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Dispute Resolution - Guatemala
What the Team is Known For
LEGALSA has a top-tier dispute resolution practice group with an excellent track record in Guatemala. The firm boasts extensive experience advising on international arbitration cases, and is known to represent clients in commercial and civil conflicts concerning breach of contract, shareholder agreements and outstanding debt payments. Clients stem from a wide variety of industries, including the food and beverage, agribusiness and real estate sectors. The law firm possesses additional strength in administrative proceedings.
Strengths
LEGALSA are highly reliable for dispute resolution and crisis management. They stand out for their service, as well as their extensive knowledge of the judicial system and processes in the country.
LEGALSA cares about delivering good results. The team is not only very diligent and detail-oriented in their cases, but also very intelligent and well prepared.
Notable practitioners
Noted department co-head Alejandro Penados remains sought after to represent defendants and claimants in shareholder disputes and white-collar crime cases, often with cross-border dimensions. He offers further expertise in amparo claims, constitutional litigation and arbitration.
Alejandro Penados is an experienced lawyer with extensive knowledge of dispute resolution. He has been instrumental in advising and managing crises in complex cases of the company.
Active partner and co-head of department Henry Comte is a respected practitioner in the Guatemalan dispute resolution sphere. He has expertise advising clients on complex corporate and shareholder litigation. He further advises on constitutional disputes and white-collar crime cases.
Henry Comte is very well connected and knows the system.