ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ MAHUAD,  born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala;  admitted to the bar 1982, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 1981); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1982).  Author: "Mergers of Corporations”; Non-Economical Considerations in International Financing”; “The Regulatory Environment-Guatemala”, “Latin American Trade Finance”,(1990); Proposal for the “Value Added Tax Harmonization in Central America”, done for the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat, (1996); “Taxes and Land”, studies done for the International Development Agency, (1996) (and extension of the same, in 1998); “The roll of the Notary in front of the Globalization of National Economies”, (1995). Co-Author: Legal and Regulatory Framework for Trade and Investment in Guatemala,  US-AID (1992). Academic Activities: Professor of Law, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, (1987-); Universidad Rafael Landivar, (1987 – 1992, 1996 - 2003). “Understanding U.S. Trade Laws: Seminar for Caribbean Basin Policy Leaders” United States Department of Commerce (1987); “Fourth United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Symposium”  UNCITRAL (Vienna, 1991); “Summer School in English Methods” University of Cambridge (1992); “Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager Program” The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1996); “Negotiation Workshop” Harvard Law School (1995); “Advanced Negotiation Workshop” Harvard Law School (1998); “VI Post-Graduate Courses in Law, Politics and Criminology Specialization in Tax Law”, University of Salamanca (1999). Other Activities: Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Economy during the closing negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement between Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico (2000-2001); Legal Head Counsel for the Legal Scrub of the CAFTA (US-Central America, Free Trade Agreement) (2004). Member of the Tax Liquidation and Execution Unit of the Ministry of Finance. Counselor of the Vice Minister of Economy in the Rounds of the Treaty for Free Commerce between Guatemala and Mexico. Member: Tax Committee; Committee for the Coordination for Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Association (CACIF); Guatemalan Tax Association (ATG); Guatemalan Bar Association; Notarial Law Institute; International Bar Association,  Inter-American Bar Association (IABA);  International Fiscal Association (IFA); American Bar Association (ABA). Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Tax Law; Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Acquisitions. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: arodriguez@consortiumlegal.com

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MARIO RENE ARCHILA CRUZ, born Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, June 7, 1962; admitted to the bar 1987, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar, (Lawyer and Notary, 1987). Author: "The Nationality of Juristic Persons", (1987); Client's Litigation Guide, IFLR 1000 (2002). Academic Activities: Pprofesor of Notarial Law III and IV Universidad Rafael Landivar; Professor of Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar, (1997 to date); Universidad Francisco Marroquín, (1988-1992). Georgetown University Law Center and Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE), Course of Legal Issues of International Business (Diploma), Centro de Mediación y Negociación Internacional, Course of Negotiation, Harvard Methodology. Other Activities: Substitute Justice of the Court of Appeals; Arbitrator of the Sports Arbitration Tribunal, Lausanne, Suiza. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association; International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi.  Guatemalan Managers Association. Treasurer of the Guatemalan Bar Association, (1994-1996). Practice Areas: Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Arbitration. Languages: Spanish and English.   

