OUR FIRM AT A GLANCE

ORIGIN

Arias & Muñoz is deeply rooted in the region, with the establishment in

1942 of Bufete F. A. Arias in El Salvador, which merged with the Costa

Rican firm J.A. Muñoz and P. Muñoz in 1998, to create the current firm.

OUR FIRM

Arias & Muñoz Central America is unique in the region; it is the first and

only Central American law firm that is a single unit, with eight fully

integrated offices spanning six countries of Central America.

OUR OFFICES (8)

Guatemala

El Salvador

Honduras: Tegucigalpa

and San Pedro Sula

Nicaragua

Costa Rica: San Jose

and Guanacaste

Panama

WHAT WE DO

Arias & Muñoz advises legally to a diversity of companies, from big

multinational corporations, to Global 500 and Fortune 500 companies and

individual small enterprises.

HOW WE DO IT

With direct coordination with every client and identification of his specific

needs, Arias & Muñoz offers excellence and experience in advising with

real solutions.

OUR PROFESSIONALS

Our team in Arias & Muñoz has 26 Partners and 89 attorneys, who are

recognized by there dynamism, positivism and commitment, which allows

them to close transactions in the legal and business area of the region.

Several of them are authorized to practice in countries of the European

Union and in the United States.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative Law Antitrust Aviation and Transportation Banking and Finance Business Immigration Capital markets and securities Civil and Notary Consumer Protection Regulation Corporate and commercial Energy Environmental Franchising Governmental Relations Government Procurement Health Business Hotels and resorts International Trade, Foreign

investments and free zones Labor Law Insurance and Reinsurance

Intellectual Property and Sanitary Registration

Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation and Arbitration Mergers and acquisitions Oil and Gas Project and Infrastructure Finance Public Infrastructure and Public

Private Partnership Real Estate Retail Industry Tax and Fiscal Planning Technology, media and

telecommunications Trusts and Estates Utility

INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS

Cadburry - Adams Starwood Hotels Walmart BNP Paribas Carlson Hotel Sears Roebuck Newcom Ltd Ford Motor Corporation Sanofi- aventis Banco de Bogotá ISA Santander Investment Colombia Voith Siemens Dell HSBC Sab Miller International Coca Cola Company ACTS/Aeroman Visa Internacional Banco Continental de Panamá Kraft Foods International Phillip Morris Durman Esquivel Grupo de Inversiones Sudamericana Kellogg

Société Générale FedEx Bank of America Empresas Públicas de Medellín Chevron Texaco Caterpillar Financial Services 3M United Airlines AIG IFC Citi Bank Deutsche Bank Nokia Telefonica General Electric Jack Parker Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation Wachovia Bank – Wachovia Securities Holcim Group Support LTD BCIE FOX Siemens

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

CHAMBERS LATIN AMERICA 2010

For a second consecutive year,

Chambers Latin America awarded the

El Salvador office of Arias & Muñoz as

“Firm of the Year” in its ceremony

held in Miami on September 16.

DERECHO & NEGOCIOS AWARDS

On September 1st 2010, in San

Salvador, Arias & Muñoz was

awarded the recognition of “Law

Firm of the Year”, by the

publication Derecho & Negocios. It

was also recognized as “M&A Law

Firm of the Year” and “Most

Socially Responsible Law Firm of

the Year”.

WORLD FINANCE 100

In January 2010, World Finance, a

leading financial magazine

published by World News Media in

London and distributed to over 200

countries, included Arias & Muñoz in

its World Finance 100 list of top

global companies and individuals.

Only five law firms in total are

listed, and no others from Latin

America.

CENTRAL AMERICA LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2009

On November 2009 Chambers &

Partners in its inaugural, Chambers

Latin America Awards for Excellence

2009 ceremony, held in Miami, has

once again honored Arias & Muñoz

in the regional category as “Central

America Law Firm of the Year”.

EL SALVADOR LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2009

On November 2009 Chambers &

Partners in its inaugural

Chambers Latin America Awards

for Excellence 2009 ceremony,

held in Miami, awarded Arias &

Muñoz in its category of “El

Salvador firm of the year”.

CENTRAL AMERICA LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2008

In April 2008 over 1,000 of the

worlds finest financial lawyers

attended IFLR’s annual awards

ceremony held at the Waldorf

Astoria in New York. Arias &

Muñoz picked up the first ever

IFLR award for “Central American

Law Firm of the Year.”

LATIN LAWYER DEAL OF THE YEAR 2007

Arias & Muñoz received this

prestigious award for participating in

the transaction Arcos Dorados/Mc

Donald`s Franchise. The Firm

represented Arcos Dorados in Costa

Rica in the acquisition of business

and assets of the Corporation

McDonald's Latin American

operations, valued at US $700

million.

CHAMBERS GLOBAL AWARD 2006

Arias & Muñoz Central America was

presented with the “Central America

Law Firm of the Year” Award by the

prestigious Chambers & Partners at a

London reception in November 2006.

It is the first time that a Central

American firm was honored with a

Chambers Global Award, which is the

pinnacle of achievement in the legal

profession worldwide.