José Paz Morales is a Partner at Consortium Legal – Honduras with more than 18 years of experience in banking law, financial law, capital markets, insurance and reinsurance, corporate law, contract law, and condominium law.

He advises domestic and international clients on cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, international financial transactions, and regulatory filings before the Central Bank of Honduras and the National Banking and Insurance Commission.

Practice Areas

• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Corporate Law
• Contract Law
• Corporate Reorganizations
• Financial Regulatory Law

• Counsel in the merger and acquisition of Banco de América Central Honduras, formerly a General Electric subsidiary.
• Counsel in the merger and acquisition of Aseguradora Hondureña Mundial, S.A., acquired by MAPFRE.
• Advised OPIC and Citibank, N.A. on the USD 225 million international credit line guarantee granted to BAC’s Central American banking network, and on the USD 20 million IPO of debt securities issued by Banco Citibank Honduras, S.A., a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A.

• LLM in Securities and Financial Regulation, Georgetown University, United States (2012)
• Law Degree with majors in Commercial Law and Administrative Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Honduras (2008)

• Member, Honduran Bar Association
• Member, Arbitrator and Conciliator of the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tegucigalpa (CCIT)