Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > San Salvador, El Salvador > Firm Profile
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. Offices
Avenida Los Espliegos, No. 30
Colonia San Francisco
San Salvador
El Salvador
Profiles
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > The Legal 500 Rankings
El Salvador > Banking and finance Tier 3
Mayora & Mayora, S.C.'s Salvadoran banking and finance team works closely with the firm's offices in Honduras and Guatemala to provide a comprehensive service in the 'Northern Triangle' region to financial institutions, government bodies, individual investors, funds and multinational corporations from such sectors as energy, infrastructure, security and real estate. The practice ranges from advice on day-to-day operations and financial regulatory issues to the financing of major projects, securities and derivatives transactions, credit facilities and trust matters. Senior partner and El Salvador office head Manuel Telles, who brings to bear decades of experience in leasing, guarantees, factoring, securitisations and the structuring of individual and syndicated loans, oversees the team. Other key figures include senior associates Jennifer Rodríguez, who benefits from a background as in-house counsel to a major financial institution when handling complex transactions, and Andrea Cuellar, who acts for companies in the real estate, retail and life sciences sectors.Practice head(s):
Manuel Telles
Key clients
Neoen (Capella Solar/Providencia Solar)
Norfund
Work highlights
- Assisted with the formalisation of $44m credit facilities for Norfund.
El Salvador > Dispute resolution Tier 3
Coordinating with the firm’s offices in Honduras and Guatemala, the Salvadoran team at Mayora & Mayora, S.C. provides a comprehensive dispute resolution service to multinational corporations and financial institutions, displaying strength in such sectors as energy, construction and security. The practice’s wide skill set covers arbitration and labour, competition, customs, administrative, constitutional, consumer protection and criminal litigation. The team is led by experienced senior partner and El Salvador office head Manuel Telles, who draws on his expertise in corporate and finance law. Senior associate Rolando Suria provides key support in debt recovery and tax disputes.Practice head(s):
Manuel Telles
Testimonials
‘I will only say that this firm is the best thing that has happened to us as a company – they are an invaluable support.‘
‘They differentiate themselves through their client service and follow-up, which is simply excellent.‘
Key clients
Neoen (Capella Solar)
El Salvador > Corporate and M&A Tier 4
Frequently working with the firm's offices in Guatemala and Honduras, the multidisciplinary Salvadoran team at Mayora & Mayora, S.C. advises domestic and multinational clients on a diverse range of corporate issues across the pharmaceuticals, energy, telecoms, energy and financial services sectors. The group is particularly adept at M&A, restructurings, due diligence, corporate governance and the registration of foreign entities. Experienced senior partner Manuel Telles, who heads the El Salvador office and has strengths in major transactions as well as business creation, incorporation and ongoing management, steers the team. Other key figures include senior associates Jennifer Rodríguez and Lorena Villacorta, a specialist in international trade, the free zone regime and customs procedures, and Andrea Cuellar, who provides expertise in matters involving real estate clients, shopping centres and laboratories.Practice head(s):
Manuel Telles
Testimonials
‘The lawyers are proactive, they have experience in the area for which their services have been requested and they have excellent relationships with public institutions, which has allowed them to have good communication for the requested procedures.‘
‘They are fully available to support clients. Their advice is broad and forceful.‘
‘Manuel Telles and Andrea Cuellar are always available.‘
‘Manuel Telles is a pleasant, very competent professional who treats his clients with a high level of care and respect. Jennifer Rodríguez has given our company complete support and is equally competent in terms of her knowledge of the law and of how to solve the different problems facing our firm. I have worked with other legal firms but this one clearly stands out because of its prestige, and the professional qualities of its partners and associates.‘
‘Manuel Telles has a plethora of legal experience, contacts and prestige in El Salvador. His knowledge of the law – especially corporate law – is second to none and his approach to assisting clients gives one comfort when speaking to him and his associates.‘
Key clients
Neoen (Capella Solar/Providencia Solar)
Norfund
El Salvador > Intellectual property Tier 4
