Address:
Torre 101, Noveno Nivel, 2 y 3 Calles N.O., Ave. Circunvalación
Barrios Los Andes, San pedro sula
Cortes, 22122
Honduras

+50425709200





Key contacts:

Senior Tax Manager: Iliana Salinas
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Quick facts:

Partners: 2
Other qualified practitioners: 5
Total number of lawyers: 7
Practitioners (worldwide): 125
Languages: English and Spanish
Network memberships: Andersen Global


Central Law, a firm affiliated with Andersen Global, stands as a market leader in delivering extensive tax solutions tailored to major enterprises across the industrial, retail, and textile sectors. By blending deep local regulatory expertise with the seamless cross-border capabilities afforded by its global network, Central Law offers clients a unique and powerful approach to tax advisory.

Central Law has earned widespread recognition as a powerhouse in transactional tax advisory services. The firm has an impressive history of managing the fiscal structuring of numerous multi-million-dollar M&A deals. Its expertise covers the entire deal lifecycle, including high-stakes due diligence and post-merger integration. 

The Tax Practice is led by Iliana Salinas, Senior Tax Manager. Mrs. Salinas brings a distinctive perspective to the team, combining the disciplined approach of a Big Four accounting firm with hands-on industry knowledge acquired through in-house roles at the largest textile manufacturer in the region and within the banking sector. Her background also includes regulatory experience at the former Tax Authority. Oversight of the practice is handled by Managing Partner J. Humberto Medina Alva, who ensures strategic alignment with corporate objectives.

Jorge Romero contributes a holistic business perspective, drawing from his extensive career spanning high-profile corporate law firms and in-house counsel positions. His dual experience enables him to interpret legal risks through a commercial lens. Mr. Romero leads the firm's Business Development and R&D initiatives.

Jose Handal, Director of Technology and Innovation, sets the firm apart by integrating legal technology solutions with tax compliance. Jose’s leadership drives greater efficiency and provides expert advice on the fiscal challenges associated with FinTech and digital assets.

Central Law excels in key areas such as M&A, Tax Structuring, Transfer Pricing, and Special Economic Regimes. Whether managing cross-border taxation matters or administrative tax defense, the firm delivers sophisticated, client-centric solutions.

  • Business model optimisation
  • Cross-border project management
  • IP management
  • Policy design
  • Technology services
  • APAs
  • Corporate taxes
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • M&A
  • Restructuring
  • Technology
  • Transactions
  • Value chains
  • Arbitration
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Competition/anti-trust cases
  • Controversy management
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Pre-litigation
  • Customs
  • GST
  • Supply chains
  • VAT
  • International tax advisory
  • Тax consulting
  • US outbound
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Business restructuring
  • Competition / anti-trust cases
  • Controversy management
  • Cross-border project management
  • Dispute resolution
  • International tax planning
  • Litigation
  • TP policy design
  • TP risk management
  • Other

Iliana Waleska Salinas Padilla, International tax advisory isalinas@central-law.com

  • Local counsel to an Italian industrial group in the cross-border acquisition and tax due diligence process of two major chemical manufacturers
    Strategic tax counsel to the largest Mexican lightweight construction materials manufacturer regarding the validation and utilization of fiscal credits within its local operations
  • Tax counsel to Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro regarding the fiscal structuring of a cross-border project financing for energy infrastructure

Jorge Alberto Romero Garcia, Corporate taxes jromero@central-law.com

  • Strategic counsel to CRC BPO Solutions regarding ZOLI regime tax benefits and corporate structuring for operational expansion   
  • Strategic counsel to UNIFYCX on its corporate transition and post-acquisition tax compliance following the acquisition of Collective Solutions
  • Strategic tax counsel to Maderas de America on its corporate restructuring, ZOLI regime fiscal incentives, municipal exonerations, and water resource compliance

Jose Guillermo Handal Reina, Transactions, jhandal@central-law.com

  • Strategic counsel to a major global payment network on the regulatory structuring and compliance framework for the deployment of a new digital asset settlement mechanism.
  • Vendor advisory on the multi-jurisdictional M&A (Over $400M) process for the country's largest spare parts manufacturing entity
  • Administrative defense of Hitachi Plant Construction in a dispute regarding the recognition and applicability of fiscal incentives for a strategic energy project.

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Industrials
  • Investment management
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport

  • Torre Alianza, Noveno Nivel, Lomas del Guijarro Sur
    Tegucigalpa, 22122, Honduras
    Tel: +50425709200
    Email: isalinas@central-law.com