Julio Eduardo Martínez Bichara

Experienced General Counsel with a strong track record of delivering comprehensive legal counsel and managing complex legal issues. Skilled in contract negotiation, litigation management, and providing valuable advice to corporate boards on regulatory compliance. Demonstrated Expertise in legal strategy development and risk management.

• Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK, 06/2021
• Global Magnitsky Act, White & Case, Washington DC, USA, 06/2018
• U.S. Sanctions Regulation for Financial Entities, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, USA, 11/2017
• Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) – Project Finance, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, USA, 07/2017
• Renewable Energy – Project Finance, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington DC, USA, 07/2016
• Debt Capital Markets, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington DC, USA, 07/2015
• Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, USA, 03/2014
• The Credit Support Annex, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), New York, USA, 01/2013
• Understanding the ISDA Master Agreement, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), New York, USA, 01/2013
• Third Annual “Project Finance” Conference, Panelist, LatinLawyer, Mexico City, Mexico, 10/2012
• Dodd-Frank Act – Impact on Derivatives, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, USA, 09/2012
• Project Bonds & Market Trends, Clifford Chance LLP, Washington DC, USA, 04/2012
• Project Finance & Drafting of Contracts, Cambridge Law Studio, University of Cambridge, UK, 09-10/2011
• Guarantee Program, MIGA, World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA, 09/2009
• Project Finance, INCAE, CABEI Headquarters, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 03/2009
• US-Exim Bank Guarantees, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington DC, USA, 09/2008

• Director (Authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland), CABEI Central American Fund PLC, Investment Fund, Dublin, Ireland, 07/2019, Present
• Advisory Committee Member, Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund LP, Investment Fund, Ontario, Canada, 11/2019, 12/2023
• Licensed to Practice Law, 02/1998
• Authorized as a Notary Public, 05/1999