About
Henry Comte is a Founding Partner and Director at Legalsa who heads the firm's Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on complex civil, commercial, administrative, banking, constitutional and IP litigation, as well as white‑collar defense, investigations and shareholder disputes. In 2016 he was elected Alternate Magistrate of the Guatemalan Court of Constitutionality, a part‑time post he held through 2021.
Practice areas
Dispute ResolutionConstitutional LawAdministrative LawCorporate / M&AEstate PlanningBanking & FinanceIntellectual PropertyCriminal Litigation
Office
Expertise
Complex shareholder disputesGovernment procurement & administrative contractsWhite‑collar crime defense and investigationsIntellectual property enforcement (anti‑piracy/anti‑counterfeiting)Banking litigationNational and international litigation
Education
- JD, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Postgraduate certifications in Commercial Law, Constitutional Law and Parliamentary Law, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
- LLM in Intellectual Property (thesis pending), Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- LLM in Finance, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (minor in Entrepreneurship, Tulane University)
Admissions
- Guatemalan Bar Association
Languages
SpanishEnglishFrench