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Estuardo Marchena

Associate · Alta

GuatemalaDispute Resolution, Energy & Natural ResourcesSpanish, English

About

Estuardo Marchena is an associate at Alta Guatemala working on negotiations, conciliations, mediations, trials and arbitrations in Guatemala and internationally, and has advised on technical and legal matters across the electrical, mining, construction, telecommunications, food and pharmaceutical industries. He has supported and directed multiple actors in the Guatemalan and Central American electricity sector on crisis management and interpretation of power and energy purchase and sale contracts (PPAs), and is an assistant professor in Alternative Dispute Resolution at Rafael Landívar University and a coach/selector for international arbitration moot teams at Francisco Marroquín University.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionEnergy & Natural ResourcesInternational Trade & CommercePublic & Administrative ContractingTelecommunications, Media & Technology

Office

Expertise

Electricity / PowerPower Purchase Agreements (PPAs)Energy RegulationMiningConstructionTelecommunicationsFood & BeveragePharmaceuticalsAlternative Dispute Resolution

Education

  • Specialization in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, ESSEC Business School, France, 2021
  • Specialization in Energy Production, Distribution and Security, University at Buffalo and The State University of New York, United States, 2020
  • Postgraduate studies in Economics and Regulation of Electricity Markets, Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, 2020
  • Diploma and Certification in Mediation and Dispute Resolution, International Mediation Center, 2020
  • Bachelor's degree in Legal and Social Sciences, with honors, Francisco Marroquín University, 2019

Admissions

  • Guatemalan Bar Association

Languages

SpanishEnglish