About
Chairman at Arias in El Salvador with extensive experience leading Banking and Corporate departments. Specialises in corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, international trade and contracting, banking law, fiscal planning and project finance, and has led major litigations, arbitrations and cross-border transactions including advising on regional free trade agreements.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceInsuranceCorporate / M&AInternational TradeForeign InvestmentTaxProject FinanceLitigation & Arbitration
Office
Expertise
BankingMergers & AcquisitionsInternational TradeProject FinanceFiscal / Tax PlanningFree Trade AgreementsJoint VenturesCross-border Transactions
Education
- Doctorate degree in Law, Universidad de El Salvador
- Studied Economics, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (El Salvador)
- Program of Instructions for Lawyers, Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Finance Certificate Diploma, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Admissions
- Higher Member, Inter-American Bar Association (since 1995)
- Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
- Past President and current board member, American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (AmCham)
- President, Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA)
- Former board member, Latin-American Banking Federation (FELABAN)
Languages
EnglishSpanish