 E-mail:marchila@consortiumlegal.com

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 ALVARO RODRIGO CASTELLANOS HOWELL born Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 21, 1961; admitted to the bar 1986, Guatemala.  Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 1986; Honorary Award for Thesis Work); Columbia University School of Law; (LL.M., 1990, Laspau-Fulbright Scholar). Author: "The Principle of Separation of Powers in the Guatemalan Constitution of 1985", (1986); Analysis on the U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty", US-AID, (1993); Securities Laws in Guatemala,” Latin Law, (1993);  “Legal and Regulatory Framework for Direct Investments in Guatemala” Latin Law, (1994); “Banking Laws in Guatemala”, Banking Yearbook, (1994); Drafter of the Counter proposal for the Bilateral Investment Treaty and the Draft Law on Arbitration, based on the Model Law of Uncitral for International Commercial Arbitration, US-AID, (1994); Foreign Investment Laws, Latin Finance, (1994); Privatization in Latin America, Latin Finance, (1995); Project Finance Laws Latin Finance, (1995); “Intellectual Property Laws,” Latin Law, (1995); "Arbitration as an Alternative Mechanism for Settlement of Conflicts,” XV Guatemalan Juridical Congress, (1995); "Project Finance Laws,” Latin Law, (1995);  “Introduction to Constitutional Law”, (1996); “Intellectual Property Litigation”, Managing Intellectual Property, (1996). Co-Author: "Legal and Regulatory Framework for Trade and Investment in Guatemala", US-AID, (1992); Draft Bill for Arbitration Law, (enacted November 1995); Draft Bill for General Telecommunications Law, (enacted November, 1996). Academic Activities: Professor Constitutional Law, Commercial Law, Arbitration, Conflicts of Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar, (1986-1996). Dean of the School of Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar, (2002-2006). Other Activities: Consultant for the Ministry of Economy in Negotiations of Investment Issues in Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties, (1994-1999); President Guatemala Chamber of Commerce’s Arbitration and Conciliation Center. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Foreign Investment, International Trade Contracts, Electricity Law, Intellectual Property, Arbitration, Civil Aviation, Telecommunications, Banking Law, Mergers and Acquisitions. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: acastellanos@consortiumlegal.com

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JUAN ALFONSO SOLARES CAMACHO, born Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 10, 1962; admitted to the bar, 1986, GuatemalaEducation: Universidad Francisco Marroquín  (Lawyer and Notary, magna cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor (M.C.L. 1988);  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business School (S.M., 1993).  Author: "Illegal Appropiation of Trademarks Signs" (1986). Co‑Author: "Agency and  Distribution Agreements in Guatemala", (1990). Academic Activities: Director Master of Comparative Law Program, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, (1989).  Other Activities:  Summer Associate, Bodman, Longley & Dahling, Ann Arbor, Michigan, (1988).  Negotiator for the country's adherence to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Geneva, (1990); Director, Chamber of Industry, (1989 to date); Secretary,  Chamber of Industry, (1991 to date); Representative of the Chamber of Industry before the National Commission of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, (1989-1993); Coordinator of the Comité Coordinador de Actividades Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras" (CACIF) for the Negotiation of the Fiscal Reform, (1991); Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Agency and Distribution Agreements, Franchise Agreements, International Trade, Foreign Investment, Tax Law.  Languages: Spanish and English.

 

 E-mail: guatemala@consortiumlegal.com

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LIONEL FRANCISCO AGUILAR SALGUERO, born Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 9, 1955; admitted to the bar, 1985, GuatemalaEducation: Universidad de San Carlos (Lawyer and Notary, 1985); Master's Degree on Criminal Law, (curriculum concluded) Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, (2005-2006); Postgraduate Course on Criminal Law, Universidad de Salamanca, España (2007)Author: "Indemnification in the Guatemalan Public Sector", (1985). Academic Activities: Member of Special Examination Boards in Labor Law, Universidad Francisco Marroquin; Professor of  Procedural Labor Law Laboratory, Universidad Rafael Landívar, (1996). Professor of Labor Law, Universidad del Istmo (2004--). Other Activities:  Representative in Negotiations of Collective Agreements on Labor Conditions. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association;  Iberian-American Association  Labor Law and Social Security, International Association of Labor Law and Social Security (Guillermo Cabanellas); Guatemalan Association of Labor Law and Social Security (Founder).   Practice Areas:  Labor Law, Administrative Law, Migration Law, Social and Security Law.  Languages: Spanish.

E-mail: laguilar@consortiumlegal.com

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OLGA MARIA MELENDEZ AMADO, (Managing Partner), born Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 20, 1959; admitted to the bar, 1993, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landivar (Lawyer and Notary, 1989, Honorary Award for Thesis Work); Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE) (M.B.A., 1992). Postgrade in Tax Law (concluded curriculum), Universidad de San Carlos, (2003). Author: "The Fiscal Principles in the Guatemalan Legislation", (1989).  Academic Activities:  Tax Law Professor, Universidad Francisco Maroquín, (2001-2003); Tax Law Professor, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, (2005--). Other Activities: Member, Committee that issued  the Model  of Quality of the Organización para la Cultura de Calidad Total (OCCT), Founder of Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Tributario.  Member: Guatemalan Bar Association,  Institute for the Productivity with Social Responsability (IPRES). Practice Areas: Tax Law. Languages: Spanish.

