Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega received top honors in the twelfth edition of The Legal 500 Latin America (2024). 

With 16 lawyer rankings, 9 ranked practice areas, and 6 Tier 1 practice areas, ARIFA leads for the 13° consecutive year as the Top Tier Firm in Latin America, as recognized by The Legal 500.

Exceptional practice

Tier 1
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Offshore
Transport: Shipping

Tier 2
Projects and Energy
Real Estate

Tier 3
Intellectual Property

Ranked Lawyers:

3 Hall of Fame lawyers
Ricardo Arango: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and Corporate / M&A
Estif Aparicio: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and Projects and Energy
Jorge Loaiza: Transport: Shipping

5 ARIFA lawyers were distinguished as "Leading individuals"
Andrés N Rubinoff: Corporate and M&A 
Rosa Restrepo: Offshore
María Carolina Arroyo: Real Estate
Gian Castillero: Offshore
Estif Aparicio: Corporate / M&A

4 ARIFA lawyers were listed as "Next Generation partners" 
Claudio De Castro: Dispute Resolution 
Pilar Castillo: Transport: Shipping
Fernando Arias F: Banking and Finance, and Corporate / M&A
Javier Yap Endara: Corporate / M&A

4 ARIFA lawyers made the "Rising Star" list
Cedric Kinschots: Banking and Finance, and Capital Markets
Melissa del Busto: Intellectual Property
Mariel Nuñez: Dispute Resolution 
Donald Canavaggio: Capital Markets

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