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Alejandro Cofiño

Partner · Alta

GuatemalaBanking & Finance, Capital MarketsSpanish, English

About

Partner at Alta Guatemala advising on financing, energy, foreign investment, banking, capital markets, commercial transactions, environmental compliance and arbitration. He has led major financial transactions in Guatemala — including Rule 144A/Regulation S IPOs, power project financings, acquisitions and cross-border corporate financings — and acts in national and international commercial and energy arbitrations.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsEnergy & Natural ResourcesCorporate / M&APublic & Administrative ContractingInternational CommerceDispute ResolutionArbitration

Office

Expertise

Capital Markets (Rule 144A / Regulation S IPOs)Project Finance and Power SectorM&A and Corporate AcquisitionsEnvironmental Compliance & Carbon MarketsCross-border transactions in Central AmericaNational and International Arbitration

Education

  • Master of Laws and Finance, with honors, INIDEM, Panama, 2019
  • Specialization in Arbitration and Conciliation: Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods, Loyola University, United States, 2008
  • Master of Laws, with honors, University of Texas School of Law, United States, 2005
  • Bachelor's Degree in Legal and Social Sciences; Attorney and Public Notary, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala, 2000

Admissions

  • New York Bar, 2006
  • Guatemala Bar, 2000

Languages

SpanishEnglish