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OF COUNSEL
 

Jorge SKINNER-KLÉE (+) 1923-2008; admitted to bar, 1951, Guatemala. Education: San Carlos University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala; Rafael Landívar University, Doctorate in Juridical and Social Sciences, Honoris Causa, Guatemala, 1981. Former Professor: Sociology, 1952, 1960-1962; Land Issues Law, 1953-1955, San Carlos University, Guatemala; Spaniard and Guatemalan History Law, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala, 1962-1971; Diplomatic Law, School of Diplomacy, Guatemala, 1966. Dean of Law, 1960-1962 and Vice President, 1969-1979, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala. Legal Consultant for the Presidency of the Republic of Guatemala, 1954-1956. Member of Congress, Guatemala, 1986-1994; Member Constitutional Assembly of Guatemala and Member of the commission that wrote the project of Guatemala's Constitution, 1955 and 1964. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guatemala, 1956-1957. Member and Past President, Guatemalan Delegation to the United Nations (UN), 1964 and 1985. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English.

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Alejandro ARENALES CATALAN (Of Counsel) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1928; admitted to bar, 1953, Guatemala. Education: San Carlos University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Member, Guatemala City Counsel, 1956-1960. Member of Congress, Guatemala, 1960-1963. Former Delegate, Ministry of External Affairs of Guatemala to the United Nations (UN). Former Member of the Board of Directors, Institute for Development of Production of Guatemala. Former Chairman, Board of Directors of Guatemalan Maritime Enterprises (FLOMERCA). Registrar of the Property Registry of Guatemala, 1982. Registrar of the Mercantile Registry of Guatemala, 1983. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English.

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SENIOR PARTNERS
 

Alejandro ARENALES FARNER (Senior Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Guatemala. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law,  Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Professor, Real Estate Law, Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala. Former Professor, Business Law, Francisco Marroquin University and Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala. Arbitrator: Commission for Resolution of Disputes and Arbitration of the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala; Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala; Fundación CENAC, Arbitration and Conciliation Center. Member: Board of Directors, Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law; Board of Directors, Foundation for the Development of Guatemala -FUNDESA-; Guatemalan and International Bar Associations; Interamerican Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI); Center for the Defense of the Constitution (CEDECON); German-American Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Board of Directors of several leading corporations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Law; Tax Law; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Law; Maritime Law; Real Estate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Civil Law; Contract Law; Telecommunications Law; Electricity Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

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Alfredo SKINNER-KLÉE (Senior Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Guatemala. Education: Rafael Landivar University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala; University of Miami School of Law (M.C.L, 1981), USA; Academy of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, (UN Fellow in International Law, 1982), The Netherlands.  Former Member, Conboy, Hewit, O'Brien & Boardman (now Hunton & Williams) New York City, USA, 1982. Former member Board of Directors of the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala. Former Member, Central American Parliament, 1990-1995. Currently Director (Guatemala) of the Central American Bank of Economic Integration -CABEI. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Member of the Board of Directors of several leading corporations. Practice Areas: Financial Law; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; International Commerce Law; Distribution Law; Telecommunications Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Product Liability; Litigation.Languages: Spanish and English.

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PARTNERS
 

Jorge SKINNER-KLÉE ARENALES (Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1957; admitted to bar 1984. Education: Rafael Landivar University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala; Columbia University, School of Law (LL.M., 1985) USA; Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (UN-SAIS Diploma, 1988) USA. Former Professor, Private and Public International Law, Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala, 1988-1992; Former Professor of International Relations; Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala, 2003. Foreign Service: Minister Counselor and Alternate Delegate of Guatemala to the Organization of American States, OAS 1985-1986; Minister Counselor, Embassy of Guatemala to the USA, 1987-1988; Guatemalan Delegate to the UN and OAS General Assemblies, 1985-1990. International Counsel and Alternate Delegate, National Coffee Association of Guatemala, 1990-1993. Ambassador of Guatemala: to Germany, 1993; to Canada, 1998; to Belize, 2002; to Honduras, 2003; Vice Minister of Foreing Relations of Guatemala, 2004. Currently Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations, New York (USA). Member: Guatemala Bar Association.  Practice Areas: International Law; International Commerce Law; Arbitration Law, Lobbying. Languages: Spanish, English and German.

