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.
Compass Abogados brings together regulatory, business and transactional counsel for matters in El Salvador, with an international perspective and a defined scope for each engagement.
The firm
Legal judgment for consequential business decisions.
Compass Abogados is a Salvadoran boutique law firm advising individuals, businesses and investors on their decisions and transactions in El Salvador.
We combine knowledge of the local environment with experience in regulated industries, complex transactions, finance, real estate and dispute resolution. Our approach is direct: understand the objective, identify the risks and define a clear path forward.
Local judgment
Advice grounded in El Salvador’s legal and business context.
Spanish and English
Bilingual support for matters in El Salvador.
Defined scope
Work, deliverables and fees confirmed in writing.
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.
The managing partner’s experience
Proven experience. Confidentiality preserved.
Juan Manuel Uceda’s background combines financial regulation, corporate decision-making and property matters. These summaries describe that experience without identifying clients or disclosing confidential information.
Every engagement is subject to conflicts review, an agreed scope and written acceptance. The experience described does not guarantee results in future matters.
Regulation and finance
Complex structures and cross-border coordination
Legal and regulatory structuring for complex transactions, products and projects, including finance, contracting and coordination with international counsel and 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; 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
He taught Commercial Law at UCA in 2011 and Banking Law at ESEN from 2012 to 2019. Native Spanish and fluent English.