Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2018 Winners Edition

www. finance-monthly .com FINANCE MONTHLY TAXATION AWARDS 2018 35 NICARAGUA TAX LAWYER OF THE YEAR www.aczalaw.com ABOUT MINERVA BELLORIN With more than 20 years of experience Ms. Minerva Bellorin has expertise in the areas of corporative and commerce, taxation, Intellectual Property, Free Zone, Telecommunications and Real Estate with emphasis on merger & acquisitions, due diligence process and foreign investment; Including joint ventures, franchises and distribution contracts. She has assisted providing legal advice in tax field and tax planning to corporations dedicated to different economic sectors or Nicaragua economy related to: on real estate development and hospitality in all stages of the projects related to legal corporative structure to purchase and sell of properties, registry research and due diligences, acquisitions among others. Ms. Bellorin has being constantly interacting with the different structures of public administration related to comply with regulatory and legal aspects for obtaining licenses, registrations, permits, licenses and concessions including government procurement. Ms. Bellorin has been ranked as leading lawyer in Latin American and Chambers Global guides during several years, and Chambers Global 2013 was profiled as a “fantastic Lawyer who is always available and shows great judgment when making decisions”. Prior to joining PACHECO COTO in 2013, Ms. Bellorin was co-founder partner of ACZALAW, a firm with presence throughout Central America since 2001. MS. Bellorin was a founding partner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pacheco Coto Nicaragua. Starting January 2018 she is joint again to ACZALAW as founding partner and chairman of the Board of Directors of ACZALAW Frim. Education: Master´s degree in Corporate Law / Universidad Centro Americana (UCA): 1997; Executive MBA Legal Business/ Georgetown University – INCAE): 1999; Specialization in Business Taxation, 2013, UAM/ Universidad Americana; Management of Law Firms of Latin America, Ed. 2017, IE Law School, Spain, Miami, Florida, EE UU; Law Degree, School of Law of the UCA, 1995. Languages: English and Spanish FIRM PROFILE ACZALAW was founded in 2002 as a Central American Firm, with current presence in 3 countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. In the year 2013, Aczalaw Nicaragua joined the Legal Firm “Pacheco Coto”, but since January 2018 returned to the Aczalaw platform. More than 20 years of experience of their local partners and solid team serving national and international investors have been endorsed and repeatedly recognized by Chambers, renowned legal services rating agency granting distinctions and personal recognition to the local partners, and all ACZALAW staff. In 2013, ACZALAW was ranked in a short list by Chambers as one of the best Central American Firms.