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Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Arias
3 practice areas
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Consortium Legal
3 practice areas
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GarcíaBodan
3 practice areas
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Tier 2

Alvarado & Asociados
3 practice areas
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BLP
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aguilar Castillo Love
1 practice area
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Bellucci Méndez Rücker (BMR Legal)
2 practice areas
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Lexincorp
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

Central Law Nicaragua
3 practice areas
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Dentons Muñoz
1 practice area
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ECIJA
1 practice area
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Notable

Aczalaw
2 practice areas
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EY Law
2 practice areas
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Latin Alliance
1 practice area
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Project development
Tier 2
6 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Arias
3 practice areas
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Consortium Legal
3 practice areas
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Tier 2

Alvarado & Asociados
3 practice areas
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BLP
3 practice areas
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Central Law Nicaragua
3 practice areas
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Consortium Legal
3 practice areas
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GarcíaBodan
3 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Garcia & Bodán was established in 2000. The law firm has six offices in Central America, in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The financial and corporate department at the firm is known for working on complex deals in Nicaragua. The team provides advise on daily legal matters for corporate clients, buy side M&A, corporate restructure and establishing international companies’ operations in Nicaragua. The project development team advises clients on regulatory issues, with particular details for energy, mining and environmental industries. The firm is highly experienced in assisting in financing for infrastructure and projects.    
 
   
 

Highlights  

The firm advised clients on confidential matters. 

 

Key clients  

Some of the firm’s key clients include Grupo Lala, Cargill, United Airlines, Truist Bank and Banco Atlántida. 

 

Testimonials  

Their knowledge of the local environment and technical skills.” (M&A client)

 
Melvin Estrada 
“Great experience.” 
 
Terencio García Montenegro 

He’s a fantastic lawyer!” 

“Very responsive and solution focused.” 


 
Federico Gurdian 
Very well educated and knows his core business.” 


 
Carlos Tellez 
He knows the regulations inside out.”

Extremely committed to his work, brilliant at the moment of finding solutions, always available."“He is committed, extremely professional, well versed and responsible with any task you may trust him with. In addition to his legal skills, he also has a business-oriented mind, which allows him to rapidly understand our client’s point of viewE.” 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Carin Energy - Project development
2021-02-25
GarcíaBodan
Nicaragua
Project development
Federico Gurdián
Carin Energy
Project developer
Instacredit - Restructuring
2021-01-08
GarcíaBodan
Nicaragua
Restructuring
Carlos Gómez
Instacredit
Bondholder
Grupo Lala - M&A
2023-10-26
GarcíaBodan
Nicaragua
M&A
Terencio García, Regional Managing Partner of García & Bodán, together with Partner Melvin Estrada (Nicaragua), Senior Associates Andrés Cofiño (Guatemala), Lía Incer (Nicaragua) and María Alejandra Baldizón (Nicaragua), and Associates María Fernanda Villagrán (Guatemala), Gabriela Arias (Guatemala) and Valeska Fonseca (Nicaragua)
Grupo Lala
Seller
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