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
