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Jorge Luis Arenales

Partner · BLP

GuatemalaCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceSpanish, English

About

Partner at BLP with 25 years of experience, based between Guatemala and Paris, who advises on M&A, banking & finance, and energy & infrastructure and leads multi‑jurisdictional transactions in regulated industries. He serves as Regional Representative for France for Invest in Guatemala (Guatemala Moving Forward Plan) and teaches M&A and business law courses at Universidad Francisco Marroquín and as an invited professor at ESSEC Business School.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceEnergy & InfrastructureProject FinancePublic ProcurementTelecommunicationsInfrastructure

Office

Expertise

Oil & GasEnergyTelecommunicationsInfrastructure projectsProject financingPublic procurement

Education

  • Foreign Legal Consultant, authorised by the Paris Bar, 2023
  • LL.M. with Honors, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, United States, 2009
  • Business Administration Certificate, Instituto de Empresa (IE), Madrid, Spain, 2008
  • Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation Workshops, Harvard Law School, 2003
  • Law degree and Notary Public, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1998

Admissions

  • Bar Association of Guatemala
  • Authorised as Foreign Legal Consultant, Paris Bar (2023)
  • New York State Bar Association (member; Co‑Chair, Latin American Council, 2021–2023)

Languages

SpanishEnglish