Understand the objective
We assess the decision in its legal, financial, operational and reputational context before recommending a path.
Boutique law firm · El Salvador
Legal judgment for consequential business decisions.
A practice led directly by the managing partner, combining regulatory, business and transactional experience with the ability to coordinate local and international matters.
The firm
Legal judgment for consequential business decisions.
Compass Abogados is a Salvadoran boutique law firm led by Juan Manuel Uceda, a bilingual attorney and notary with more than twenty years of experience.
We combine knowledge of the local environment with experience in regulated industries, complex transactions, finance, energy, real estate and dispute resolution. Our approach is direct: understand the objective, identify the risks and define a clear path forward.
20+
years of experience
ES / EN
bilingual service
SV
based in El Salvador
How we work
Judgment that becomes direction.
Define the structure
We turn complexity into concrete options, clear priorities and a strategy that can be executed.
Lead the execution
We provide direct follow-through, communicate with executive clarity and adjust the strategy as the matter develops.
Representative experience
Proven experience. Confidentiality preserved.
To protect client confidentiality, we describe the nature of our work without identifying clients, proceedings or sensitive information.
Energy and finance
Strategic projects and multilateral coordination
Legal and regulatory structuring for energy-sector matters, including complex contracting, multilateral finance and coordination with international organizations.
Regulated markets
Financial regulation and significant transactions
Experience in banking, insurance, securities and pensions, as well as mergers, securitizations, trusts, security interests and governance of supervised entities.
Business
Governance, reorganization and contracts
Senior management counsel on corporate governance, reorganizations, strategic agreements and contractual allocation of risk.
Real estate projects
Territorial analysis and market signals
Strategic assessment of urban projects integrating territory, infrastructure, mobility, site risk, comparables and positioning.
A complementary non-legal capability; it does not replace technical, financial or environmental studies.
Financial institutions
Credit recovery and security enforcement
Management of executive proceedings, interim measures, asset investigation and enforcement for credit portfolios.
Insurance market
Consignments, bonds and contingencies
Design and execution of judicial solutions for obligations arising from policies, counter-guarantees and outstanding balances.
Managing partner
Juan Manuel Uceda
Legal, regulatory and business experience.
Attorney and notary · More than 20 years of experience
His practice covers banking, insurance, securities and pension regulation; corporate governance; mergers and reorganizations; trusts, securitizations and security arrangements; compliance; complex contracting; energy and geothermal matters; multilateral finance; litigation and real estate matters.
He has advised senior management and coordinated matters involving international organizations, combining legal analysis with a practical understanding of business and regulatory decisions.
“Legal strategy must be technically sound, commercially aware and executable.”
Education
- Master's in Financial Law and Capital Markets · UPB, Colombia
- Postgraduate degree in Corporate Law · UCA
- Law degree · UCA
Teaching and languages
His academic experience includes six years teaching Banking Law at ESEN and teaching Commercial Law at UCA. Native Spanish and fluent English.