The team at Mayora IP (the specialist IP arm of Mayora & Mayora, S.C.) advises financial institutions and prominent multinationals in sectors ranging from pharmaceuticals, hospitality and food to banking, fashion, real estate and chemicals. The firm handles a steady stream of opposition actions, registrations and copyright licensing agreements. The team is headed by Edna López, the firm’s country manager for El Salvador, who has 15 years' experience in the practice area, with notable expertise in administrative litigation and matters involving anti-counterfeiting, copyright and patents.Practice head(s):
Edna López
Testimonials
‘The Mayora team is made up of highly qualified and expert professionals, who coordinate their work perfectly to provide fast, quality responses.‘
‘Mayora’s lawyers have extensive experience and value in the field of industrial property. They manage important portfolios and matters and are perfectly aware of all the latest legislation and details that allow all types of matters to be resolved favourably. We would like to highlight the work carried out by Edna López, a specialist with a great reputation in the field.‘
‘This team handles everything from simple to more complex cases and has an exceptional ability to clearly communicate the alternatives and courses of action in each case, which is not very common in the local market.‘
‘Edna López is very immersed in the local market and is someone we trust to provide us with the best guidance in El Salvador.‘
‘It is a firm that has demonstrated its reliability over several decades, but is also characterised by its constant innovation. The service is first class, both in terms of the quality of the legal analysis and the speed of the responses. It is worth highlighting the firm’s innovation in services related to the administration of domain names and compliance.‘
‘Edna López stands out for her impeccable ethics, commitment and reliability.‘
Key clients
Deposito de Telas
Lenzing
McDonald’s
CEAT
Laboratorios Vijosa
Castel (Dimarti)
Ufinet
Optima Servicios Financieros
Banco Cuscatlán
Gruma
Panda Restaurant Group
Beiersdorf
Arochi & Linder
Akerman
Associated Milk Producers
Stemline Therapeutics
FitSpo Global
Cristiani Bukard
Inversiones Pragma
Haynes & Boone
Work highlights
- Assisting pharmaceuticals company Laboratorios Vijosa with a nullity action and oppositions to a counter party’s trade mark registration.
- Resolved a dispute over the unauthorised use of Panda Restaurant Group’s design trade mark.
- Assisted Keola with the trade mark registration process to expand its business in El Salvador.
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.Work highlights
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. > Firm Profile
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. is a leading law firm in Central America that has existed for more than five decades with offices in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Most recently, in 2019, the firm opened an office in San Pedro Sula, its second in Honduras and fourth overall. With a team of over 35 lawyers to assist clients in a wide-spectrum of legal matters, the firm uses a client-centric approach, assigning specialists to each matter so that the client receives the best possible solution. Mayora & Mayora was founded in the 1960s in Guatemala by Eduardo Mayora Dawe as one of the first institutionalized law firms in the country. It is the exclusive member for Guatemala of Lex Mundi, the world’s largest network of private law firms.
Main areas of practice
Banking and finance: the firm boasts Claudia Pereira, Manuel Telles, María Fernanda Morales Pellecer and Jennifer Rodríguez on its roster, who have all been recognized as some of the area’s most sought-after lawyers in banking and finance. The firm handles all areas of banking and finance law including loan financing, insurance and reinsurance, financial transactions and guaranties, structured finance, project finance, and financial regulation.
Civil: the firm handles all types of cases dealing with contract law, torts, estates and trusts and real estate.
Commercial and securities: the firm handles commercial contracts, unfair competition, and other commercial matters. It also advises clients on the law regarding investment funds, securities and derivatives. It assists investment firms to structure and license their operations, and has been outside counsel for the national securities exchange since its creation.
Corporate and M&A: the firm is renowned as one of the best corporate firms in the region. It provides legal services for a variety of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, and corporate restructurings.
Energy and telecommunications: the firm has one of the most celebrated lawyers in this practice area: Rafael Briz. The firm represents some of the region’s largest energy and telecommunications companies. For example, the firm was integral in the privatization of the national telecommunications providers and electricity distributors in Guatemala.
