García & Bodán strengthens practice areas with promotion of Partners
García & Bodán received the year with three new Partners in two of their offices in the region, strengthening three of its main practice areas.
Melvin Estrada from Nicaragua, Graciela Cruz and Godofredo Siercke from Honduras, were promoted to Partners last January 19th.
The three new Partners stand out in their specialty areas, being Melvin Estrada Regional Director of the Tax practice area, Graciela Cruz Regional Sub-Director of Intellectual Property and Godofredo Siercke Regional Director of Energy and Natural Resources.
“We have always known that Melvin is a great professional, connoisseur as no other in Nicaragua of tax matters. He has demonstrated in the recent years a huge sense of work in an honest and right way; his commitment with the work and with the wellbeing of the law firm glimpses more each day. These characteristics make Melvin worthy of the quality of Partner, since he represents and symbolizes what García & Bodán wants: loyalty to the client, commitment to its work, righteousness, values of honesty and transparency. That’s why today we are proud to say that he’s our Partner.” commented Terencio García, Regional Managing Partner.
“There are different factors and criteria that took the Partners of García & Bodán to promote Melvin Estrada to Partner of the law firm, within which we can mention his excellent quality, both in his personal nature and professional work; undoubted acknowledgment of his expertise and leadership in the tax area; loyalty and affinity with the law firm demonstrated by his more than 9 years of continuous work with García & Bodán; as well as his collaborative spirit, always being at the order to the rest of the team its abilities and knowledge”, indicated Federico Gurdián, Partner of García & Bodán Managua.
On her part, Vanessa Oquelí, Managing Partner of García & Bodán Honduras, saw in Graciela and Godofredo all the potential needed to promote them to Partners and keep boosting the law firm. “Graciela is a professional with a great academic background and a high sense of ethic and responsibility, she’s deserving of compliments from the clients for the knowledge on the matter she specializes on and for always being one step further of the needs of the clients. Godofredo is a professional with a great intellectual capacity, which is fortified by its vast experience in different areas of law. An honorable person with a high sense of responsibility with his work and the clients”, expressed Oquelí.
The new Partners symbolize and represent the values and principles under which operates García & Bodán. The niches on which they work will be strengthened with their promotions; so there will be a growth in the practice areas in which they are developed and consequently the strengthening of the operations of the law firm in the region.