Practice and Professional Life
Attorney and Notary with extensive knowledge and experience in corporate law and designing corporate structures in local and international jurisdictions. Has experience in designing corporate governance and shareholder agreements. Advised domestic and foreign clients on local and international business transactions, as well as their structuring. Provided legal advice on mergers and acquisitions and due diligence processes. Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, typical and atypical, in Spanish and English languages. Legal advisory services to real estate developers and real estate projects, both residential and commercial. Advised societies in internal conflict situations. Additionally provided legal assistance for aircraft acquisition and registration. Recently provided legal advice to entrepreneurs and startups through Startups Legalsa, which provides legal advice to entrepreneurs.
Education
- Master of Laws (LLM) in American Law with a concentration in International Business from Boston University (2015).
- Bachelor's Degree in Legal and Social Sciences, Attorney and Notary from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (2012).
- Legal English Course from the University of Southern California (2012).
Awards and Honours
- Next Generation Partner - Nivel 1 en Derecho Corporativo por Legal 500 Latin America 2024.
- Recommended Lawyer - Band 4 in Corporate/M&A and Band 2 in Real Estate in Chambers & Partners 2025.
Memberships
- College of Attorneys and Notaries
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association
IMPORTANT MATTERS:
- Provided legal advice on the structuring and acquisition of a logistics and storage service provider company in one of the most important industrial zones in Guatemala, for a total amount of US$25 million.
- Provided legal advice on the sale of the largest money transfer and remittances operation in Guatemala to a Mexican entrepreneur group for a total amount of US$35 million.
- Participated in the process of due diligence and negotiation of respective contracts for the acquisition of a telephone company in Guatemala for a total amount of US$333 million.
- Provided legal advice to Guatemalan entrepreneurs in their expansion and opening of commercial operations within the United States and other countries in Latin America, leading and coordinating with law firms in different jurisdictions.
- Provided legal advice on various real estate transactions, especially in the acquisition of shopping centers and commercial properties worth US$10 million.
