María Lilian Franco
María Lilian Franco is an Of Counsel at Aguilar Castillo Love, specializing in Dispute Resolution, Energy and Natural Resources, Telecommunications, Technology, Corporate M&A, and International Public Law. She offers expert legal guidance in complex dispute resolution, arbitration, international commercial law, and issues concerning the energy and telecommunications sectors. María Lilian earned her Lawyer and Public Notary degree, cum laude, from Francisco Marroquín University in 2014, and went on to complete a Master in International Law, Foreign Trade, and International Relations from ISDE in 2017. She furthered her expertise with a Legal Fellowship as Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (2022-2023), and is currently pursuing a course on International Arbitration at CIAMEN (2024), along with an Advanced Legal Program in Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, and Legal Prompting at IE (2024-2025).
Practice Areas
Born
Admited
2014, Guatemala, Attorney Public Notary.
Member
Guatemalan Bar Association Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Arbitrator’s Roster at the Dispute Resolution Commission at the Chamber of Industry (CRECIG)
Education
Francisco Marroquín University – Lawyer and Public Notary, Cum Laude (2014) ISDE – Master in International Law, Foreign Trade, and International Relations (2017) Permanent Court of Arbitration – Legal Fellowship as Assistant Legal Counsel (2022-2023) CIAMEN – Course on International Arbitration (2024) IE – Advanced Legal Program in Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, and Legal Prompting (2024-2025) Professor at Francisco Marroquín University International Law (2019) International Commercial Arbitration (2023)