Real Estate
Latin America Guide 2025 : Guatemala
Band 2
Contact number
+ (502) 2503-3777About
Provided by Alegalis
Real State Development
General and Project Structuring
Real estate development has become an important sector in the region. We have vast experience in advising clients locally and regionally.
We participate since the first stages of the planning of each project, conducting property due diligence, structuring the project, providing sales assistance and get involved until the final stages. We work together with our client throughout the project, aligning the legal agenda with every stage of the project to provide flawless compliance with time schedules. Our expertise allows our clients to meet their clients’ needs and beyond.
We build tailor made structures that allow our clients to reach their target market and accomplish their goals for each project.
Chambers Review
Respected practice group Alegalis enjoys expertise spanning a range of real estate mandates. The firm is routinely instructed by property developers and companies to handle sizeable and complex acquisitions of land and property as well as to assist with the negotiation of lease agreements. The department is also well versed in real estate-related disputes and administrative matters.
Work Highlights
- Alegalis represented Capital Buró Developments in the financing, negotiation, acquisition and development of a number of real estate projects amounting to over USD100 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"If it weren't for Alegalis we wouldn't have been able to get our project off the ground in record time. Their lawyers are very tenacious, strategic and studious."
"If it weren't for Alegalis we wouldn't have been able to get our project off the ground in record time. Their lawyers are very tenacious, strategic and studious."
Notable Practitioners
Stellar practitioner Juan Antonio Mazariegos Gómez remains a key player in advising clients on a range of real estate matters in Guatemala. He garners praise for his vast experience in the field, working with property developers and companies in complex acquisitions of land and property, as well as in real estate disputes.
"Juan Antonio Mazariegos is a very professional lawyer whose work quality and commitment are unmatched. He is undoubtedly the best option in the Guatemalan market."
"Juan Antonio Mazariegos has never let me down. He is a very analytical, professional and easy-to-work-with lawyer who transmits professionalism, handles people very well and is easy to engage with."