Business law
Corporate structuring, contracts, governance and ongoing legal counsel for growing companies.
Explore practice→Guatemala · Business law
Legal clarity for doing business in Guatemala.
Business law, compliance and due diligence for local companies and foreign investors.
Ronaldo Estrada RiveraAttorney & Notary · Economist · Entrepreneur
GuatemalaEstrada Rivera Legal
01Business law02Compliance & due diligence03Foreign investment
— Our perspective
Legal advice works better when it understands business.
Estrada Rivera Legal combines legal judgment, economics and business insight to structure operations, manage risk and support decisions that demand trust.
— Practice areas
Three areas. One business perspective.
Compliance & risk
Due diligence, beneficial ownership, integrity programs and regulatory readiness under an agreed professional scope.
Explore practice→Foreign investment
Market entry, establishment and operation of foreign companies investing or doing business in Guatemala.
Explore practice→— Guatemala Market Entry
A well-structured entry shapes everything that follows.
We support investors from the entry decision through local operations, coordinating the corporate, contractual and compliance matters that sustain the venture.
Entry structure
Local entity, branch, representation or the appropriate vehicle.
Setup
Registrations, powers, contracts, banking and employment.
Secure operations
Compliance, counterparties and ongoing corporate counsel.
— The firm
A business builder before becoming a lawyer. A decision-maker before becoming an adviser.
Ronaldo “Rony” Estrada Rivera has worked since the age of fourteen. Over the years, he has created, advanced and led dozens of companies and ventures across different sectors. Negotiating, financing, hiring, leading teams, navigating crises and starting again are not abstract concepts to him—they are lived experience. That is the practical foundation of his counsel today.
As a husband and father, he understands that behind every business are assets, families and years of work worth protecting.
EntrepreneurAttorney & NotaryEconomistMBAAMLCAReal estate lawBilingual EN/ES
Discover his story→— A story of his own
More than three decades of building, leading and solving.
His path cannot be reduced to a sequence of job titles. It is best understood through the companies he has built, the teams he has led, the risks he has taken, the crises he has resolved and the projects he has turned into reality.
An entrepreneur by nature
He began working and building ventures as a teenager. Throughout his life he has launched dozens of companies, businesses and projects, learning firsthand what it takes to build and sustain an organization.
Real business experience
He has been a founder, partner, investor, manager, employer, negotiator and client. He understands business decisions because he has made them—with capital, reputation and people at stake.
Volunteer firefighter
His service as a volunteer firefighter and training as an Emergency Medical Technician strengthened his composure under pressure, responsiveness and commitment to others.
Business-minded legal counsel
He brings together business experience, economics, finance, law and compliance to advise those who create value, invest and grow organizations.
What he brings to every client
- An entrepreneur’s judgment for business decisions
- Financial perspective to see beyond the document
- Legal judgment to structure, prevent and protect
- Composure when circumstances demand clear answers
- Fully bilingual communication in English and Spanish
Education that broadens his perspective
- Attorney and Notary · Universidad Rafael Landívar · 2026
- B.A. in Economics, Finance specialization · UFM · 2005
- MBA with Minor in Entrepreneurship · Tulane University / UFM · 2012
- AMLCA · FIBA · 2026
- Diploma in Real Estate Law
- Emergency Medical Technician · Training in Iowa, United States
- Bilingual education · American School of Guatemala
— Insights
Judgment for decisions that matter.
01Business alert
View all insights→Guatemala’s 2026 Corporate Reforms: What Companies Should Review Now
↗02ComplianceCompliance and Due Diligence in Guatemala: When the Law Requires It and When Business Risk Demands It
↗03InvestmentEntering Guatemala: Subsidiary, Branch or Another Structure?
↗04Corporate governanceBeneficial Ownership in Guatemala: From Corporate Record to Business Risk
↗— Let’s talk
Considering an investment, a corporate structure or a business risk?
The initial communication allows us to understand the general need, explain a possible scope and prepare a proposal. It does not include document review or a legal diagnosis.