About

Marie Claire Palacios leads all legal matters related to Latin American territories at Guatemala-based Americas Media Services, overseeing all operations, subsidiaries and affiliates of the company and reporting directly to the executive director. Palacios has drawn particular notice for leading the in-house legal work while ensuring the best legal support is provided to the business by expertly coordinating external law firms. Her team covers a wide range of sectors which entail corporate law, contracts, intellectual property, sanitary registrations, regulatory matters, compliance and labour law. Prior to assuming her current role, Palacios was general counsel and head of human resources for the Latin American region of Interacel Holdings, a subsidiary of InternetQ for markets in the United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Perú, Ecuador, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. This role saw her take a guiding role in local laws, regulations and permits, contracts and legal and strategic advisory.