Background
Pate, John R. was born on October 10, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Pate, John R. was born on October 10, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts). Boston University School of Law (Juris Doctor). The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.).
Boston University School of Law (Juris Doctor).
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.). The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.).
Spoken languages: English and Spanish.
Worked at De Sola & Pate (Caracas) specializing in General Practice including Corporate, Administrative, Banking and Finance, Taxation, Real Property, Civil, Labor, Antitrust, International Trade, Andean Pact, Foreign Investment and Licensing, Maritime, Environmental, Intellectual Property, Anti-Counterfeiting and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Massachusetts. United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States. Court of International Trade (Not admitted in Venezuela). Author: Chapter on Venezuela in McBain and Hanes, Eds.
"Aircraft Finance: Registration, Security and Enforcement," Longman, London, Volume II, 1991.
"Venezuelan Foreign Investment and Technology Licensing Regulations: An Introductory Note," 2 ICSID Review, Foreign Investment Law Journal 193, 1987. Professor of International Business and Latin American Integration, The Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, (IESA), Caracas, 1974-1976.
Corresponding Editor of International Legal Materiales and Assistant Editor of Inter-American Legal Materials. Member: American Bar Association (International and Inter-American Sections).
American Society of International Law.
Inter-American Bar Association. Licensing Executives Society. While the association of Messrs.
De Sola and Pate dates from 1981, the origins of the firm go back to the firm founded by René De Sola (and others) in 1944.
Of the present partners, two are from this prominent juridical family, while the other two are United States. nationals, who have many years of experience in Latin America.
Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. United States. Supreme Court Bar. American Bar Association (Inter-American Law Committee.
Company-chair Andean Group Subcommittee.
Liason for Venezuela Technology Protection and Transfer Subcommittee). American Society of International Law.
Interamerican University Bar Association.