The Team

International attorney at Van Bael & Bellis, Brussels, Belgium, 2003. Teaching assistant for international business law, Universidad Francisco Marroquín Law School and School of Business, LL.M. program, 2002.

U.S. Business Law Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002. Introduction to American Law, American Institute for Legal Education, University of California, 2002.

Attorney Soto is a well-experience attorney in the intellectual property and technology field. He also has experience in structuring international business transactions, namely, distribution and franchise agreements and international sales agreements. Attorney Soto is responsible of the Intellectual Property practice area, where together with his teammates have been responsible of preparing legal structures for the protection of trade secrets, trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copy rights, and other intangible assets of local and foreign companies. Also, he works closely with the Firms litigation team for the enforcement of intellectual property rights, achieving judicial actions for the seizure of illegal products and the performance of raids against illegal sites.

Attorney Soto relies in his powerful international network on intellectual property experts for the protection and management of intangible rights portfolios of foreign and local companies interested in seeking protection in Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States and South America.

Former general manager and president of the administrative board of Basic Resources International, Ltd. Former member of the advisory board of Guatemala’s Civil Aeronautics Department. Member of the board of directors of Fundaselva (previously the Guatemalan chapter of the Audubon Society).

Founder and president of the board of directors of Fundación guacamaya, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the development of the tropical forest in the northern Guatemalan province of Petén. Former instructor of civil procedure at Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala. Awarded the highest recognition from the French Legion of Honor.

Andrés Calvo is a young Attorney, and has been part of the litigation division, and team member since 2015. He has experience areas of Constitutional, Administrative, Corporate, Civil, Inheritance, and Intellectual Property Litigation. 

Aura Córdova is a member of the real state division of A.D. Sosa & Soto, S.C. She has been member of the team since 2016, during this time she has acquired experience in Civil, Commercial and Corporate Law, including contracts and agreements in these areas.

Daniel Marroquin is a strategic litigator and trial lawyer, expert in designing preventive litigation strategies, negotiating complex civil and criminal disputes, and presenting arguments in Courts.

Mr. Marroquin specializes in constitutional claims and is highly familiarized with the judicial precedents of the Courts in Guatemala. He has actively advised companies with asset recoveries techniques, white collar crimes, brand protection, intellectual property protection and contract enforcement.

Aside from strictly professional experiences and studies, Daniel Marroquin is one of the founding members of a non-profit organization called Congreso Transparente (Transparent Congress) that actively advocates for government transparency, the discussion of public policies, open government and government accountability.

David Barrientos is a practicing attorney since graduating from Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala in 2012.

He has a broad range of experience in general litigation including constitutional law, criminal law, rem forfeiture, administrative law, labor law, and civil law.

He has been involved in different cases in Guatemalan Courts, presenting arguments and setting legal and constitutional precedents for future cases.

He was assistant of college professor at Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala during the years of 2007, 2008, 2009.

Mr. Barrientos has also been a college Professor in different Law subjects at Universidad Rural de Guatemala from 2014 to 2016.