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Eduardo Mayora

Eduardo Mayora

Work Department

Administrative Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Securities Law, Tax Law

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Dr. Eduardo Mayora is the regional managing partner of the Firm and son of Eduardo Mayora Dawe, founder of Mayora & Mayora, S.C. He is a lawyer and notary since 1980, pursuing various postgraduate studies, including doctorates, both in legal and economic matters. A national reference as a renowned Guatemalan jurist, his professional practice includes banking, financial, commercial, securities, arbitration, administrative and fiscal matters. He has also excelled in academia and opinion journalism, as a teacher and lecturer at a national and international level, and was the university Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Francisco Marroquín University.

He has been a board member of banking institutions, trade associations, NGOs' and international associations, which has kept him abreast of legal changes. He also attends multiple international congresses, professional and academic activities.

Languages

English and Spanish

Education

DOCTORATE IN PLURALIST, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, SPAIN

MASTER´S DEGREE IN PLURALIST, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, SPAIN

DOCTORATE IN LAW FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN UNIVERSITY, GUATEMALA

DIPLOMA IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN UNIVERSITY, GUATEMALA

DIPLOMA IN FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN UNIVERSITY, GUATEMALA

MASTER´S DEGREE IN LAW (LLM) GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C.

BACHELOR OF LAW RAFAEL LANDÍVAR UNIVERSITY, GUATEMALA

Personal

Dr. Eduardo Mayora has been the lawyer in charge of advising the Guatemalan National Stock Exchange since its incorporation in the 1980´s. He was also the key lawyer in the most emblematic case of the privatization of the telecommunications industry in Guatemala. He has handled successful cases for global companies in the airline and tobacco industries in complex tax and tax planning matters. Finally, he has participated in local and international arbitration proceedings for clients in the mining and energy industries.

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