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Pablo ARENALES FARNER (Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1965; admitted to bar 1994. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Representative and First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guatemala in the United Nations (UN), New York City, USA (1994-1995).  Legal Counsel to UNESCO 2001, 2002, 2003. Former Consul of the Guatemalan Embassy in Paris, France and Rome, Italy. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Law; International Commerce Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate and Commercial Law; Business consultation. Languages: Spanish, English and French.

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Luis F. RUIZ CHAVARRIA (Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Guatemala. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Former Member, Academic Council of the Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Guatemala 1992. Arbitrator, Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala. Former Arbitration Law Professor, Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Guatemala. Member: Board of Directors private concessionaire of the Guatemalan Postal Service; Board of Directors, Center for the Defense of the Constitution -CEDECON-; Member of the Guatemalan Bar Association; International Trademark Association -INTA- (Latin America & Caribbean Subcommittee-ACEC of the Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee); Interamerican Association of Industrial Property -ASIPI- (Internet and Electronic Commerce Committee); Foundation for the Development of Guatemala-FUNDESA. Practice Areas: Intellectual and Industrial Property; Intellectual and Industrial Property Litigation; Corporate Law and Merges and Acquisitions; Foreign Investment Law; Arbitration; Constitutional Law; Insurance Law; Maritime Law; Civil Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

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Rodolfo E. SALAZAR PANIAGUA (Partner) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Guatemala. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Georgetown University Law Center and the INCAE Business School, Executive Program "Legal Issues of International Business"; San Carlos University of Guatemala School of Law, Diploma on Indigenous Law and the aplication of the 169 Treaty of the International Labour Organization (2005). Administrative Law Professor, Del Istmo University, Guatemala; Former Administrative Law Professor, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala. Legal advisor of Govermental entities related to Ports, Mines, Electricity, Free Zones and Competition. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association; Center for the Defense of the Constitution (CEDECON). Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Energy Law; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Corporate and Commercial Law; Trusts; Civil Law; Financial Law; Insurance Law, Mining law.

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ASSOCIATES
 

Luis A. GONZALEZ RAMILA (Associate) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1936; admitted to bar, 1973, Guatemala. Education: San Carlos de Guatemala University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Former Professor, Labor Law, San Carlos de Guatemala University. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association; Guatemalan Association of Labor Law. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Litigation.

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Gustavo A. LICARDIE RAMIREZ (Associate) born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Guatemala. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. (Magna Cum Laude). Former director, Francisco Marroquin University School of law Magazine. Award, "Antonio Machado y Palomo" Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Guatemala. Procedural Law professor, Rafael Landivar University School of Law, Guatemala. Former legal advisor of the Guatemalan power company (privatized) and other entities related to the power sector. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Law of Power Generation; Corporate and Commercial Law; Administrative Law; Civil Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

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A. Verena KUHSIEK R. (Associate) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Guatemala. Education: Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala 2004. Master of International Legal Practice, Enterprise Institute, Madrid Spain 2007. State origins Law Professor (Substitute) Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala 2007. Former Administrative Law II Professor (Substitute) Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala 2006. Legal advisor to the Ministry of Interior of Guatemala in relation to Government contracts. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Administrative law, Government contracts; Civil Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

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Roberto GONZALEZ PEREZ (Associate) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Guatemala. Education: Rafael Landívar University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Vice-Chairman, Institute of Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Guatemala. Member: Guatemalan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Languages: Spanish and English.

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Julio C. OLIVA GUERRA (Associate) born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1945. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Labor Law.

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