Top ranked firm by The Legal 500 Latin America (2012-2025)
Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega received top honors in the 13th edition of The Legal 500 Latin America (2025).
With 19 lawyer rankings, 10 ranked practice areas, and 6 Tier 1 practice areas, ARIFA leads as the Top Tier Firm in Latin America since the first 2012 edition, as recognized by The Legal 500.
Exceptional practice
Tier 1
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Transport: Shipping
Corporate Services and Estate Planning
Tier 2
Projects and Energy
Real Estate
Tier 3
Intellectual Property
Ranked Lawyers:
3 Hall of Fame lawyers
Ricardo M Arango: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and Corporate / M&A
Estif Aparicio: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets
Jorge Loaiza III: Transport: Shipping
6 ARIFA lawyers were distinguished as "Leading partners"
Andrés N Rubinoff: Corporate and M&A
Rosa Restrepo: Corporate services and estate planning
María Carolina Arroyo: Real Estate
Gian Castillero: Corporate services and estate planning
Estif Aparicio: Corporate / M&A, Projects and Energy
Claudio De Castro: Dispute Resolution
4 ARIFA lawyers were listed as "Next Generation partners"
Fernando Aued: Dispute Resolution
Pilar Castillo: Transport: Shipping
Fernando Arias F: Banking and Finance, and Corporate / M&A
Javier Yap Endara: Corporate / M&A
6 ARIFA lawyers made the "Leading Associate" list
Cedric Kinschots: Banking and Finance, and Capital Markets
Melissa Del Busto: Intellectual Property
Mariel Nuñez: Dispute Resolution
Donald Canavaggio: Capital Markets
Isabella de la Guardia: Corporate / M&A
Daniela Delvalle: Corporate / M&A
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