Claudia Pereira > Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.

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.