Corporate Law

Martín Castellanos

SENIOR ASSOCIATE - GUATEMALA

Martín is a Senior Associate at Consortium Legal – Guatemala, with 10 years of experience in legal consulting in the private sector. His practice specializes in the retail, telecommunications, and banking sectors, with a strong focus on corporate law, mediation, and personal data protection. Throughout his career, he has provided strategic advice to multinational companies in highly regulated and regional environments.

He is a specialist in mediation and conflict resolution, having acted as a mediator in multiple cases in both Guatemala and the United States. This experience has allowed him to develop outstanding negotiation and complex dispute management skills, providing efficient and business-oriented solutions. He also has extensive experience in the negotiation, execution, and administration of commercial contracts, as well as in the development and implementation of privacy policies and compliance in the area of personal data protection.

During his career, he has held positions as Legal Manager for Samsung Electronics in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and Contract Manager for Cognizant (a technology company).


 

Practice Areas

  • Corporate Law
  • Personal Data Protection
  • Information Privacy
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Master’s Degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Ohio State University, USA (2018)
  • Bachelor of Laws, Attorney and Notary, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala (2016)
  • Member, Guatemalan Bar Association

Articles

Mediation Law in Guatemala

The initiative for Law 5808 (hereinafter, the Mediation Bill, or simply “The Bill”) represents precisely that:...