International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce William René Mendez King of Mendez, Araujo & Villanueva. William has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation and Wealth Management Member in Guatemala.
William René Mendez is the founding and senior partner of Mendez & Araujo, the leading law firm in Guatemala for Corporate Criminal Defense, Tax and Commercial Litigation since 1987.
He has represented International Banks and Multinational Companies in the most highlighted cases in Guatemala, and as one the most brilliant legal minds in Criminal Defense and Litigation he is constantly a speaker in different universities in Guatemala and Latin America.
Mendez & Araujo was organized in 1987 by William René Mendez and Maria de los Angeles Araujo after completing their law studies in Guatemala City. Still today our Senior Partner William René Mendez continues to steer the Criminal Law Division while our other Senior Partner, Maria de los Angeles Araujo, leads the Tax Litigation Division when she is not serving as a Substitute Associate Justice at the Guatemalan Constitutional Court.
During this decade Mendez, Araujo & Villanueva has been the leading law firm in Guatemala for Corporate Criminal Defense, Tax and Commercial Litigation. The firm has been in existence for almost 30 years and covers different areas of practice such as Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, National and International Business Transactions and recently Corporate and Wealth Tax Planning. Through its development,Mendez, Araujo & Villanueva has been a pioneer in the representation and criminal defense of foreign international banks and multinational companies; and in the organization energy and coffee companies.
Among our team, there are several attorneys capable of providing their services in more than one language including Spanish, English, French, Italian and German.
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with William directly or with the International Referral head office for an introduction.