BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW

  • Procedures before the different regulatory entities
  • Contracts and advice
  • Constitution of trusts
  • Enforcement actions
  • National, international and syndicated loans
  • Drafting codes of ethics, policies and other procedures, as well as support in drafting compliance manuals
  • Advice on the prevention of money laundering, financing of terrorism and corruption of the financial and insurance system
  • Development and weighting of risk matrices
  • Advice and training to departments related to compliance (officials and committees)
  • Securitizations
  • Investment funds

OUR TEAM

MICHELLE SUTTER

JOSE ADOLFO TORRES

BANKING AND FINANCES

Consulting: Regional business group of 17 different companies begins operations

Advice and formalization of operations in which up to 17 Companies from different jurisdictions were involved, for amounts of $156,425,000.00 at the regional level, to a business group in the food industry. Lawyers from different countries in the corporate and banking area participated.

Legal and regulatory advice for 13 years to Banco G&T Continental El Salvador

LatinAlliance advised Banco G&T Continental El Salvador for 13 years, since its foundation, legal, regulatory, capitalization, and delegation of its partner on the Board of Directors. During that time, the Bank reached assets in the order of USD$625 million.

Advice: Special projects to the Agricultural Development Bank

We advise the only rural bank in the country, Banco de Fomento Agropecuario, in its special restructuring and corporate improvement projects.

Participation in acquisition processes, due diligence and regulatory authorizations

In recent years LatinAlliance participated in several acquisition, due diligence and regulatory authorization processes of banking, insurance and stock exchange entities.

Assistance: Regional Banks participate in syndicated loan operation

Assistance to regional banks that participated in the operations of a syndicated loan to Central American companies for more than $100 million US.

Advice: BCR operating permits and tax exemption

LatinAlliance advises a bank with Panamanian capital, in obtaining and extending operating permits and tax exemptions, before banking entities in El Salvador.