JOSE ADOLFO TORRES

PARTNER AND FOUNDER

jatorres@latinalliance.co

Mr. Torres is a Founding Partner and Managing partner. He has 36 years of extensive experience in banking, finance, insurance, securities market and corporate, throughout his professional experience he has served as a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, December 2020 to 2022; advisor to the presidency of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Bank for special restructuring projects, July 2019-April 2022; founder and secretary of the Board of Directors of Banco G&T Continental El Salvador, for more than 13 years, from 2006 to January 2019, with the bank reaching assets of more than USD$640 million; secretary director of the Board of Directors of the Stock Exchange, G&T Casa de Bolsa, 2006/2018; director of the Board of Directors Mapfre, insurance company, from 2008 to 2012; director of the Board of Directors of Banco del Istmo, Banistmo Securities, Casa de Bolsa, 2005/2006; director of the Board of Directors of the Superintendence of the Financial System, from 2000 to 2005; Director Secretary of the Board of Directors of Moor Business Form for Central America 1993 to 1998; president of the Board of Directors of the Center for Legal Studies, the country's main union, 1995,1996, 1997 and XNUMX and director of several private entities.

Memberships

  • Member of the panel of arbitrators of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador, since 2004.
  • Member of the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (AMCHAM).
  • Guest columnist for the country's main newspaper: La Prensa Gráfica.
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Awards and acknowledgements

  • Chambers&Partners Global
  • Leading Individual Legal 500
  • IFLR 1000 Highly Regarded
  • Who's Who Legal Banking Thought Leader
  • LACCA Approved – LatinLawyer

Languages

  • English 
  • Spanish