Mr Florencio Gramajo > Arias > Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile
Arias Offices
6ª. Avenida 12-24 zona 10
Edificio HQ Fontabella, Nivel 8
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. C. A.
Guatemala
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Mr Florencio Gramajo
Work Department
Banking and Finance / Corporate Law/ M&A / Real Estate
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Florencio joined the firm’s Corporate & Transactional department in 2016. He has also worked as a foreign attorney for two major U.S.-based firms, in their Miami and Washington D.C. offices, where he was part of the Latin America Practice providing counsel for commercial and corporate transactions, international finance dealings and international commerce issues.
Florencio is a business-oriented attorney who focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, banking and financial services, corporate governance, and foreign investment matters. He has successfully navigated complex domestic and cross-border deals across industries, ranging up to US$2 billion in value. In addition, Florencio has advised numerous multinational clients in connection with establishing, developing, and managing their presence in Guatemala and Central America.
Florencio has an LL.M. and Wharton Business & Law Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his first law degree, magna cum laude, from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala and a postgraduate degree in international transactions from Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala. He also participated in the Program in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center & University of Zagreb Faculty of Law (in cooperation with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
Languages
English and Spanish
Memberships
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Guatemala Bar Association.
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International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
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Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Wharton Business & Law Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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Law Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala.
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Authorized as a practicing Attorney and Notary Public, from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala.
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Postgraduate studies in International Transactions, from Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala.
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Program in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and of Zagreb, in cooperation with the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Lawyer Rankings
Guatemala > Banking and finance
Central American firm Arias handles a mix of transactional and regulatory banking and finance matters in Guatemala, with a strong track record in leading the firm’s regional teams on cross-border mandates. The practice is especially adept at advising international lenders, including banks, multilateral institutions and private funds, on granting loans to domestic borrowers, although the team has experience on both sides of transactions. On the regulatory front, the team has marked expertise in fintech matters, and also assists with securities and insurance regulatory issues. Following the departure of former department head Jorge Luis Arenales in March 2023, Luis Pedro del Valle now leads the team, bringing wide-ranging experience in domestic and cross-border transactions to the table. Among the strong cohort of junior team members, key names include senior associate Cindy Arrivillaga (who is noted for international matters) and associates Francisco Zuluaga, Andrés Marroquín and Florencio Gramajo (who recently returned from the foreign lawyer trainee programme at Holland & Knight LLP‘s Miami office).