BLP

Banking & Finance, Business Law, Energy & Infrastructure

Partner

Jorge Arenales is a partner at BLP, with 25 years of experience. He spends his time between Guatemala and Paris.

He specializes in Business Law, Merger and Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, and Energy & Infrastructure. Leading teams on multi-jurisdictional transactions in regulated industries such as Oil, Gas, Energy, and Telecommunications. He advises on Mergers & Acquisitions, project financing, and public procurement, with notable results in landmark infrastructure and energy projects in Guatemala. Jorge is the Regional Representative for France for Invest in Guatemala, Guatemala Moving Forward Plan. He teaches courses on the Legal and Economic Impact of Business Decisions and M&A Course in the Executive MBA Program at the Business School of the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala. Also, he is an invited Professor at ESSEC Business School, Paris, France. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Co-Chair of the Latin American Council, of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association. Before joining BLP in 2023, he was a founding partner at another regional firm, where he practiced for 25 years.

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• New York State Bar Association: Co-Chair of the Latin American Council, 2021 – 2023
• Bar Association of Guatemala
• International Bar Association (IBA): Member

• Foreign Legal Consultant, authorised by the Paris Bar, 2023.
• LL.M. with Honors, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, United States, 2009.
• Business Administration Certificate, Instituto de Empresa (IE), Madrid, Spain, 2008.
• Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation Workshops, Harvard Law School, 2003.
• Law degree and Notary Public, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1998.