César Sigüenza Blanco

Founding partner

Biography

César has more than ten years of representing the Guatemalan private sector in legislative processes; he has negotiated and drafted bills, regulations, and reforms. As a founding partner of Sigüenza & Carrascosa, he has led lobbying strategies for the financial sector regarding issues such as data privacy, bank secrecy, anti-trust law, credit cards, among others. César has specialized in the study and institutional design of public and private entities, providing them with the incentives that allow them to meet their goals. Likewise, within the firm, César has implemented methodologies that allow us to observe measure and generate political and legal prevention strategies.

Education

  • Master’s degree in Politics and International Law, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (GT)
  • Lawyer and Notary Public, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (GT)

Experience

  • Chief Legal Officer, Fundación 2020 (NGO)
  • Porffesor of Administrative Law

Recent posts:

“En la política la forma es fondo” reza la conocida frase de Jesús Reyes Heroles. Este jurista y político mexicano hizo famosa esta frase que en principio pareciera que encierra la idea de que la política podría llegar a ser superficial y que es secundario el contenido de las propuestas si la forma es la adecuada. Sin embargo, esta frase en el siglo 21 tiene un significado distinto. En este siglo de la información la forma se ha convertido en un pre requisito de legitimidad.