E-mail: omelendez@consortiumlegal.com

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RAFAEL ALVARADO RIEDEL, born Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 27, 1969; admitted to the bar 2001, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 2000); Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Magister Artium in Corporate Law and Business Administration, Cum Laude, 2003), The College of Law of England and Wales / International Bar Association, (Diploma in Business Organisations (2004). Author:  "Enforceability of Foreign Judgments Rendered by Default", (2000).   Academic Activities: Centro de Mediación y Negociación Internacional Course of Negotiation, Harvard Methodology (Diploma); American Law and Language (New York, 1996); Course on Multilateral Commercial Negotiations of the World Trade Organization (Mexico, 1996). Other Activities:  20th Annual Joint Conference on International Franchising and 36th Annual Legal Symposium, International Franchise Association, Washington, D.C., May, (2003); Universidad Francisco Marroquín, “International Business & Dispute Resolution:  Compared Views”, Guatemala, February, (2002); 10th  Annual Latin American Trust Congress, Latin American Trust Committee, Latin American Banking Federation, Guatemala, September, (2001); “Reflections and Strategies with Respect to the Experiences of Colombia, Mexico and Guatemala, Guatemalan Institute of Notary Law, Banking and Stock Exchange, Guatemala, (September 1999); Centro de Mediaciòn International, Course of Negotiation, Harvard Methodology (Diploma); American Law and Language, New York (1996); Course of Multilateral Commercial Negotiations of the World Trade Organization, Mexico (1996).  Member: Guatemalan Bar Association, Amercian Bar Association (ABA), International Bar Association (IBA). Practice Areas: Foreign Investment, Project Finance, International Trade Contracts, Electricity Law, Telecommunications Law, , Banking Law, Mergers and Acquisitions. Languages: Spanish, English and German.

E-mail: ralvarado@consortiumlegal.com

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RUBEN ALBERTO CONTRERAS RAMIREZ (Senior Associate), born Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 20, 1973; admitted to the bar 1998, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landivar (Lawyer and Notary, 1998); Masters Degree on Economic-Commercial Law, (July 1999-June 2001 -Thesis work pending-); Diploma on Legal English (Introduction to the U.S.Legal System), Javeriana of Colombia University, (Guatemala City, March-July 2004). Author: “Temporary Restrictions of Constitutional Rights (Analysis of the State of Emergency as regulated on the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala)” (1998). Academic Activities: Auxiliary Professor Civil Law III (Obligations), and IV (Theory on Contracts) Universidad Rafael Landivar, (2000-2003;  Professor Civil Law IV (Theory on Contracts) & Civil Law V (Contracts in Particular) (2003--). Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Telecommunications, Foreign Investments, Project Finance, Banking Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

 E-mail: rcontreras@consortiumlegal.com

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ALEJANDRO COFIÑO RODRIGUEZ (Senior Associate), born Guatemala City, Guatemala, October 7, 1975; admitted to the bar, 2000, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Lawyer and Notary, 2000); University of Texas School of Law (Masters in Laws –LLM, with Honors, 2005), Loyola University, (Mediation and Arbitration Procedures). Author: “Distribution and Agency Agreements regulation in Guatemala”, 1000 International Finance Law Review, (2004);  ”Comparative Law—Possibility of using the Piercing the Corporate Veil Common Law Doctrine in Guatemala”, (2005); “The New Central American Electricity Market”, (2004); “Benefits of the new Tax Incentives for the Generation of Electricity with Renewable Resources Law”, (2003);  “Constitutionality of the employee reinstallation process during the formation of a Labor Union”, (2001). Academic Activities: Corporate Law and Business Associations Professor Universidad Rafael Landivar School of Law (2003-2004). Conferences: Panelist at the “Comparative Security Enforcement Procedures in Project Finance Conference” organized by the New York Project Finance Committee of the New York Bar Association, (2005). Member: Guatemalan Bar Association.  Admitted to take the New York Bar (July 2005). Practice Areas: Project Finance, Foreign Investment, Electricity, International Commercial Agreements, Corporate Law, Agency, Distribution and Representation Agreements, Mergers and Acquisitions, Environmental Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: acofino@consortiumlegal.com

