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Oscar Samour

Partner · Consortium Legal

El SalvadorBanking & Finance, Corporate / M&ASpanish, English

About

Partner at Consortium Legal in El Salvador with more than 16 years' experience in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions and dispute resolution. He has extensive international experience, is frequently engaged on multi-jurisdictional transactions, and previously worked as an international associate at King & Spalding LLP in Washington, D.C.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCorporate / M&ADispute ResolutionInternational Arbitration

Office

Expertise

Financial InstitutionsBank AcquisitionsCross-Border / Multi-Jurisdictional TransactionsLoan StructuringSovereign / Government Advisory

Education

  • M. in International Arbitration (with honors), University of Pepperdine, United States (2009)
  • American Legal System, Columbia University School of Law, United States (2006)
  • Degree in Legal Science (Honorable Mention), Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas”, El Salvador (2005)

Admissions

  • Attorney and Notary authorized by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of El Salvador
  • Certified arbitrator, Center for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador

Languages

SpanishEnglish