María Fernanda Morales Pellecer > Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. Offices
15 CALLE, 1-04 ZONA 10, 3RD FLOOR
OFFICE 301
GUATEMALA CITY, CA 01010
Guatemala
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María Fernanda Morales Pellecer
Work Department
Finance, Banking, Project Finance, Commercial Law, Compliance Law and Securities Law
Position
Partner
Career
María Fernanda has been part of the firm since 2008, as an expert in banking and financial law, where she was promoted to partner in 2019. Prior to joining Mayora & Mayora, she was Director of Special Verification Intendency (IVE) of the Superintendency of Banks of Guatemala, as well as in-house legal advisor to several national and international banks. Her professional experience has provided her with a broad and intimate knowledge of financial and banking regulations.
She has been a university professor for more than twenty years in subjects such as commercial law, civil law and financial institutions, among others. Her postgraduate studies include courses on banking, money laundering, financing of terrorism and administrative law at institutions in Mexico, the United States, Costa Rica and Spain.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Guatemalan Bar Association
Education
CERTIFIED EVALUATOR IN THE 2004 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING A COUNTRY STRUCTURES AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING GAFI, COSTA RICA
DIPLOMA OF APTITUDE IN ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATIVE LAW UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA, SPAIN
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLURALIST LAW AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, GUATEMALA
BACHELOR OF LAW UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN, GUATEMALA
Lawyer Rankings
Guatemala > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)With an expanding presence in the Northern Triangle region of Central America, Mayora & Mayora, S.C. is equally skilled in handling domestic and regional financial transactions. Praised for its ‘quality client service‘, the team advises on the gamut of banking and finance matters, from syndicated loans and regulatory issues to project finance and debt restructuring, with particular expertise in acting for international and regional banks and development finance institutions. The capital markets sphere is also a key source of mandates; the practice, which is experienced in international debt issuances and derivatives transactions, counts the National Stock Exchange among its clients. Claudia Pereira, an expert in secured transactions, trusts and project finance, leads the team. María Fernanda Morales Pellecer has significant strength in banking regulation, benefitting from her past in-house experience at several major banks, and regional managing partner Eduardo Mayora remains a leading figure in the practice. Senior associate Carlos Ortega provides support across the full range of matters.