Carlos López Contreras

Attorney at Law and Notary Public
clopez@aczalaw.com

Higher Education: Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Universities Complutense of Madrid and National University of Honduras, Schools of Law, 1969. Authorized as Attorney at Law and Notary Public by the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras, 1974.

Other Studies: Preparing Corporations for Globalization, INCAE (Central American Business Administration Institute), San Pedro Sula, Honduras, March 1997; First Interamerican Session of Alternative Resolution of Disputes, Fundación Libra, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 1993; Second Central American Convention of Private Enterprises, FEDEPRICAP, San Salvador, El Salvador, July 1992; Notary Public Law of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1991; Convention on Private Enterprise for the Economic Community of the Central American Istm, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1991; Citibank and Chamber of Private Enterprise, Privatization and Conversion of Debt for Capital, Priority for Development, Guatemala City, 1991, Seminars on Aeronautical and Outer Space Law, 1982; Diploma on the New Law of the Sea, United Nations, South Pacific Commission and Diplomatic Academy of Peru, 1980. Diploma from the Academy on American and International Law, South Western Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1976;  

Legal Experience: Senior Partner, ACZALAW, since April 2002, Founding Partner,.

Legal Legal Practice: In Corporate Law, Negotiations and Alternative Solutions to Disputes, Arbitration, Notary Public Law, International Law and Labor Law.

Diplomatic Experience and Public Posts: Ambassador of Honduras to several countries in Europe and America. At present,  National Consultant for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Honduras and Agent for Honduras to the International Court of Justice; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, 1986-89; Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, 1979-80; Conciliator and Arbitrator for Honduras to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

Other Posts and Memberships: Member of the Board of Directors for Honduras to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, 1990-91; Consultant for the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Economy of Honduras; Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, The Netherlands; Member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences; Member of the Hispanic-Portuguese-American Institute for International Law, El Escorial, Spain.

Academic Experience: Law professor at the Universities of San Pedro Sula, 1977-79 and the National University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 1981-85.

Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and  French