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Provided by Diego Martín-Menjívar

Latin America

Practice Areas

Tax

Corporate

Career

Diego is partner at Consortium Legal – El Salvador. With more than 19 years of experience in the sectors of tax, insurance, infrastructure, and technology; he has experience in insurance law, foreign investment and international trade, customs law, tax and corporate law. He has an extensive experience as a legal advisor to recognized companies, both local and international; he has been a local consultant for national and international public organizations, including the World Bank.

During his career, he has participated as a leading local lawyer in the process of negotiating and acquiring the hotel shares previously operated by the Hilton Franchise by Grupo Español Barceló Hotels & Resorts and in the acquisition of the Maxiefectivo/GuatePrenda group by Ezcorp.

Professional Memberships

Secretary Director and Executive Director of the Mexican/Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce - CASALMEX

CASALMEX representative before the Federation of Binational Chambers of El Salvador

Member of International Insurance Society – IIS

Member of International Tax Planning Association – ITPA

Member of the International Insurance Law Association – AIDA

Director of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador - CAMACOES

Chairman of the Tax Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador – BritCham

Work Highlights

• Advised CEMEX in the sale of its regional operations in El Salvador and Costa Rica for an amount of US$355 million dollars;

• He has represented companies of various economic sectors in tax and customs litigation with favorable resolutions that have avoided the application of taxes, fines and interests that exceed 30 million dollars.

• Advised in tax matters to an important number of investors/fintech companies related to their operations in El Salvador under the Bitcoin Law.

• Advised Grupo Barceló Hotels & Resorts in the $28 million acquisition of the shares of the former Hilton franchised hotel in El Salvador.

• Advised Maxiefectivo in the sale of their operations in the region with for an amount of $55 million.

• Advised CEMEX El Salvador in the execution of a Revolving Credit Agreement for an amount of $3 million.

• Advised Puma Energy in El Salvador on the cancellation of $49 million guarantees granted in a syndicated loan obtained for the acquisition of the operations of Exxon Mobile in 2012.

• Advised Urbanisa, one of the strongest companies of urban projects in El Salvador, in the developing of a $5 million apartment project in El Salvador.

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

German

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