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David Font
Partner

Languages:
Spanish, English

Practice areas:
Real Estate, Administrative Law, Corporate / M&A, Foreign Investment, Banking and Finance, Estate Planning, Tax Law

Email:
david.font@legalsa.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Practice and Professional Life

His practice focuses on Administrative Law, specialized on public procurement, government tenders and concessions; infrastructure; Banking Law; commercial transactions and contracts; design, constitution, maintenance and modification of corporate structures, especially for partnerships with disputes among shareholders or with third parties; Corporate Law, mergers and acquisitions; foreign investment; real-estate transactions; Tax Law and estate planning.   

His recent experience includes legal support to telephone companies and international companies that include their incorporation and operation in Guatemala. Performance as local expert advisor for an international arbitration in infrastructure and mining matters as the design of the legal and tax strategies for real-estate developments for amounts that exceed US$100 million just in the last year; and credit structuring for more than US$25 million granted by local banks to be used abroad, with mixed guarantees in different countries.

 

Education

- MBA, INCAE Business School, Costa Rica, 2007

- Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Lawyer and Notary, Universidad Rafael Landívar

- Diploma on Maritime Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar, 2001

- Diploma on Tax Law, Colegio de Auditores Públicos de Guatemala (Public Auditors School of Guatemala), 2003

Awards and Honours

- Leading Individual - Tier 2 in Corporate/M&A by Legal 500 Latin America 2024.
- Recommended Lawyer - Band 2 in Corporate/M&A in Chambers & Partners 2025

Memberships

- College of Attorneys and Notaries

- International Bar Association

Our Services

Practice Areas

Startups LEGALSA

Testimonials

What our clients think of us

After 25 years, many testimonials confirm the quality of our services

Mi equipo recibe un servicio personalizado de las personas con las que trabajamos en el bufete Legalsa. Sentimos que somos el cliente más importante de la firma

Una práctica integral, con abogados altamente capacitados y con un excelente entendimiento del negocio

El equipo de Legalsa es excelente. Son un equipo muy orientado al cliente y, por lo tanto, ofrecen soluciones prácticas a problemas complejos

Siempre están disponibles y dispuestos a dar un esfuerzo adicional por el cliente

El servicio que nos brinda Legalsa es simplemente excelente. Responden rápidamente a los correos electrónicos, conocen la ley y las costumbres en Guatemala, tienen los contactos necesarios y simplemente ayudan a los clientes a resolver problemas

El equipo proporciona respuestas rápidas, confiabilidad, comprensión de los problemas del cliente y puntos de vista prácticos