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Jorge Ordoñez

Senior Counsel · Arias

GuatemalaCorporate / M&A, Real EstateSpanish, English

About

Jorge Ordoñez is Senior Counsel at Arias in Guatemala, where he has practiced since 2010 advising national and international clients on corporate, civil, commercial, notarial, real estate and administrative matters. He has experience in M&A (due diligence to closing), company incorporations and reorganizations, large-scale real estate titling projects, public procurement and administrative appeals, and served one year as in-house legal advisor for a multinational in the hydrocarbons sector.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AReal EstateOil & GasNotarialAdministrative / Public LawCommercialCivil

Office

Expertise

Hydrocarbons / Oil & GasMergers & AcquisitionsCompany Formation & Corporate GovernanceReal Estate Titling & ConveyancingPublic Procurement and Administrative AppealsNotarial & Registry Law

Education

  • Authorized to practice as a Lawyer and Notary – Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law – Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala
  • Diploma in Registration Qualification Guidelines from the General Property Registry – Guatemalan Bar Association, endorsed by the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
  • Postgraduate Program in Notarial and Registry Law – Guatemalan Institute of Notarial Law, endorsed by the School of Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
  • Specialization Program in Real Estate Law – Guatemalan Institute of Notarial Law, endorsed by the School …

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice law in Guatemala
  • Member of the Guatemalan Bar Association (CANG)
  • Member of the Guatemalan Institute of Notarial Law
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Languages

SpanishEnglish