GUATEMALA Law and Practice Contributed by: Ignacio Andrade Aycinena, Alejandro Solares Solares, Claudia Pontaza Rubio and Lester Meda Ruano, Lex Atlas
Lex Atlas has over 50 years of experience, and offers legal services across a variety of prac - tice areas including corporate and commer - cial law, transactional, real estate, tax, labour, banking, finance, arbitration litigation, regula - tory compliance and anti-corruption, corporate governance, constitutional, criminal, energy, environment and natural resources, telecommu - nications, insurance, and intellectual property. The team of lawyers in the firm’s corporate and
M&A practice is recognised for its experience in M&A, corporate restructuring, project financing, civil and mercantile contracts (typical and atypi - cal), and free trade zones. Relevant transac - tions include legal assistance in the separation of the commercial assets worth up to USD14 million of a family business conglomerate; and financial and corporate restructuring for a bank - ing institution of USD125 million.
Authors
Ignacio Andrade Aycinena is managing partner of Lex Atlas. He has over 30 years of experience with a proven record of accomplishment participating in significant transactions and
Alejandro Solares Solares is a partner at Lex Atlas with extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and real estate law. During his 20 years as an attorney, Alejandro has
landmark cases that have had a major impact on Guatemalan law. Ignacio has expertise in corporate, litigation, banking & finance and telecoms, and has established a reputation as a leading authority in his field. He has acted as an external legal adviser to multinational clients such as Archer Daniel Midlands and SBA Communications. He has also participated in M&A transactions and corporate restructurings over more than ten years for Banco G&T Continental and one of the largest real estate and telecommunications local conglomerates in Guatemala.
been an expert in acquisitions related to real estate enterprises and has participated in due diligence procedures for syndicated loan restructurings over the last three years’ worth more than USD1 billion, including project finance activities. Alejandro is dedicated to providing impeccable customer service and is known for his attention to detail and ability to navigate complex legal challenges.
Claudia Pontaza Rubio is an associate at Lex Atlas Guatemala. Claudia is an experienced corporate lawyer with 25 years of expertise. She is skilled in providing legal
advice on complex corporate matters and negotiating business deals. Claudia has a successful record of accomplishment in representing clients and resolving disputes efficiently.
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