Profile
Martha is a partner at Consortium Legal - Nicaragua, with 44 years of experience in the agroindustry, banking and financial services, real estate, energy, government and public companies, infrastructure, insurance, transportation and tourism sectors. She has extensive experience in banking, corporate law, foreign investment, regulated sector, insurance, and reinsurance. She has received multiple accolades and recognitions, from the likes of Ram Power Corp. and Blue Power & Energy, for her excellent advice and quality of services, in the structuring and documentation of financing for the development of their projects.
During her career, she held positions in the public administration as Civil Prosecutor, General Secretary of the Nicaraguan Ministry of Justice, General Director of Public Registers and State Notary, Director of Legislative Advice of the Presidency of the Republic attached to the Ministry of Justice, as well as external legal advisor to the Ministries of Economy and Tourism.
She has been external legal advisor to national banks and is part of the Boards of Directors of companies related to the aquaculture sector and the meat industry.
Martha Lorena actively contributes to the World Bank publication, Doing Business, a series of annual reports that measure the regulations that favor or restrict the business activity. Her contributions have been essential to ensure the quality and accuracy of Doing Business' information every year.
Work Highlights
* Legal advice to local and international banks for the execution of multi-million dollar financing projects and from different industries, which consists of the review of documentation and legal opinions, review of guarantees, advice on credit line issues for working capital to companies in the construction and energy industry, which mean a wide range of works carried out in the national and international territory.
During her career, she held positions in the public administration as Civil Prosecutor, General Secretary of the Nicaraguan Ministry of Justice, General Director of Public Registers and State Notary, Director of Legislative Advice of the Presidency of the Republic attached to the Ministry of Justice, as well as external legal advisor to the Ministries of Economy and Tourism.
She has been external legal advisor to national banks and is part of the Boards of Directors of companies related to the aquaculture sector and the meat industry.
Martha Lorena actively contributes to the World Bank publication, Doing Business, a series of annual reports that measure the regulations that favor or restrict the business activity. Her contributions have been essential to ensure the quality and accuracy of Doing Business' information every year.
Work Highlights
* Legal advice to local and international banks for the execution of multi-million dollar financing projects and from different industries, which consists of the review of documentation and legal opinions, review of guarantees, advice on credit line issues for working capital to companies in the construction and energy industry, which mean a wide range of works carried out in the national and international territory.
Bar Admissions
1974, Nicaragua
Education
- Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua UNAN, Nicaragua (1974)
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Banking
- Commercial Law
- Credit
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate Law
- Regulated Sector
- Foreign Investment
- Telecommunications
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Martha Lorena is a partner and executive director at Consortium Legal - Nicaragua. She has 47 years of experience in the agribusiness, banking and financial services, real estate, energy, government and public companies, infrastructure and insurance sectors; She provides advice on banking and financial, corporate, foreign investment and regulated sector law. She has received multiple awards for her excellent advice and the quality of her services, due to her participation in the structuring and documentation of syndicated financing for the development of projects.
During her career, she held positions in the public administration such as Civil Prosecutor, General Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, General Director of Public Registries and State Notary, Director of Legislative Advice of the Presidency of the Republic attached at that time to the Ministry of Justice, as well as external legal advisor to the Ministries of Economy and Tourism and since 1980 she has been a Partner Lawyer at Consortium Legal – Nicaragua.
She has been an external legal advisor to national banks and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of companies in the aquaculture and meat industry sectors.
Martha Lorena actively contributes to the World Bank publication, Doing Business, a series of annual reports that measure the regulations that favor or restrict the business activity. Her contributions have been essential to ensure the quality and accuracy of Doing Business’ information every year.
Professional Associations
Martha Lorena is a partner and executive director at Consortium Legal - Nicaragua. She has 47 years of experience in the agribusiness, banking and financial services, real estate, energy, government and public companies, infrastructure and insurance sectors; She provides advice on banking and financial, corporate, foreign investment and regulated sector law. She has received multiple awards for her excellent advice and the quality of her services, due to her participation in the structuring and documentation of syndicated financing for the development of projects.
During her career, she held positions in the public administration such as Civil Prosecutor, General Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, General Director of Public Registries and State Notary, Director of Legislative Advice of the Presidency of the Republic attached at that time to the Ministry of Justice, as well as external legal advisor to the Ministries of Economy and Tourism and since 1980 she has been a Partner Lawyer at Consortium Legal – Nicaragua.
She has been an external legal advisor to national banks and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of companies in the aquaculture and meat industry sectors.
Martha Lorena actively contributes to the World Bank publication, Doing Business, a series of annual reports that measure the regulations that favor or restrict the business activity. Her contributions have been essential to ensure the quality and accuracy of Doing Business’ information every year.
Professional Associations
- COLADE
- Who's Who Legal
- World Services Group
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