Central America 2020 – Private Client - Legal Marketplace Analysis

Most highly regarded

• Jaime Alemán, Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee, Panama City
• Eduardo Calderón, BLP, San José
• Anibal Galindo, Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee, Panama City
• David Gutiérrez, BLP, San José

Costa Rica

David Gutiérrez at BLP enjoys a strong reputation for his successful track record handling private equity and financial restructuring matters.
Eduardo Calderón is highly regarded for his private client work, and gains plaudits for his expertise in all aspects of wealth and succession planning for high-net-worth individuals.

Hernán Pacheco O at EY Law is an accomplished corporate lawyer who excels at advising private clients on their investments.

Guatemala

Stefano Carlo Olivero at Bufete Olivero provides stellar advice on IP, financing and estate planning.

Marcos Ibargüen Segovia at QIL+4 Abogados is endorsed for his impressive private client practice and his expertise in corporate and commercial matters for private banks.

Ana Verena Kuhsiek Ruiz of Kuhsiek & Asociados is acknowledged for her first-rate work advising private companies on foreign investment.

Panama

Three practitioners are listed here from Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee.
Jaime Alemán enjoys a splendid reputation for his “in-depth knowledge of private client matters”, including trusts and estate planning.
Anibal Galindo at stands out for his 40-plus years of experience advising clients across Central America.
Raúl Zúñiga Brid gains plaudits for his admirable practice advising high-net-worth individuals. He is recognised for his “encyclopaedic understanding of private client matters”, from taxation to trusts.

Roberto Alemán H at Icaza González-Ruiz Alemán is a renowned private client specialist who gains plaudits for his “first-class practice” which sees him advising on private interest foundations and the administration of corporations.

Gian Castillero Guiraud at Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega is an experienced practitioner known for estate planning as well as the organisation and management of family offices.