles, febrero 18, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium imparts seminar on “The New Oral Procedure before the Work Inspector Institution for dismissals with Just Cause, suspension and Closing of Companies in Nicaragua”

Consortium Taboada & Asociados imparted a seminar on “The Administrative Oral Labor Procedure in Nicaragua”, whose primary objective was to offer all participants the knowledge on the new procedure that the Ministry of Work put in to use from January 12, 2009.

jueves, febrero 12, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados opens its 10th office in the city of Leon, Nicaragua

We are proud to announce the opening of our 10h office in the Central American Region. The office opened in the city of León, Nicaragua by Consortium’s office in this country, Consortium-Taboada & Asociados.

lunes, febrero 9, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium and Georgetown Law CLE: A partnership between Education and Practice

Georgetown Law CLE extended an exclusive partnership to Consortium to belong to the program “International Commercial Practice Series” as “Patron Partner”

martes, febrero 3, 2009 [+ info]

Lawyer Marco Montoya awarded “Person of the Year 2008” by AMCHAM - Guatemala

The American-Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM has awarded Mr. Marco Montoya the prestigious distinction of Person of the Year 2008

jueves, enero 29, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados opens new offices in Honduras

The inauguration of the new building took place on January, 23rd in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

lunes, enero 26, 2009 [+ info]

Lawyer Alejandro Cofiño prometed Partner at Consortium –Guatemala

Alejandro Cofiño will start as partner of Consortium – Rodriguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar as of January 1, 2009.

jueves, enero 1, 2009 [+ info]

Consortium - Lacle & Gutierrez advised Citi in the integration process and merger of Citibank, Cuscatlán, and Uno’s financial groups

Consortium advised the regulatory, registration and business matters of a process without precedent in the Costa Rican financial market

lunes, noviembre 3, 2008 [+ info]

International Arbitration 2008

Consortiums offices a-cross the region contributed in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2008”. Published by Global Legal Group a London based publishing house

viernes, octubre 10, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados Advices Mesoamérica Energy

Consortium Centro America Abogados through its office in Honduras, Consortium-J.R. Paz & Asociados, advises Mesoamérica Energy, through its subsidiary Energía Eólica of Honduras, in the Power Purchase Agreement with the Honduran National Electricity Company (ENEE), for the generation of 100MW of eolic or wind- generated energy, in what will be the largest eolic park in Latin America.

martes, octubre 7, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro América Abogados opens New Insurance Department in Costa Rica

After 84 years of operations as a state-owned monopoly, Costa Rica’s insurance market has admitted companies to establish and effectively compete to supply insurance services in its territory.

domingo, septiembre 28, 2008 [+ info]

Ratified in the Legislative Assembly on the agreement concluded between the Republic of El Salvador and Spain

With this treaty,which hasn't yet been enacted by the President,but according to information given by the Ministry of Foreign Relationships it's expected to be enacted within the next 90 days and then be published in the official gazette,the Spanish and Salvadoran businessmen who invest in Spain or El Salvador'll have to pay taxes only in the country where they derive income from their operations

lunes, septiembre 22, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium, Official Sponsors of the XXVII Latin American Banking Congress - COLADE

Consortium ha sido el Patrocinador Oficial del XXVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Derecho Bancario-COLADE, celebrado el pasado 8 y 9 de septiembre en San José, Costa Rica. Dicho Congreso fue organizado por la Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN) y la Asociación Bancaria Costarricense (ABC).

viernes, septiembre 19, 2008 [+ info]

Saon Group adquired Tecoloco

Saon Group advised by Consortium in the acquisition process of the Central American Company Tecoloco Holding, S.A. de C.V.

miércoles, septiembre 17, 2008 [+ info]

CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMERICA ABOGADOS SPONSORS “Central American Dialog on the possible solutions for the development of our region”

Recently, the regional magazine Estrategia & Negocios along with the Copenhagen Consensus and the INCAE Business School, carried out the event titled “Dialog on the main challenges identified in the Consultation of San José under the methodology of cost-benefit from the Copenhagen Consensus and the prioritization of potential solutions for each of the countries of Central America”

lunes, septiembre 8, 2008 [+ info]

Member of Consortium Centro America Abogados -Office El Salvador receives Fulbright scholarship awarded by the U.S. government

viernes, agosto 22, 2008 [+ info]

Enrique Borgo Bustamante, partner of Consortium Centro America Abogados office of El Salvador, was invested as “Gentleman of the Order of Santiago”

viernes, agosto 15, 2008 [+ info]

New Lawyer as Head of Intellectual Property Department in San José, Costa Rica.

martes, julio 1, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro América Abogados advised Citibank, N.A. and Dutch development agency in syndicated loan of $100 million granted to Grupo M Holding, S.A. for its expansion in Central America.