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NINOSHKA URRUTIA SANTIZO (Junior Associate), born Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 7, 1971, admitted to the bar 2002, Guatemala.  Education: Universidad Rafael Landivar (Lawyer and Notary 2001). Author: “The advantages of permitting the coexistance of similar trademarks in class 5, considering the differences in the nature, origin, purpose and distribution areas in which the goods are sold” (2001). Academic Activities: Assistant Professor, Commercial Law, Universidad Rafael Landivar, (2003--);  General Course, Intelectual Property, Distance Learning, WIPO, (2003); Specialized Course on Copyright and Related Rights.  Distance Learning WIPO 2003. XIV Courses of Postgrade in Law-Specialization in Commerce Law (IP), Universidad de Salamanca, Spain (2004).   Member:  Guatemalan Bar Association, Member of the Intellectual Property Comittee of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham); Member of the Subcomittee of Non Traditional Trademarks of INTA. Practice Areas: Intellectual and Industrial Property. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: nurrutia@consortiumlegal.com

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MARCO FABIO MONTOYA DE LEÓN (Senior Associate), born Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 14, 1971; admitted to the bar 1999, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 1,999). Author: Analysis of the Habeas Data, (1999).  Academic Activities: Assistant Professor of Labor Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar, (2003--). Postgraduate course in Criminal Law, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, (2004) Member: Guatemalan Bar Association.Practice Areas:  Labor Law, Administrative Law and Corporate Law.  Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: mmontoya@consortiumlegal.com

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JORGE ANDRES WYLD DE NES ( Junior Associate), born in 1970 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar  1999, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala (licenciado in Juridical and Social Science, Lawyer  and Notary, cum laude, 2000); London School of  Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom (LL.M., British Chevening Scholar, 2004).  Author: Current Problems in Guatemalan Registry and Notary Law (1999); The effects of Globalization in Labor Legislation, coauthored with Hector Mayora Dawe (1998); Evolution of Legislation on domain of coastal areas (1997). Academic activities: CAFTA: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities, Strategies for a more Efficient Commercial Exchange and a Stronger Commercial Environment (2005); The Doha Development Agenda and Beyond. (2002); International Conference on Intellectual Property, the Internet,Electronic Commerce and Traditional Knowledge (2001); Latin America GATS 2000 Seminar, GATS 2000 Services Negotiations (2001); WIPO. Introduction to  Intellectual Property Rights (2000); Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods: Conciliation and Arbitration (1996), Electric Power Sector Restructuring and Regulatory Reform Implementation, Energy Training Program, (1996). Other activities: Served as trade negotiator for the Ministry of Economy at the Guatemalan Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization and Guatemala's delegate at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (2000-2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law, Foreign Investment, International Trade, Guatemalan and International Tax Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: awyld@consortiumlegal.com

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 VERA ALEXANDRA CASTELLANOS CALDERON (Associate),  born in  1976 Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2004, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala (Lawyer and Notary, 2004). Author: “Juridical Nature of the relationship between the Administrator and the Civil and Mercantil Companies”. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Social Security  Law, Immigration Law,  Corporate Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: vcastellanos@consortiumlegal.com

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MARIA GABRIELA AGUIRRE SAENZ (Associate), born in 1972 Guatemala City, Guatemala,  admitted to the bar 1997, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Lawyer and Notary, “cum laude” 1997), and Magister Artium in Mercantil Law and Business Administration (2004).  Author: “La Solidaridad cambiaria en los valores representados por medio de anotaciones en cuenta”. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Civil and Mercantile Law , Notarial Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: gaguirre@consortiumlegal.com

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ELENA PANIAGUA DE ROHRMOSER (Associate), born in 1971 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2003, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 2003); Certified Translator in the English and Spanish Languages.   Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Banking Law, Financial Transactions.  Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: epaniaua@consortiumlegal.com

