Aceris Law’s Guatemala Arbitration Lawyers Desk is a dedicated team of lawyers at Aceris Law, a specialised international arbitration law firm, which accompanies clients involved in arbitrations concerning Guatemala, i.e., where Guatemalan law applies, a contract is executed in Guatemala, the dispute is brought by or against a party in Guatemala, or the Guatemalan State or a Guatemalan State entity is involved.
Aceris Law’s Harvard, Oxford and Sorbonne trained lawyers are admitted to bars of Western Europe, Eastern Europe and North America and have significant prior experience dealing with commercial, construction and investment treaty arbitrations under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, ICDR, VIAC and other arbitration rules, many of which have concerned Guatemala and neighbouring States.
Our Guatemala Arbitration Lawyers Desk maintains ties to the best domestic Guatemalan lawyers, who are involved depending on the specific needs of a given arbitration. This ensures that our clients obtain the best arbitration legal representation while also maintaining cost-effectiveness for arbitrations involving Guatemala. We have permanent access to offices in Guatemala City and are always available to clients, regardless of their location, through videoconference. Our Guatemala Arbitration Lawyers Desk also has access to Guatemalan jurisprudence and doctrine, while speaking Spanish and English.
We have significant prior experience with arbitrations involving Latin America. For example, Aceris Law’s Guatemala Arbitration Lawyers Desk provided legal advice in the pre-arbitration phase for American investors concerning a real estate dispute under the Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA. Our lawyers also provided advice on claim against a Central American State regarding public international law standards and for a Canadian company regarding an ICSID arbitration against a Central American State involving a mining concession. We have also provided legal advice for Latin American clients with respect to commercial disputes against international organisations and European companies.
By having a dedicated team for arbitrations concerning Guatemala, Aceris Law ensures that the arbitrations involving Guatemala are handled efficiently, making the best use of our arbitration lawyers’ know-how as well as linguistic and cultural skills, which are important for a successful outcome of an international arbitration.
To learn more about Aceris’ Guatemala Arbitration Lawyers Desk, please do not hesitate to contact us.
