Mayora & Mayora is a leading law firm in Central America that has existed for more than fifty-five years with five offices in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras (Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and Roatán). Eduardo Mayora Dawe founded the firm in Guatemala City in 1966, with a vision to create the first institutionalized firm in the country, a legacy carried on to this day.
At Mayora & Mayora, there is a team of over 35 legal specialists ready to assist clients in a wide-spectrum of legal matters. Renowned for its excellence and ethical approach, the firm offers legal assistance in administrative, banking, civil, corporate, finance, immigration, labor, litigation and tax matters, among others.
Mayora & Mayora is the exclusive member for Guatemala of the largest network of private law firms in the world, Lex Mundi, since its inception in the early eighties. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, the firm has privileged access for its clients to more than 22,000 lawyers worldwide, through one single point of contact. Individually, each Lex Mundi member firm is a leader in its local market. Together, the Lex Mundi member firms provide legal resources at a global level with unmatched depth and breadth.
The firm and its attorneys have been recommended by the most reputable and renowned legal ranking agencies such as The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000 and Latin Lawyer, just to name a few. Mayora & Mayora won IFLR1000’s award for Most Innovative Firm in Guatemala for 2018, showcasing its ability to stand out amongst its competitors. In 2020, the firm was recognized as the firm of the year for Guatemala by Who’s Who Legal.
In 2022, the firm was recognized as the Best Firm in Corporate Law in El Salvador by the magazine, Derecho y Negocios.
Mayora & Mayora specializes in civil contracts covering a wide-range of subject matters such as non-profit organizations, partnerships, private sales and purchases, and real estate transactions, among others. We also handle estate planning matters for high-net worth clients, who have a diverse portfolio of assets and investments. Our team of experts has executed some of the most complex transactions in the real estate development industry in the region.
The firm assists one of the largest telecommunications companies in expanding its operations and opening markets around the world, by executing land leases, constructing telecommunications towers and installing fiber optics together to either provide passive telecommunications services or to lease space to third party providers.
Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions is a core practice at Mayora & Mayora and something we have been specializing in for over 50 years. We are consistently sought out for our unparalleled experience in the region and our lawyers' ability to truly understand the business of our clients.
With an ever more global market, our integrated offices help our clients achieve business opportunities in the region through one single point of contact. Our attorneys have advised on the largest mergers and acquisitions in Central America and helped globally recognized companies open up operations in the region.
We have advised on multiple multi-million-dollar mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in the energy, agro, automobile, pharmaceutical, real estate development and health services industries. This spans from the due diligence advice phase into the closing of the deal.
We have managed and grown a strong portfolio of day-to-day corporate work and governance, acting as our clients outside counsel. With both the resources and responsiveness needed for the most crucial of deals, we enable our clients to focus on their business instead of the legal challenges that must be cleared to achieve it.
Labor and Immigration law is essential to any business looking to operate in Central America. At Mayora & Mayora, we have the foremost experts on the subject, ready to assist on a variety of tasks from drafting an employment contract to advising on occupational safety, and beyond.
Our team knows the intricacies of the latest labor regulations and industry trends in the region, so that the client can focus on managing their most precious resource their workforce, instead of worrying about the legal ins-and-outs governing it.
Immigration law is a perfect complement, and we have helped numerous foreigners gain access to the region and the proper permits to work locally.
Labor and Immigration law is essential to any business looking to operate in Central America. At Mayora & Mayora, we have the foremost experts on the subject, ready to assist on a variety of tasks from drafting an employment contract to advising on occupational safety, and beyond.
Our team knows the intricacies of the latest labor regulations and industry trends in the region, so that the client can focus on managing their most precious resource their workforce, instead of worrying about the legal ins-and-outs governing it.
Immigration law is a perfect complement, and we have helped numerous foreigners gain access to the region and the proper permits to work locally.
We represent our clients in crucial litigation and arbitration in the region. Whether it is in court or arbitral forum regionally or abroad, our team has the expertise and knowledge to defend our clients' rights and positions, when problems arise.
At Mayora & Mayora, we favor settling a dispute outside of the courtroom, due to the legal uncertainty in judicial institutions in Central America. If an agreement cannot be reached between the parties involved, we resolve the case in the quickest, most beneficial way possible to the client.
Our experience is broad, spanning from defending against and filing administrative actions for one of the largest energy distributors in Central America against municipalities and government agencies, to representing one of the biggest telecoms in administrative and contract disputes with millions of dollars of damages at stake. We represent clients on an on-going basis in complex commercial lawsuits, and labor disputes, such as mandated severity payments and other guaranteed labor benefits.
In the arbitration domain, Mayora & Mayora brings decades of seasoned experience both in representing clients as well as acting as expert witnesses, regionally and abroad. The firm has particular knowledge in arbitrations for the energy and telecommunications industries, in addition to an unmatched expertise in foreign investment claims.
In addition to our own offices and practice areas, together with our sister firm MAYORA IP, S.A., we are able to assist in any case related to intellectual property. Mayora IP has a broad scope of IP practice, which means that we help our clients acquire, manage and protect their intellectual property. Mayora IP’s team of lawyers and legal assistants work in the areas of patents, trademarks, trade dress, domain names and copyrights, and provide constant advice on acquisitions, prosecution, enforcement, licenses and disputes for non-compliance and other aspects of the Intellectual Property Law. Like Mayora & Mayora, Mayora IP has offices in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
