Jorge Luis Arenales

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Jorge Arenales is a partner at BLP, with 25 years of experience. He specializes in Business Law, Banking & Finance, and Energy & Infrastructure. Leading teams on multi-jurisdictional transactions in regulated industries such as Oil, Gas, Energy, and Telecommunications. He advises on Mergers & Acquisitions, project financing, and public procurement, with notable results in landmark infrastructure and energy projects in Guatemala. Jorge is the Regional Representative for Europe for Invest in Guatemala, Guatemala Moving Forward Plan. He teaches courses on the Legal and Economic Impact of Business Decisions and M&A in the LLM Program at Universidad Francisco Marroquin. From 2020 to 2023, he served as Co-president of the Latin American Council of the New York State Bar Association.

Areas of Expertise

• Business Law
  Banking & Finance
  Energy & Infrastructure

Education 

• Law degree and Notary Public, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1998.
• LL.M with Honors, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, United States, 2009.
• Business Administration Certificate, Instituto de Empresa (IE), Spain.
• Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation Workshops, Harvard Law School, 2003.

Languages  

• Spanish  
• English