Dinora Ceijas Diaz

Dinora Ceijas is a Partner at Lex Atlas.

In her 15 years of experience in litigation and arbitration, she has advised on the defense of civil claims for damages for early termination of construction contracts, and filed a lawsuit against the supplier for the breach, in which she achieved the payment of damages for her client. She has practice as a defense attorney of criminal charges for tax fraud, special cases of tax fraud, and in the defense of complaints for customs fraud and special cases of customs fraud. She has been in charge of the defense of civil lawsuits for the termination of a distribution agreement, and the collection of damages for the termination of lease contracts. She has also filed lawsuits to defend intellectual property rights. Additionally, she has expertise in civil lawsuits for the protection of possession in lease contracts, in the defense of municipal administrative records, file for the nullity of a civil legal act, file claims for rendering of account, and as a counsel in a cassation appeal in which resulted in the execution of a real estate purchase agreement and the payment of damages. Her experience in criminal law includes filing criminal charges for crimes such as fraud, special cases of fraud, fraud through the delivery of goods, collusion, and asset stripping.

Practice Areas

  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Criminal Law
  • Tax Law
  • Customs Law

Outstanding Experience

  • Counsel in a civil claim for damages for the early termination of a construction contract for the amount of USD 1,000,000.00.
  • Defense attorney of criminal charges for tax fraud and special cases of tax fraud for USD 1,334,000.00.
  • Defense attorney of criminal charges for customs fraud and special cases of customs fraud.
  • Counsel in a civil lawsuit for the termination of a distribution agreement for USD 6,000,00.00.

Education

  • Graduated in Law – Lawyer and Notary, (Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala) | 2003.
  • Master’s Degree in Commercial and Competition Law – Pending thesis. (Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala) | 2018-2019.
  • International Diploma on Criminal Law. (Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and Universidad de Valencia España) | 2020.

Languages

  • Spanish