Mrs Sofía Escribá > Consortium Legal > Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile
Consortium Legal Offices
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Edificio Diago6
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Mrs Sofía Escribá
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Sofía is partner at Consortium Legal – Guatemala. She has more than 10 years of experience in corporate law. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions and legal advice in the regulated sector with emphasis in mining. She has experience in contract negotiation and shareholder agreements, foreign investment, and taxes. She is an expert in corporate governance, reorganization of businesses, and family businesses. She is one of the Guatemalan lawyers admitted to the New York Bar.
Currently, she is the President of the Board of Directors of Transforma, the local chapter of Women in the Profession of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. During her career, she has been Director of Corporate Affairs for a transnational company in the mining sector. She has also given a seminar on Strategic Resources and has been an Assistant Professor of Tax Law.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Advise Meykos in the sales of its operations to Farmacias Cruz Verde.
- Advise a retail business company in the investment by a third party, including corporate restructuring and negotiation of a shareholder agreement.
- Advise a Guatemalan distributor in the expansion of its business through the purchase of shares of another distributor.
- Provided advise to Tahoe Resources as Guatemalan counsel in the sale of its shares to Pan American Silver.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Member, College of Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala
Member, New York Bar
President of the Board of Directors of Transforma
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Legal Studies, New York University Law School, New York (2010)
- Degree in Juridical and Social Sciences, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala (2008)
Lawyer Rankings
Guatemala > Corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)M&A transactions are the cornerstone of the corporate practice at regional powerhouse Consortium Legal, which is sought after for its advice to major domestic and multinational clients. The team has a strong track record in cross-border transactions – including deals involving multiple jurisdictions in Central America, thanks to its extensive regional network – and also assists with corporate restructurings and M&A-related tax, labour, IP, real estate, regulatory and litigation matters. The highly experienced duo of Alfredo Rodríguez (who has complementary tax expertise) and Rafael Alvarado Riedel (whose practice spans foreign investment and international commercial contracts) heads the team. Sofia Escribá is a go-to name for M&A, with a specialism in highly regulated sectors such as mining, and the practice also benefits from the expertise of firm president Álvaro Castellanos. Senior associate Maria Fernanda Morales leads a department focused on company incorporations, and associate Roxana Sandoval provides key support. The firm also demonstrates its sustainability credentials through its membership of the Central American Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (INTEGRARSE) and has established a regional equality policy. Since publication, Alvarado Riedel has moved to an in-house role at Tigo.