Ranking tables
Banking & Finance | Latin America
Guatemala
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Andrés Lowenthal ALTA QIL+4 ABOGADOS7 Years Ranked
Claudia Pereira Mayora & Mayora, S.C16 Years Ranked
Jorge Arenales BLP16 Years Ranked
José Quiñones ALTA QIL+4 ABOGADOS16 Years Ranked
Luis Pedro Del Valle Arias6 Years Ranked
María Inés Arenales Arenales & Asociados8 Years Ranked
Natalia Callejas Aquino Aguilar Castillo Love2 Years Ranked- Rodrigo Callejas Aquino Carrillo & Asociados16 Years Ranked
- Ignacio Andrade AycinenaLex Atlas
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 ALTA QIL+4 ABOGADOSBanking & Finance2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedAlta QIL+4 ABOGADOS is a pre-eminent Guatemalan firm with an outstanding banking and finance practice. The firm is highly regarded for its prowess in advising both lenders and borrowers on syndicated and bilateral loans and regularly acting as counsel on corporate financing, as well as on infrastructure and energy projects. Alta QIL+4 ABOGADOS offers additional expertise in capital markets, handling the public issuance of equity and debt, including sovereign bonds.
1 Consortium LegalBanking & Finance2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedConsortium Legal is a distinguished regional firm with an excellent reputation in the Guatemalan banking and finance field. The team is renowned for its expertise in assisting international banks and multilateral groups in granting senior secured and subordinated loans to Guatemalan and regional banking institutions. Consortium Legal also has significant know-how in the securities arena, including advising on sovereign debt issuances and green bonds.
Band 2
2 Aguilar Castillo LoveBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedDynamic regional firm Aguilar Castillo Love possesses a solid banking and finance department in Guatemala. The experienced team has a noteworthy client roster comprising multiple well-reputed international financial institutions. Aguilar Castillo Love routinely handles debt securities transactions, and advises on credit agreements and regulatory matters, including operating licences.
2 AriasBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedDynamic regional firm Arias possesses an active banking and finance department in Guatemala with a strong lender-side practice. The team offers key expertise in advising development banks on credit facilities aimed at SME companies and sustainable initiatives. The firm also possesses additional know-how in capital markets, and advises on debt instruments.
2 Mayora & Mayora, S.CBanking & Finance2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedMayora & Mayora possesses an experienced banking and finance department that maintains a strong reputation in Guatemala and offers strong expertise in project finance. The legal team is known to negotiate and renegotiate syndicated loans on behalf of banking clients. The firm also enjoys well-regarded capital markets capabilities, with particular strength in debt issuances.
Band 3
3 BLPBanking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedWell-regarded regional firm BLP boasts expertise assisting a notable client list of regional and international financial institutions with corporate and acquisition finance mandates in Guatemala. The department is also skilled in advising on the issuance of bonds, fund formation, and credit facilities.
3 Carrillo & AsociadosBanking & Finance2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedNoted Guatemalan outfit Carrillo & Asociados possesses a well-regarded department that is active in the banking and finance area. The lawyers have a strong focus on advising banking clients on liquidation proceedings and winding-up operations, dealing with asset tracing and recovery. Carrillo & Asociados further provides counsel to lenders on the granting and restructuring of credit agreements.