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MONICA ALEJANDRA LEAL MONTERROSO (Associate),  born in 1980 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2006, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary, 2006). Author: "The inapplication of the counter-guarantee figure in civil and commerce processes where a reinstatement cause of action is excercised”. Academic Activities: Assistant Professor of Procedural Law I and II, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Assistant Professor of Procedural General Theory, Universidad del Istmo.  Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil and Commerce Litigation, Arbitration. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: mleal@consortiumlegal.com

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ELIAS JOSE ARRIAZA SÁENZ (Associate), born in 1981 Guatemala City, Guatemala,  admitted to the bar 2006, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Rafael Landívar (Lawyer and Notary “cum laude”, 2006). Author: "Responsibility of retaining the income tax above payments or accreditations to persons not domiciled in the country”. Academic Activities: Assistant Professor of Notary Practices and Tax Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar.  Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil, Commercial, Constitutional  and Governmental Law, and Tax Law.   Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: earriaza@consortiumlegal.com

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MARIA GABRIELA VILLANUEVA GUILLEN (Associate), born in 1980 Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2006, Guatemala. Education: Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Lawyer and Notary, 2006). Author: “Obligations Guarantees under the Guatemalan Law”, (2006).  Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Money Stock Market Law, Civil and Mercantile Contracts. Languages: Spanish and English.

E-mail: gvillanueva@consortiumlegal.com

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ANA JOSEFA DE ICAZA DE VELASCO (Associate), born Mexico D.F., Mexico, admitted  to the bar  2001, Mexico.  Education:  Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico (Lawyer and Notary, 2001), Master in Laws specialized in International Public Law, European Union Law, at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium, 2003).  Author: “Inclusion of Church-State Relationship in the European Constitution”. Practice Areas:  Corporate Law, Civil and Mercantile Contracts, International Public Law.  Languages:  Spanish, English and French. 

E-mail:  adeicaza@consortiumlegal.com

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KRISTINE KLANDERUD GONZALEZ (Associate), born in 1977 Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2002, Guatemala.  Education:  Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Lawyer and Notary, “cum laude” 2002).  Master Degree in Juridical Studies, specialized in Mercantile Contracts and Electronic Commerce, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (2003).  Author: "The necessary contextual and systematic interpretation of numeral 3 of article 14 of Decree 67-95, Arbitration Law, (2002); "The Contract for advertising on the internet" (2003). Academic Activities:  Professor of Introduction to Law, Universidad del Istmo (2005); Professor of Public Speaking, Universidad del Istmo (2006). Member:  Guatemalan Bar Association.  Practice Areas:  Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Investment, Mercantile Contracts, Banking Law  and Tax Law. Languages:  Spanish, English and Italian. 

E-mail:  kklanderud@consortiumlegal.com

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MARIA DESIREÉ MATHEU AYCINENA (Associate), born in 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2005.  Education:  Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Lawyer and Notary, 2005).  LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law, Boston University (2007).  Certified translator,  Escuela Profesional de Traducción e Interpretación (2003).  Author:  “Analysis of the abandonment of a legal proceeding according to article 1552 of the Civil Code of Guatemala”.  Member:  Guatemalan Bar Association.  Practice Areas:  Banking and Financial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance, Securitization  and  Securities regulation, Corporate Law, International Transactions, Legal and Financial Translation.  Languages:  Spanish and English. 

E-mail:  dmatheu@consortiumlegal.com

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IVON  HERNANDEZ LOPEZ, born in 1981 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2008.  Education:  Universidad Rafael Landìvar (Lawyer and Notary, "Cum laude", 2008).    Author:  "The Precautionary Measure of Border Measures: Their Origin, Purpose, Implementation and Importance in Guatemala Legislation".  Member:  Guatemalan Bar Association.  Practice Areas:   Intellectual Property and Industrial Property.  Languages:  Spanish and English. 

E-mail:  ihernandez@consortiumlegal.com

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ANDREA VIRGINIA LEPE JOLON, born in 1983 Guatemala City, Guatemala, admitted to the bar 2007, Guatemala.  Education:  Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (Lawyer and Notary, 2007).  Author:  “Evidential Value of electronic documents”.  Practice Areas:  , Civil and Mercantile Law, Notarial Law.  Languages:  Spanish and English. 

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