Rudy Villatoro Molina
Rudy focuses on Corporate M&A, Banking and Finance, and Compliance Investigations. He has also gained significant experience in Energy and Natural Resources, Labor Law, and Regulatory Law. Rudy has led and participated in numerous high-profile multi-jurisdictional transactions, compliance investigations, and litigation matters. He takes a holistic approach to his work, considering all relevant regulations across various legal areas to provide comprehensive solutions to clients. Rudy has been involved in transactions concerning asset and equity interest sales across multiple Latin American jurisdictions, including advising foreign banks on Guatemalan sovereign bond issuances. Additionally, he has handled compliance investigations for international development institutions, ensuring that companies receiving funding adhere to necessary regulatory standards.
Rudy holds a Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences, Lawyer and Notary Public (Cum Laude) from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, obtained in 2019.
Key Clients include major corporations and financial institutions such as Gilead Sciences Inc., Cargill, Inter-American Development Bank, Santander Bank, PayPal, Meta, Corteva Agriscience, and Sylvamo.
Practice Areas
Born
Admited
2019, Guatemala, Attorney at Law and Notary Public
Member
Guatemalan Bar Association (Admitted Lawyer, 2019) Napa Legal Institute (Good Counselor Project Fellow) Alliance Defending Freedom (Blackstone Fellow) Movimiento Cívico Nacional (Active Member)
Education
Rafael Landívar University, Lawyer and Public Notary, (2001) Labor, Civil, Criminal, and Magistrate Court Official of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Chamber of Amparos, 1993-1999 Head of the Litigation Practice Group of the Mosquera & Ricci Firm, 2000-2003 Legal advisor to the Telecommunications Superintendence of Guatemala, 2001-2006 Senior Lawyer of Carrillo y Asociados 2006-2018