Latin Counsel | Andrés Cofiño Guzmán

Andrés Cofiño Guzmán

Senior Associate

García & Bodán

Andrés Cofiño Guzmán is Senior Associate for García & Bodán in Guatemala.

His professional experience includes serving as director of the legal department of a housing development company for 10 years, providing constant advice in the areas of commercial, civil, labor, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, tax and notarial law; as well as having been part of a local law firm team, being directly involved with the practical aspect of the profession in the areas of civil law, commercial law, civil and commercial procedural law.

Incorporation of foreign entities branches in Guatemala.
Management of corporate legal area of foreign entities in Guatemala as well as corporate governance.
Participation in the elaboration of multiple due diligence processes, which included detailed analysis of registry, judicial and corporate operations.
Representation of labor lawsuit to corporate group composed of 9 local entities for the sum of USD 175,000.00.
Tax advice to foreign companies settling in Guatemala and entering the market for the development of urban projects.
Representation of a multinational company in the tourism field starting operations in Guatemala.

Commercial Law
Construction and Real Estate
Corporate Law
Dispute Mediation Services
Finance Law
Immigration
Infrastructure
Labor
Tax
Tourism

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Universidad de Barcelona Business School (UB), 2018.
Master in Business Law (LLM) – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (LawSchool), 2010.
Admitted to practice as Attorney and Notary Public since 2007.
Graduated in Law – Universidad Francisco Marroquín, 2007.

Member of the Fiscal and Investment and Foreign Trade committees of the American Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala (AmCham Guatemala).
Guatemalan Bar and Notaries Association (CANG).

Special recognition for being one of five members of the winning team of the annual academic contest of the Faculty of Law – Universidad Francisco Marroquín (School of Law), 2002.
Graduated with a vote of distinction in Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Universidad de of Barcelona Business School (UB), 2018.