Administrative: the firm is constantly handling bids for government contracts and also deals with many administrative cases in front of different ministries and their counterparts.
Intellectual property: this practice area is exclusively handled by its sister firm, Mayora IP, S.A. It specializes in the registration and protection of marks, patents, and other intellectual property rights. It is complemented by Mayora Domains, which has focused its services on domain name registration, management, and recovery of the client’s domain name.
Labor and immigration: the firm practices frequently in labor-related matters including but not limited to, labor contracts, labor permits, filing documents with the labor authorities, collective bargaining agreements, and preparing internal procedure manuals. The firm also provides immigration legal services such as filing temporary and permanent residency applications and applying for work permits. The firm also has Jenniffer Mejía, one of the few experts in the region for occupational safety.
Litigation and arbitration: the firm is responsible for some of the most important commercial suits and arbitrations in the region in this practice area led by partner Paola Galich. The team has experience litigating in national courts and arbitrating both locally and abroad.
Taxation and trade: the firm is renowned for its tax work in planning, negotiating with the authorities, and representing clients in front of the tax authorities and courts. Many of its lawyers have specialized training in tax or have worked for the national tax authority.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Banking and Finance | Manuel Telles Suvillaga | mtelles@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Banking and Finance | Jennifer Rodríguez | jrodriguez@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Corporate and M&A | Manuel Telles Suvillaga | mtelles@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Corporate and M&A | Lorena Villacorta | lvillacorta@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Energy and Telecommunications | Eduardo Telles | etelles@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Labor and Immigration | Jenniffer Mejía | jmejia@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Litigation and Arbitration | Nelson López | nlopez@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Taxation and Trade | Nelson López | nlopez@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| Intellectual Property | Edna López Toledo | elopez@mayoraip.biz | +503 2212-0100 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Jennifer Rodríguez de Arteaga | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Rolando Suria | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Manuel Telles | Partner | View Profile |
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Lorena Villacorta | Senior Associate | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Partners : 1 Associates : 7 Staff : 12Languages
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AMCHAM WTS AllianceMayora & Mayora, S.C. > Firm Profile
Mayora & Mayora, S.C. is a leading law firm in Central America for international business transactions and finance. The firm has existed for more than 50 years and has four offices in every country in the Northern Triangle: Guatemala (Guatemala City), Honduras (Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula) and El Salvador (San Salvador). These offices work together seamlessly to provide the best possible service to the client. The firm has a team of over 38 lawyers to assist clients in a wide spectrum of legal matters. Mayora & Mayora believes in a client-centric approach, assigning specialists to each case so that the client is in the best hands imaginable. More than half of the attorneys and staff that are part of Mayora & Mayora’s dynamic team are women, including four partners and the CEO. Mayora & Mayora offers to its clients a single, entirely integrated firm, with one of the longest trajectories in the region. It is one single point of contact across multiple jurisdictions, providing the client with seamless, efficient, and robust legal services.
The firm assists clients in the following main practice areas:
Banking and finance: The firm handles all areas of bank and finance law including loan financing, insurance and reinsurance, financial transactions and guaranties, structured finance, project finance and regulation. The firm has experts Claudia Pereira, Manuel Telles, Sandra Castillo and María Fernanda Morales Pellecer on its roster. The firm represents some of the largest financial institutions such as, Banco Industrial, Citibank, and JP Morgan Chase. For years, the firm and its lawyers have been recognized by LACCA, Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal for this practice area.
Civil: The firm handles all types of cases dealing with contract law, torts, estates and trusts, as well as real estate. In this practice area, Sandra Castillo guides clients with her expertise.
Commercial and securities: The firm deals with commercial contracts, unfair competition, and other commercial matters. Furthermore, it advises clients on law pertaining to investment funds, securities and derivatives. It also assists investment firms to structure and license their operations. Renowned experts, Eduardo Mayora A. and Claudia Pereira, assist clients in this area of practice.
