18 calle 24-69 Zona 10 Empresarial Zona Pradera Torre III, Nivel 12, Of. 1208, Phone + (502) 2259-1200 Fax + (502) 2259-1212 Mobile + (502) 5208-6250 mpalma@integrum.gt PROFILE More than 18 years as Legal Advisor and Consultant for companies and non-governmental organizations on antitrust and intellectual property law issues, as well as corporate, contractual and tax law, specially in the oil industry and participant in various forums on arbitration, international trade and antitrust at national and international level Advisor in drafting and implementation of antitrust policy, as well as trainer on enforcement of antitrust regulations for transnational corporations Independent consultant for union cameras and parliamentary blocs on draft antitrust law and in oil PERSONAL DATA ID 2350 49441 0101 Date of Birth November 20th, 1966 Place of Birth, Marital Status Married EDUCATION University of Tulane A. B. Freeman School of Business Minor in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing 2008 Business School Master in Business Administration 2008 Magister Artium in Finance and Taxation 2006 Universidad Rafael Landívar Law School Attorney at Law & Notary Public 1995 1
SKILLS High ethical standards Meticulously organized and focused on details Excellent interpersonal and communicational skills as will as for economic and financial analysis Management skills for the organization, development and growth of the firm AFILIATIOXNS International Association of Lawyers (UIA) Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law Committees MSI Global Alliance (MSI) American Chamber of Commerce LANGUAGES Spanish English PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Integrum Law Firm Senior Partner 1997 to present Advice and consultancy on corporate, contracting, labor, tax, intellectual property and competition law, for multinational and local companies, as well as non-governmental organizations, specialized in the oil industry. Advising, consulting and training on international trade and competition law for local and international companies. Advice and consultancy on draft of economic laws (antitrust, unfair competition and consumer protection), and regulatory and tax law for the oil industry. Litigant attorney in international arbitrations under ICC and UNCITRAL rules, as well as local arbitration ad-hoc. and participant at local (American Chamber of Commerce ) and international (Caribbean-Central American Action, UIA & Liberty Fund) forums on competition law, intellectual property and liberty. National Arbitrator nominated by the Government of for dispute settlement mechanisms under DR-CAFTA (Finance Chapter). Analytical skills develop for strategic planning and negotiation on behalf of clients for legal, financial, tax and custom matters. Legal support on clients public affairs strategy with different public and private stakeholders. Legal expertise in due diligence processes for merges and acquisitions. Association for Research and Social Studies (ASIES) External Consultant 1996 Legal advice and consultancy on economic matters. Research and drafting of bills on economic matters (antitrust, unfair competition and consumer protection). ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Law School Professor of Intellectual Property 2008-2009 2
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES University of Leiden International Tax Center (ITC) Transfer Pricing Course Leiden, January 2014 BAR ADMISSIONS Association of Lawyers and Notaries 1995 GRADUATION THESIS Unfair Competition in the Field of Industrial Property AWARDS Falla Family Foundation Scholarship Universidad Rafael Landívar 1988-1990 Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of III Central America Arbitration Centers Convention Antigua, December 2013 International Arbitration in Latin America The ICC Perspective Miami, November 2013 Universidad Rafael Landívar Ministry of Economy Conference on Policy and Culture for Competition, August 2013 Tax Update Program, February April 2013 Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador II Central America Arbitration Centers Convention San Salvador, November 2012 Association for Research and Social Studies - Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Experiences and lessons in implementing a new competition law and its application in, June 2012 PIDA Advanced International Commercial Arbitration Punta Cana, May 2012 Integrum Ministry of Economy Implications of a Competition Law in, February 2012 3
Ministry of Economy UNCTAD (COMPAL Program) Antitrust Policy, October 2011 Ministry of Economy Regional Study of the Conditions of Competition in Pharmaceuticals Whole and Retail Distribution Chain in Central America and Panama, March 2011 International Association of Lawyers Regulation of Vertical Agreements in Central America Istanbul, November 2010 Ministry of Economy International Trade Agreements and the Competition, June 2010 Universidad del Itsmo Antitrust Law, July 2009 Integrum Amcham Ministry of Economy Antitrust Law, January 2009 Chamber of Industry of CENCIT ENPROMYPE - GTZ Intellectual Property: Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin, August 2008 PIDA Advanced International Commercial Arbitration Paris, 2008 Universidad del Istmo Arbitration and Investment Protection in International Law Antigua, September 2007 Workshop on International Commercial Arbitration, April 2007 4
Workshop on International Commercial Arbitration San Salvador, September 2006 Universidad del Istmo DR-CAFTA: A Complex Process, July 2006 International trade at the Light of the United States Commerce Law: Compared Perspectives, May 2004 5