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Rodrigo Castellanos Howell, Alvaro was born on August 21, 1961 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Alvaro Rodrigo Castellanos Howell, American lawyer, specializing in the field of Foreign Investments, International Trade Contracts, Intellectual Property, Arbitration, Electricity Law, Civil Aviation, Telecommunications. Member of Rodriguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, South Carolina (U.S.)
Education
Universidad Rafael Landivar (Lawyer and Notary, 1986. Honorary Award for Thesis Work). Columbia University School of Law (Master of Laws, 1990, Laspau-Fulbright Scholar).
Columbia University School of Law (Master of Laws, 1990, Laspau-Fulbright Scholar).
Spoken languages: Spanish and English.
Career
Worked at Rodriguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar, South Carolina (U.S.) (Guatemala City) specializing in Corporate Law and Finance, Franchise, Agency and Distribution Agreements, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, International Trade, Labor Law, Tax Law, Litigation and Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Guatemala. Author: "The Principle of Separations of Powers in the Guatemalan Constitution of 1985," 1986.
"Introduction to Constitutional Law," 1996.
"Intellectual Property Litigation," Managing Intellectual Property, 1996. "Intellectual Property Laws," LatinLaw, 1995.
"Arbitration as an Alternative Mechanisms for Settlement of Conflicts," XV Guatemalan Juridical Congress, 1995. Project Finance Laws," LatinLaw, 1995.
"Legal and Regulatory Framework for Direct Foreign Investments in Guatemala," LatinLaw, 1994.
"Banking Laws in Guatemala," Banking Yearbook, 1994. "Securities Laws in Guatemala," LatinLaw, 1993. Company-Author: Draft Bill for Arbitration Law, enacted November 1995.
Draft Bill for General Telecommunications Law, enacted November 1996.
Academic Activities: Professor, Constitutional Law, Commercial Law, Arbitration, Conflicts of Law, Universidad Rafael Landívar 1986-1996. President, Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce"s Arbitration and Conciliation Center, 1995.
Consultant for the Ministry of Economy in negotiations of Investment issues in Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1994. Member: International Bar Association.
Rodriguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares & Aguilar offers a full range of legal services to the national and international business communities.
Several of its partners have pursued legal studies in prestigious law schools in the United States and are, therefore, especially qualified to handle legal work for foreign companies. Some members of the firm occupy important positions in the country"s leading business associations, enabling them to participate in the making of decisions regarding the nation"s economic policies, and providing the firm with valuable information about current and future events that affect the way business is done in the country. The firm has correspondents in other countries, especially in Latin America.
The firm is a member of the American Law Firm Association (ALFA), "Organización para la Cultura de Calidad Total" (OCCT) and the International Trademark Association ( International Trademark Association ).
Achievements
Membership
Member: International Bar Association.
