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Luis is a highly recognized international practitioner counseling clients in Guatemala and Central America. Approachable. Practical. Strategic. His 25+ years of career merges with the willingness to make BLP the place where local and international clients feel at home. He is a business lawyer with multi-focus in Corporate Law, Intellectual Property/Life Sciences and Labor Law. Passionate in guiding new businesses into the Central America market and providing clients an international standard of quality of service. He’s not afraid to be a pioneer in the Guatemalan market of a new type of “service oriented” attorneys with business sense. Luis supports his teams in delivering the best business law advice protecting his clients’ interest from risks, but at the same time “getting the deal done”. He has been recognised by several independent international publications, such as: - The Legal 500 Power List Latin America M&A - Chambers & Partners (Global and Latin America editions - Intellectual Property, Corporate/M&A, Labor Law) - The Legal 500 (Intellectual Property, Hall of Fame; recognized in Corporate/M&A) - The International Financial Law Review 1000 (Leading M&A Lawyer) - The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association's "LACCA Approved", the list of Latin America's leading private practitioners, as voted for by the region's leading international corporate counsel – Intellectual Property - Who's Who Legal Guatemala and Central America, Global and National Leader (Intellectual Property, Trademarks) - Latin Lawyer 250 - World IP Review (WIPR) Outstanding I.P. Practicioner - World Trademark Review 1000, Leading Lawyer He is a founding member of Guatemala’s Chamber of Intellectual Property and is a former member of the Board of the organization. Currently sits in the Board of Interty, the worldwide leading I.P. network. He has been a speaker at panels held by the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) among other organizations.