Melissa Echeverria
Partner
- mecheverria@altalegal.com
- +502 2277 1111
- +502 2277 1105
- Guatemala
PRACTICE AREAS
languages
Spanish
English
French
Melissa is a partner in ALTA Guatemala, her professional experience makes her an expert in mergers and acquisitions, both local and cross-border. She also provides legal assistance and guidance on corporate matters and restructuring in corporate governance issues.
Melissa represents clients ranging from large multinational corporations to smaller, established companies and new and emerging entities in the consumer, marketing, agricultural and industrial industries. Additionally, she has experience representing and advising clients on complex dispute resolutions related to corporate governance, as well as legal challenges arising at all stages of the corporate governance lifecycle, including strategies for settling sophisticated litigation.
Finally, he has experience in commercial and private banking, advising local and foreign financial institutions on syndicated loan structures, bond issuance, guarantees, cross-border transactions and other types of financing structures and mechanisms.
Recognitions
- Recognized as an expert by the Legal 500 global legal directory in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Wealth Structures in Chambers & Partners
Academic Background
- Master of Laws, Boston University School of Law, United States, 2014.
- Bachelor of Laws and Social Sciences, with honors, Francisco Marroquín University, 2009.
Associations and affiliations
- Guatemalan Bar Association.
- Association Center for Competition Studies.
Experience
- Advice on due diligence processes for the financing of an important hydroelectric project.
- Advice on joint ventures, including restructuring of corporate governance issues.
- Coordination of financing from foreign banks in a syndicated loan for an industrial group in the capital market.
- Corporate restructuring of a family agro-industrial conglomerate.
- Assisting clients with pre-training planning, mergers and acquisitions.
- Negotiation and drafting of local commercial agreements, international commercial agreements and distribution contracts.
- Advice on compliance on issues related to competition rights.
- Advice on dispute resolution procedures.
- Legal assessment in competition compliance programs to reduce risks of possible competition law violations