Oscar Melara
Partner
- omelara@altalegal.com
- +504 2232 1181
- Honduras
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"Óscar Melara is an expert in Honduran and Central American law. He is altamentally trained and has a unique vision that allows him to anticipate potential problems."
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Oscar is managing partner of the office of ALTA Honduras specializes in corporate, banking, financial, commercial, energy, administrative, intellectual property, telecommunications, tax, competition (mergers and acquisitions) and other branches of law.
He is legal advisor to multiple well-known local and regional commercial and industrial companies. Likewise, he is a certified arbitrator at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa.
Recognitions
- Recognized as a leader in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance law by Chambers & Global Legal Directories Partners, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer and IFLR1000.
Academic Background
- Public notary, Supreme Court of Justice, 2010.
- Master of Laws, Northwestern University School of Law, United States, 2002.
- Law degree, National Autonomous University of Honduras, 2000.
Associations and affiliations
- Honduran Bar Association.
- Comptroller of the Notaries.
Experience
- Advising various national and international companies on credit operations totaling in excess of US$3,000,000,000.00.
- Advice to various national and international companies in merger and sale operations of companies (in education, telecommunications, energy, shopping centers, agribusiness, entertainment sectors) that total in excess of US$5,000,000,000.00.
- Structuring of Condominium Property Regimes.
- Structuring of Administration and Guarantee Trusts.
- Corporate restructurings.
- Permanent advice to various Tier 1 companies with operations in Honduras.