Francisco J. Castillo | ArbitrationLaw.com

Address:

Séptima Avenida 5-10, zona 4
Edificio Centro Financiero
Torre 2, Nivel 11, oficina 1 01004.
Guatemala

Phone Number:

(502) 2331-2219

Fax Number:

(502) 2331-2239

Email:

fcl@aguilarcastillolove.com

Born:

Guatemala, January 04th, 1943

Languages:

Spanish English

Nationalities:

Guatemalan

Education:

Attorney at Law and Notary Public, 1969

USAC, GUATEMALA. Magister Artium in Economy, 1976, (Magna Cum Laude), UFM, GUATEMALA.

Diploma in Advanced Studies of Sufficient Research in the Area of Knowledge of Constitutional Law, 2011 (outstanding), UNED, SPAIN

PhD candidate in Constitutional Law, UNED, SPAIN, 2012

Bar Admission or Professional License:

Guatemala, December 2nd, 1969

Present Position:

Attorney at Law and Notary Public

Founding Member of AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE, Central America Law Firm

Founding Member of CASTILLO LOVE ABOGADOS, Central America Law Firm, 1969 up to date

Professional Experience:

Member of the Board of Directors of several Guatemalan Companies, among them: Seguros El Roble, S.A., Fianzas El Roble, S.A., Cervecería Centroamericana, S.A., Cervecería Nacional, S.A., Cervecería del Sur, S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of several Foreign Companies, among them: Bontempi, Lengas, Grupo Tremont, Inc., Macast, Locast, Castillo Hermanos; Legal Advisor of several Guatemalan Companies, among them: Cervecería Centroamericana, S.A., ICASA; Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S.A.; Inmobiliaria Love, S.A.; Agrícola e Industrial Bonanza, S.A.; Grupo Seguros y Fianzas El Roble; Grupo Cervecería Centroamericana, S.A.; Intellectual Property Legal Advisor of several International Companies, among them: Visa, Huntsman, Allergan (Botox)

Professional Associations:

Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala (Guatemalan Bar Association); Honorary Member Phi Delta Phi; Fiduciary Member of Universidad Francisco Marroquín; Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial

Panels of Arbitrators:

CENAC, CRECIG, Arbitrator appointed by the Guatemalan Government in accordance with the following treaties: FTA between Dominican Republic, Central America and USA; FTA between Mexico and Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

Arbitration Experience:

Chairman appointed by CENAC in various processes, among them: 2001:Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala, S.A. against WorldXChange Communications, S.A. 2005: Compañía Desarrolladora Ferroviaria, S.A. against Ferrocarriles de Guatemala. 2006: Universal de Telecomunicaciones, S.A. against Grupo Solid (Guatemala), S.A. 2007: Americatel Guatemala, S.A. versus Telgua, S.A.; Chief Attorney in various processes, among them: International Arbitration bounded by legal principles – File No. 12-2009, Francis Frederick Fischer Theriot – against Almeida Internacional, Sociedad Anónima. Gentrac against Seguros El Roble, S.A.

Areas of Specialization:

Banking & Finance

Civil & Commercial Law

Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration

Commercial Paper

Publications from JURIS:

Publications:

El Problema Penal de la Eutanasia (Thesis)
El Cheque como Título de Crédito
El Testamento como Instrumento Público
La Casación Civil
La Casación en Guatemala
Aspectos Procesales del Contrato de Seguro
10 Años de Derecho Registral Guatemalteco.
Comentarios Jurisprudenciales
El Amparo en contra de Particulares
El Derecho a la Vida y el Derecho de Defensa como Derechos Fundamentales en la Constitución Guatemalteca y Española