A. D. Sosa & Soto

A.D. Sosa & Soto is one of Guatemala’s leading law firms in the areas of litigation, corporate, tax compliance, tax planning and transactional law.

The firm, tracing its origins to the 19^th century, was established in July 2004 after the merger of three of the country’s most prestigious law firms—Sosa & Sosa, Soto & Soto, and Alvarez, Daniels & Delgado.

A.D. Sosa & Soto provides tailor-made legal counsel and representation to foreign companies, many of which are listed on the NYSE and other international securities exchanges, and also to local corporate conglomerates. The firm is known for its commitment to providing excellent service, cost-effective expeditious results, and the experience and training of its attorneys. The firm’s goal is for clients, general counsels and in-house lawyers to receive creative, value-building solutions.

The legal expertise of the firm’s attorneys is matched by their understanding of the business and corporate worlds, allowing the firm to provide its local and international clients with the best legal advice for their business. Our tax team, regularly works in conjunction with other practice areas to provide both preventive and compliance tax advise to its clients, delivering comprehensive solutions to the challenges faced in the current and shifting tax environment. The firm’s clients include local and foreign investors who invest either directly in Guatemala through joint ventures, participation agreements, or mergers and acquisitions. Clients’ needs to expand their business interests to other countries encouraged our firm to establish strategic alliances with other law firms throughout Central America.

The firm’s multilingual attorneys, educated and trained both locally and abroad, have extensive international legal experience and communication skills, and two of the firm’s partners, Carlos Pellecer and Einar Klanderud, are admitted to practice law in New York.