(Founder) born Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Guatemala.

EDUCATION:

The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, Austin, TX; Masters of Laws (LL.M.), concentration: Project finance and energy law, 2000.
Optional practical training at Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLP; Washington D.C. 2001.

Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Attorney at Law. 1999; Notary Public, 1999.

University of DePaul, Chicago, IL./ Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala: Criminology and Practice of the Oral Trial, 1996.

PRACTICE AREAS:

Corporate; Agency, Technology, Energy, Distribution and Licensing; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Insurance; International; Project Finance, General Practice.

LANGUAGES:

Spanish (native), English (fluent, both written and oral).

PUBLICATIONS:

"Conditions to Implement Project Finance in Guatemala," 2000;
"Oil Regulations in Guatemala," 2000
"Financial Institutions Attorney's Impediment to act as Public Notary in Documents in which those Institutions Appear," 2000

GUEST SPEAKER

"Beneficiaries on Life Insurance", Seguros El Roble, Sociedad Anónima Guatemala 2002

e-mail: dpolanco@ppqlaw.com