| Born Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1962; admitted
1987; Doctor in Law, 2002. Education: "Universidad Católica de Santiago
de Guayaquil".
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Partner, Vice-President
and General Director of Moeller, Gómez-Lince & Cía.; Former
Vice-President and Head In-House Counsel of Jabonería Nacional S.A. and
Fábrica de Aceites La Favorita S.A. today Corporación Jabonería
Nacional - Unilever Andina S.A. 2001; Executive Director of the Oil and Fat Producers
Association of Ecuador 2001; Member of the Board of Directors of Guayaquil's Chamber
of Industries, and President of the Legal Committee of the Board of Directors,
2001; Arbitrator for the Center of Conciliation and Arbitration of Guayaquil's
Chamber of Commerce; Professor of Civil Law and Municipal Law, Universidad Católica
de Santiago de Guayaquil, Law School; Executive President of "Casa del Hombre
Doliente", a non-profit organization dedicated to the care of the terminally
ill and poor. MERITORIOUS AWARDS: "Dr. Héctor Romero
Menéndez", award for best student of his graduating class, 1987; Award
to Academic Merit, 1987; Summa Cum Laude, Universidad Católica de Santiago
de Guayaquil Law School, 1987; Awards to Academic Merit during his career. LANGUAGES:
English and Spanish. PRACTICE AREAS: Constitutional
Law, Corporate Law and Counselling, Banking, International Commerce, International
Transactions, Intellectual Property Transactions, Aviation and Airport Law Litigation,
Mergers & Acquisitions. Privatization, Agriculture, Foreign Investment, Project
Finance, Regulatory Practice. |