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Maria Fernanda Morales

Maria Fernanda Morales

Consortium Legal, Guatemala

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Maria Fernanda is a partner at Consortium Legal - Guatemala. She has more than 11 years of experience providing advice in the corporate area of the aviation, energy, TMT, hydrocarbons, financial services, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, and professional services sectors.  She specializes in civil, commercial, regulatory, notarial, registry, and transactional law.

During her career, she has counseled in matters related to the incorporation of entities, mergers and acquisition processes, corporate authorizations, shareholder rights, and various procedures related to entities subject to Guatemalan legislation.  She is particularly skilled at identifying the best options for executing legal representation structures according to corporate governance practices, as well as extensive experience in due diligence processes for local and international transactions.

In addition, Maria Fernanda has experience in advising non-profits, including associations, foundations, and their Guatemalan branches committed to education, health, and the arts. Currently, she is the senior associate in charge of the Corporate Department specialized incorporation and maintenance of Companies that are interested to operate in the Guatemalan market.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

Member, College of Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala

Member, International Bar Association

Member, Investments Protection – AMCHAM

Education

Master of Law and International Negotiation, Universidad del Atlántico, Spain (2016) Degree in Legal and Social Sciences, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala (2012)

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