Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Guatemala
Band 1
About
Provided by Consortium Legal
With over 15 years of regional experience, references from leading local and international banks demonstrate that we are undisputed leaders in banking and finance. Our extensive history in financial transactions has resulted in a deep practical understanding of the regulatory landscape, making us the chosen firm for top-notch legal advice in the financial industry.
Advising investment projects, our multidisciplinary team flexibly covers all phases of your projects across a spectrum of legal areas (labor, corporate, criminal, and tax). Our Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate, and Regulatory teams work together to advise our clients, saving them weeks in M&A transaction negotiations by addressing legal issues simultaneously.
In Guatemala, our Banking and Finance practice is recognized as a department committed to providing the highest quality standards and the widest experience in legal advice and consulting for all types of financial institutions, multilaterals and corporate clients. Our department provides 24/7 service to clients located over various jurisdictions which require our team to be readily available to attend the client’s requests. Our department has a strong base and services, mostly, financial institutions and multilaterals in the structuring and execution of financial transactions as well as with the development and implementation of new products.
Recently the department has branched out to include advice to clients who are looking to capitalize on FinTech.
Chambers Review
Consortium Legal is a distinguished regional firm with an excellent reputation in the Guatemalan banking and finance field. The team is renowned for its expertise in assisting international banks and multilateral groups in granting senior secured and subordinated loans to Guatemalan and regional banking institutions. Consortium Legal also has significant know-how in the securities arena, including advising on sovereign debt issuances and green bonds.
Work Highlights
- Consortium Legal acted as Guatemalan counsel to JP Morgan Chase, as lender, on the granting of a credit facility to Campero.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Consortium Legal has a very broad team that can offer solutions from a wide variety of perspectives."
"Consortium Legal's service is of high quality, and their response timeliness is outstanding."
"Consortium Legal has created legal solutions where there were none. They have a very capable team with many years of experience."
"Consortium Legal has a very broad team that can offer solutions from a wide variety of perspectives."
"Consortium Legal's service is of high quality, and their response timeliness is outstanding."
"Consortium Legal has created legal solutions where there were none. They have a very capable team with many years of experience."
Notable Practitioners
Head of department Álvaro Castellanos routinely advises clients in Guatemala on work spanning bond issuances, credit facility mandates, and syndicated loans. He is also well versed in restructuring mandates.
"Álvaro Castellanos is a very strong lawyer and we have always had positive experiences with him."
Associate-to-watch Melissa Moran is often involved in eye-catching banking and finance deals in Guatemala, including loan facility agreements and bond and note issuances.
"Melissa Moran is a dedicated professional who is attentive to the needs of her clients. She is approachable and seeks to give us the best solution."
Ranked Lawyers at
Consortium Legal
Guatemala
Clients
Provided by Consortium Legal
Banco Azteca
Banco de America Central
Bancolombia / Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala, S.A.
Bank of America
Bupa Global
Citibank
Credit Suisse AG
Deutsche Bank
IDB Invest
JP Morgan & Chase