Practice Areas - Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- International Trade and Contracts
- Contracts
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- Tax Planning
- Project Finance
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +503 2257-0900
Fax: +503 2257-0901
http://www.ariaslaw.com
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| Education | Doctorate Degree in Law, Law School, Universidad El Salvador (1978). Studies in Economics at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Cañas. Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, PIL Program (2001) |
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| Admitted | 1978, El Salvador |
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| Memberships | Admitted as a higher Member by the Interamerican Bar Association (1995). |
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| Languages | Spanish and English |
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| Born | San Salvador, El Salvador, 1950 |
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| Biography | Notary Public. Professor of Commercial Law and Obligations at the Law School of Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado (1982-1993). Board Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador (1986-1988). Counsel to the Ministry of Treasury for the Modernization of Salvadoran tributary laws of El Salvador (1990-1992). Founding Member of the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development - FUSADES (1991). Admitted as a Higher Member by the InterAmerican Bar Association (1995). Chairman of the Salvadoran Association of Banking Law (1998- 2007). Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador -AMCHAM (2008 to date). Chairman of the Salvadoran Banking Association (2008 to date). Member of the Board, Latin American Federation of Banks (FELABAN) 2010- present.
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| ISLN | 910036434 |
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| Transactions | Mr. Arias works with some of the largest global and domestic companies doing business in Central America. In the past few years, he has participated in mergers and acquisition transactions in an amount totaling more than US $11 billion. Between 2004/2005, he acted as advisor to several business groups for the negotiations of the free trade agreement (CAFTA) between the United States and the Central American countries. |
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