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Marcos Palma

Managing Partner at ECIJA Guatemala · Ecija Integrum

GuatemalaCorporate / M&A, TaxSpanish, English

About

Managing Partner at ECIJA Guatemala with over 25 years' experience specializing in the oil & gas sector, international commercial contracts, tax planning and competition law. He has acted for clients including Shell and Puma Energy, served as counsel and arbitrator in ICC, UNCITRAL, CENAC and CRECIG proceedings, and worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ATaxCompetition / AntitrustEnergy / Oil & GasArbitration & ADRCommercial Contracts

Office

Expertise

Oil & GasEnergy transactionsTax planning and tax disputesCompetition law / antitrustInternational commercial contractsArbitration (ICC, UNCITRAL, CENAC, CRECIG)

Education

  • Law Degree – Universidad Rafael Landívar
  • LL.M. in Tax & Finance – Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
  • Minor in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing – A. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
  • Specialization in Transfer Pricing – International Tax Center, Leiden University

Languages

SpanishEnglish