Corporate and M&A: The firm is renowned as one of the best corporate firms in the region. It provides legal services for a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate governance and restructurings. Partners, Claudia Pereira, Sandra Castillo and Odín Guillén are all experts in this practice group. For years, the firm and its lawyers have been awarded by LACCA, Chambers and Partners, IFLR1000, LEGAL 500 and Who’s Who Legal for this practice area.
Energy and telecommunications: The firm represents national and international companies in the transportation, commercialization, distribution and generation of energy with some of the most significant players in the energy industry, having one of the area’s foremost experts as partner, Rafael Briz. The firm is renowned in telecommunications law and has been for decades, having both Rafael and Eduardo Mayora A. at the forefront of this practice area. The firm stands alone in the highest tier for this practice area in Chambers & Partners.
Intellectual property: This practice area is exclusively handled by sister firm, Mayora IP, S.A. It specializes in the registration and protection of marks, patents and other intellectual property rights. Its counterpart, Mayora Domains, focuses on domain name registration, management and recovery of the client’s domain name.
Labour and immigration: The firm practices frequently in labor related matters including but not limited to, drafting and reviewing labor contracts, applying for labor permits, filing documents with the labor authorities, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and preparing internal procedure manuals. The firm also assists in filing temporary and permanent resident applications and applying for work permits for foreigners. The firm has expert, Rafael Briz, leading this practice group with star associates, Suzel Obiols and Jennifer Mejía, a certified specialist in occupational safety law.
Litigation and arbitration: The firm is responsible for some of the most important commercial suits and arbitrations in the region in this practice area led by partner and expert, Paola Galich. The team has had experience litigating in courts, as well as arbitrating locally and abroad. The lawyers can be seen in all levels of the national judiciary, defending clients in the Constitutional Supreme Court as well as in the lower level trial and appellate courts. We are well-versed in the arbitral rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), among others.
Taxation and trade: The firm is renowned for its tax work in planning and negotiating with the authorities, as well as representing clients in front of the tax authorities and courts. Many of our lawyers have had specialist training in tax or have worked for the national tax authority in the past, including recognised experts Eduardo Mayora A. (who was a member of the Board of Directors of the national tax authority from 1998 until 2000) and Juan Carlos Casellas. The firm has much experience in trade regulation and international trade matters.
Representative clients: Avianca; Banco Industrial; Beiersdorf de Centroamérica, S.A.; BICSA; Bolsa de Valores Nacional; Cementos Progreso; Chevron Guatemala, Inc.; Citibank; CLARO; Cofiño Stahl; Crowley; Desarrollos MIR; DIAGEO; Dos Pinos; Energuate; First Cash Financial; Fresenius Medical Care; Gas Natural Fenosa;GBM (an IBM alliance company); Grupo Terra; Hoffmann-La Roche; Ingenio Palo Gordo; Interjet; International Finance Corporation; JP Morgan; Kimberly-Clark; Kraft; Laboratorios Vijosa; Marriott International, Inc.; Mega Pharma; Millicom International; Monsanto Company; Neon Energy; Obrascon Huarte Lainn (OHL Group); Papa John’s Pizza, Pasmo de Guatemala; Payless Shoe Source; Philip Morris, Inc.; Productos Roche; Santander Sugar; Telus; Texaco; The Kellogg Company; UFINET.
Associations and memberships: In addition to proudly being Guatemala’s exclusive Lex Mundi member, the firm belongs to other well-known associations such as the International Bar Association, Lataxnet, WTS, Euro Latam Lex and the International Fiscal Association.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Partner | Manuel Telles | mtelles@mayora-mayora.com | +503 2212-0100 |
| CEO | Kristin Volpicella | kvolpicella@mayora-mayora.com | +502 2223-6868 |
Staff Figures
Partners : 1 Associates : 5 Management and Support Staff : 6Languages
English Spanish Italian Portuguese German FrenchMemberships
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Firm Rankings
- Central America > Corporate and finance