Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega received top honors in the 14th edition of The Legal 500 Latin America (2026). 

With 14 lawyer rankings, 9 ranked practice areas, and 6 Tier 1 practice areas, ARIFA leads as the Top Tier Firm in Latin America since the first 2012 edition, as recognized by The Legal 500.

Exceptional practice

Tier 1
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Transport: Shipping
Corporate Services and Estate Planning

Tier 2
Transport: Aviation

Tier 3
Intellectual Property
Projects and Energy

Ranked Lawyers:

3 Hall of Fame lawyers
Ricardo M Arango: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, and Corporate / M&A
Estif Aparicio:  Banking and Finance, Capital Markets
Jorge Loaiza III: Transport: Shipping

7 ARIFA lawyers were distinguished as "Leading partners"
Andrés N Rubinoff: Corporate and M&A 
Rosa Restrepo: Corporate services and estate planning
Gian Castillero: Corporate services and estate planning
Estif Aparicio: Corporate / M&A, Projects and Energy
Claudio De Castro: Dispute Resolution
Pilar Castillo: Transport: Shipping
Fernando Aued: Dispute Resolution 

2 ARIFA lawyers were listed as "Next Generation partners" 
Fernando Arias F: Banking and Finance, and Corporate / M&A
Javier Yap Endara: Corporate / M&A

3 ARIFA lawyers made the "Leading Associate" list
Mariel Nuñez: Dispute Resolution 
Donald Canavaggio: Capital Markets
Isabella de la Guardia: Corporate / M&A

About Legal 500
The Legal 500 Series, now in its 37th year, is widely acknowledged as theworld’s largest legal referral guide. More than 300,000 buyers of legal services are surveyed and interviewed globally each year. Legal 500 is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.