Rodolfo Salazar

Rodolfo Salazar is a founding partner of BLP in Guatemala. Over more than 20 years of practice, Rodolfo has successfully resolved complex disputes in both the private and public sectors. He served as the State’s Judicial Director for the Defense of Guatemala in ICSID arbitrations ARB 09/05, brought by Iberdrola Energía, and ARB 10/23, brought by Teco Holdings. He was also part of the national legal team advising Guatemala in the arbitration brought by the United States under Chapters XVI and XX of CAFTA-DR.

He is recognized for his experience advising on government matters, public-private partnerships, tenders, and public policies and strategies; developing energy and infrastructure projects, with particular expertise in national and international tenders; and environmental mitigation agreements, environmental impact studies, and stakeholder engagement processes for electricity projects.

He has served as legal counsel to the National Agency for Partnerships for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE), the concessionaire of Guatemala’s postal service, and the National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM). He has also advised the Santo Tomás de Castilla Free Trade and Industrial Zone, the Office of the Minister of Energy and Mines, and Empresa Portuaria Quetzal.

Education

• Diploma in the Regional Electricity Market and Energy Law, Energy & Infrastructure Analysis Center, Guatemala, 2015. Specialization in Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure and Services Development, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, 2014. Diploma in Administrative and Public Law, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala, 2013. Diploma in Economic Regulation of Public Services, Public and Regulatory Law, Estrategias de Inversión Consulting Group, Guatemala, 2010. Master’s in Commercial Law and Competitiveness, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala, 2008. Program in Legal Aspects of International Business, INCAE Business School and Georgetown University Law School, Costa Rica, 2005. Law degree, attorney and notary, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1993.

Memberships

• International Bar Association (IBA): Member. Guatemalan Bar Association (CANG): Member. Center for the Defense of the Constitution of Guatemala (CEDECON): Member.