Ballery Avilez

Ballery Avilez is Associate at GarciaBodan and a member of the Corporate and Transactional and Labor practice areas in Honduras.

She has experience in corporate advisory, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and the legal structuring of business operations. She has participated in mergers and acquisitions transactions, supporting due diligence processes, reviewing corporate structures, and executing corporate transactions. She has also developed experience in labor and employment matters, advising on hiring, compliance with labor obligations, and the management of labor-related contingencies.

In the regulatory sphere, she has been involved in the management of sanitary registrations, as well as in obtaining permits and authorizations before competent authorities. Additionally, she advises on immigration matters, supporting companies in securing work permits, residency status, and compliance with applicable regulations for foreign personnel.

Within the firm, she also contributes to litigation matters, supporting case strategy and the follow-up of judicial and administrative proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm, she worked at a microfinance institution, focusing on providing legal advice on corporate governance, social performance, and anti-money laundering through the handling of administrative legal procedures before various government agencies, recovery of credits through extrajudicial and judicial means, execution of mortgage guarantees, and serving as an institutional liaison with the National Banking and Insurance Commission.