Sandra Castillo > Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile

Mayora & Mayora, S.C.
15 CALLE, 1-04 ZONA 10, 3RD FLOOR
OFFICE 301
GUATEMALA CITY, CA 01010
Guatemala

Work Department

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Financial Law, M&A

Position

Parnter

Career

Sandra has been part of Mayora & Mayora for more than fifteen years, recognized for her experience and performance in corporate, civil, mergers and acquisitions. She joined as a partner in 2013, currently leads the Corporate, M&A and Civil practice areas of the Firm.

She has advised and directed the legal aspects of important business processes for several national, regional and global companies, from incorporations and registrations to corporate restructurings. She has advised renowned clients such as Roche Products, Ingenio Palo Gordo and International Finance Corporation.

International directories such as Chambers & Partners have recognized his talent in corporate matters.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

Guatemalan Bar Association

Education

MASTER´S DEGREE IN CORPORATE LAW (WITH HONORS) PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, GUATEMALA OFFICE

BACHELOR OF LAW (CUM LAUDE) FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN UNIVERSITY, GUATEMALA

Lawyer Rankings

Guatemala > Corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Sandra Castillo – Mayora & Mayora, S.C.

In addition to its presence throughout the Northern Triangle region of Central America, Mayora & Mayora, S.C. also benefits from its close links with international firms thanks to its membership of the Lex Mundi legal network, making it a strong choice for multinational clients seeking advice on complex regional M&A and the establishment of operations in Central America. The team is also consistently active in corporate restructuring, joint venture, and corporate governance and compliance mandates, leveraging the firm’s full-service offering to assist with related banking, administrative, tax and labour issues and drawing on firm-wide expertise in energy matters to advise prominent clients in the sector. Department head Sandra Castillo has a broad practice, with an extensive client roster of international companies and major domestic groups. She is ably supported by senior associates Ana Cristina Garita and María de la Concepción Villeda, a specialist in civil and commercial contracts. Managing partner Eduardo Mayora and Claudia Pereira continue to lend senior expertise to the team.

Central America > Corporate and finance

Mayora & Mayora, S.C. has had a presence in the Guatemalan market for over 50 years, and since then has established itself as a strong choice to advise international companies and financial institutions on cross-border transactions in the ‘Northern Triangle’ region of Central America, with offices in El Salvador and Honduras (located in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula). Clients in all three countries can also take advantage of the IP and domain name services provided by its sister firms, Mayora IP and Mayora Domains, S.A. In Guatemala, where the firm has significant expertise in the capital markets space, counting the national stock exchange among its clients, Claudia Pereira, a specialist in financial transactions, Sandra Castillo, who handles M&A and restructurings, and highly regarded regional managing partner Eduardo Mayora are the primary contacts. Manuel Telles, whose experience spans M&A, company incorporations, project finance and international bond issuances, leads the corporate and finance practices in El Salvador. Odín Guillén Leiva, who is well versed in corporate and commercial matters as well as handling litigation, is the name to note in Honduras.