José E. Quiñones
Partner
- jquinones@altalegal.com
- +502 2277 1111
- +502 2277 1102
- Guatemala
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languages
French
José is a partner in ALTA Guatemala has extensive experience in finance, tax planning and compliance issues. He has advised foreign financial institutions on structured financial operations, sovereign bond offerings in international capital markets.
He has also advised foreign financial institutions on cross-border transactions and their tax implications, mergers and acquisitions and complex project financing agreements involving local and international banks and financial institutions and/or borrowers. He is often engaged on business and corporate strategy matters and as an advisor to the boards of directors of financial institutions and is frequently appointed as an arbitrator in these matters.
He has acted as a director of insurance and surety companies, and has been retained by insurance companies and reinsurance syndicates to advise on complex claims and reinsurance disputes involving agreements or transactions governed by Guatemalan or foreign laws.
He is an appointed arbitrator for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He is a member of the ISO Technical Committee on Governance (compliance and anti-bribery) and has also served as director of several financial and industrial institutions such as the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSR), and actively participates, pro bono, in organizations that work for transparency and advancement of the Guatemalan justice system.
He also actively advised corporations on the implementation of effective compliance and governance programs, and leads a team of compliance experts who provide consulting and training to corporations and their officers. José has also worked as a professor of finance and commercial contracts.
Recognitions
- Recognized as an expert in Banking and Finance, Corporate and Transactional and Tax Law, by Chambers & Co.'s global legal directories Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Who's Who Legal and LACCA.
Academic Background
- Master of Business Administration, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, United States, 1995.
- Bachelor's Degree in Legal and Social Sciences, Rafael Landívar University, 1993.
Associations and affiliations
- Guatemalan Bar Association.
- Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA).
- International Bar Association.
- International Fiscal Association.
- International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID): Appointed arbitrator.
- Center for corporate social responsibility (CENTRARSE).
Experience
- Syndicated loan structures, guarantee structures and financing mechanisms including sovereign bond issues, securitization and debt securities for private entities in foreign capital markets.
- Participation and acquisition agreements for companies in the financial, mining, food and beverage, retail and agro-industry industries.
- Representation of insurance and reinsurance companies and advice on applicable legislation on regulations and authorizations and approval of licenses by banking and insurance regulatory bodies.
- Negotiation and structuring of distribution agreements in the pharmaceutical, automotive, food, chemical, hospitality and retail industries for local and foreign entities.
- Advice on taxes and tax structures, tax planning and tax litigation.
- Strategic advice for risk mitigation and crisis management prior to and during international litigation on environmental issues, including climate change and clean development mechanisms.