Benjamín Valdez & Asociados Abogados/Notarios

Corporate Deparment, Baking and Finance Deparment

Director Partner

Benjamín Valdez & Asociados, San Salvador, El SalvadorPartner, January 2016 – PresentHead of the Corporate and Transactional Department. Responsible for representing and advising corporate clients and managing legal staff. Specialized in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and securities law.

Consortium Legal, San Salvador, El SalvadorPartner, January 2014 – January 2016Representation and legal advice to corporate clients, management of legal personnel. Specialized in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and securities law.

Central Law Central America, San Salvador, El SalvadorAssociate, January 2009 – August 2010Advised on transactional, corporate, and financial matters, including due diligence, public offerings, and project financing.

Benjamín Valdez & Asociados, San Salvador, El SalvadorAssociate, June 2011 – December 2013Assisted the transactional department, including negotiations in mergers and acquisitions, issuance of legal opinions, and contract advisory.

Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador, San Salvador, El SalvadorInternship, January 2008 – August 2008Reviewed international treaties to assess compliance with the Constitution of El Salvador. Classification of legal documents and preparation of judicial summaries.

Spanish / English

Attorney in El Salvador(Admitted in June 2009)

Notary Public in El Salvador(Authorized in January 2013)

Vice Chairman of the Board of DirectorsMediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador(Since 2019)

Secretary Director of the Board of DirectorsProtege Seguros, S.A.(Since 2022)

Member of the Board of DirectorsAssociation of Distributors of El Salvador(Since 2020)

Member of the Finance CommitteeChamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador(Since 2011)

Member of the Legal CommitteeAmerican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)(Since 2009)

Secretary of the Board of DirectorsLivSmart Americas, S.A. de C.V.

Secretary of the Board of DirectorsMariposa El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.

Member of the Board of DirectorsAVELA(Since 2023)

Fordham University School of Law, New York, United States of AmericaMaster of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate, Banking and Finance LawAugust 2010 – May 2011

Fordham University School of Law, New York, United States of AmericaCertificate Program: “Introduction to U.S. Law”June 2010

Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN), San Salvador, El SalvadorBachelor of Legal Sciences (LL.B.)January 2004 – January 2009

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainExchange ProgramAugust 2008 – January 2009