García-Merlos & Asociados

White-collar crime

Associate

Gabriel Chávez is a  criminal lawyer with a specialization in white-collar crime with experience in incident response and forensic investigations. His legal expertise includes defending and prosecuting complex cases involving corruption, tax evasion, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and intellectual property crime.

Gabriel is an Associate Attorney at García-Merlos & Asociados, Guatemala’s leading criminal law firm, where he continues to play a key role in some of the country's most significant white-collar criminal cases, including those involving illicit electoral financing and high-value tax evasion.

In addition to his legal practice, Gabriel is a professor at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, where he teaches Tax Crimes and Crimes Related to Notarial Practice. He previously taught Criminal Procedure at the same university. His academic contributions and practical experience make him a sought-after expert in both legal and educational circles.

Gabriel’s prior work as an Incident Response Analyst at S-RM (London) further showcases his skills in digital forensics, incident detection, and cybersecurity, making him uniquely qualified to handle cases at the intersection of financial crime and cyber threats.

Spanish and English

Gabriel Chávez has an outstanding academic background in law, with a focus on criminal law and white-collar crimes.

He holds an LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with distinction. His academic excellence is further demonstrated by his Master’s in Economic Criminal Law from Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (Spain) and his Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Criminal Law from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.

His foundational legal education was completed at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala), where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and ranked first in his class.

Gabriel is also CompTIA Security+ certified, underscoring his expertise in cybersecurity and forensic investigations, which complements his legal practice in financial crime and incident response.