Citibank, N.A. and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. acted as lead arrangers and lenders of a syndicated loan for an amount of US$100,000,000 granted to Grupo M Holding, S.A. for expansion projects in the A.C.

martes, julio 1, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados and Miami law firm Fowler, Rodríguez, Valdés–Fauli organized informative seminar in Central America

martes, junio 17, 2008 [+ info]

Ninoshka Urrutia of Consortium Centro America Abogados at Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA)

martes, junio 10, 2008 [+ info]

Member of Consortium Centro America Abogados presents Bill of Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Laws of El Salvador

lunes, mayo 26, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados advised the 30% purchase of the biggest steel company in Central America

lunes, mayo 26, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados was recognized for contributing to the “Doing Business” project of the World Bank with the “Doing Business Award”

miércoles, mayo 14, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados advised BAC & GE in the recent merger involving US$ 70 million plus with Bamer

Consortium Centro America Abogados, through its office in Honduras, advised Banco de América Central Honduras (“BAC”) and General Electric Finance (GE Finance) in the recent merger with Banco Mercantil, S.A (“Bamer”)

martes, mayo 13, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados organized meeting between the University of Vanderbilt and young Nicaraguan attorneys

jueves, marzo 27, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro América Abogados awarded for the Hidro Xacbal power project deal

jueves, marzo 27, 2008 [+ info]

Lic. Alvaro Castellanos partner of Consortium Centro America Abogados appointed Ad Hoc Judge at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

martes, marzo 11, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados participates in conference organized by the Association of Nicaraguan Investors and Developers

martes, marzo 11, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados incorporates new associate attorney in El Salvador

domingo, enero 6, 2008 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados opens its 9th office in Liberia, Costa Rica

viernes, noviembre 23, 2007 [+ info]

Dr. Rodrigo Taboada partner of Consortium Centro America Abogados on the cover of the ABA Journal

miércoles, noviembre 21, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados participated as sponsor of the Third Annual Meeting of Young Entrepreneurs INNOVA in El Salvador

martes, octubre 9, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados organized seminar “Free Competition, its Protection and Promotion in Nicaragua”

sábado, septiembre 22, 2007 [+ info]

Seminar on Industrial Property, Patents and Data Protection Test

jueves, septiembre 20, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Centro América Abogados and the International Trademark Association (INTA) made a seminar about

viernes, julio 20, 2007 [+ info]

Partner of Consortium Centro América Abogados, launches the first book on banking law in El Salvador

sábado, julio 14, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Centro America Abogados Before the Committee on Project Finance of the NYC Bar Association

martes, junio 19, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium J.R. Paz & Asociados in Honduras opens new office in Roatán, Bay Islands

jueves, mayo 3, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Centro América Abogados incorporates a new member of the IP team expert in patents and Industrial Designs to its office in El Salvador

domingo, marzo 18, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium – El Salvador present in the major financial transactions of 2006

domingo, enero 7, 2007 [+ info]

Consortium Central America Attorneys receives recognition of forming part of a list of the most outstanding legal firms in the region

sábado, noviembre 18, 2006 [+ info]

Member of Consortium Central America Attoneys is the first and only lawyer of El Salvador licensed by Federation International of Football Association

Member of Consortium Central America Attoneys is the first and only lawyer of El Salvador licensed by Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) to represent foot ball players as an agent

jueves, octubre 12, 2006 [+ info]

Latin Lawyer 40 Under 40

martes, julio 18, 2006 [+ info]

Arbitration Seminary in Ecuador distributed by partner of Consortium Central America Attorneys in El Salvador

lunes, junio 12, 2006 [+ info]

José Eduardo Tomasino, partner of Consortium Central America Attorneys in El Salvador, appointed as representative for the private sector in the Inter

José Eduardo Tomasino, partner of Consortium Central America Attorneys in El Salvador, appointed as representative for the private sector in the International Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

jueves, junio 8, 2006 [+ info]

Public Bid – Ministry of Energy and Mines

jueves, marzo 16, 2006 [+ info]

Consortium-Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, S.C., represented in the Project Finance Committee of the New York City Bar Association

Consortium-Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, S.C., represented in the Project Finance Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

miércoles, enero 25, 2006 [+ info]

Consortium-Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, S.C.– two associates pass the New York State Bar Examination.

viernes, enero 20, 2006 [+ info]

Consortium-Guatemala, names a new partner.

jueves, diciembre 1, 2005 [+ info]

Leading firms in Central America join to create CONSORTIUM

martes, junio 14, 2005 [+ info]