Background
Rafael Bustamante, José was born on November 29, 1953 in Quito, Ecuador.
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José Rafael Bustamante
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American School of Quito (1971). Miami University Law School (1973). Catholic University of Ecuador (Licentiate, 1974.
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1978).
Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1975 (Fullbright Scholarship). Institute for International and Foreign Trade Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978.
Institute for International and Foreign Trade Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978. Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia (Master of Comparative Law, 1979).
Spoken languages: Spanish, English and French.
Career
Worked at Bustamante & Bustamante (Quito) specializing in General Practice. Administrative. Commercial, Corporation, Civil, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property and Copyright, Oil and (Natural Resources (Oil and Gas) Taxation, Insurance, Labor and Employment and Banking Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Ecuador.
Gton, District of Columbia (Master of Comparative Law, 1979).
Military: nal and Foreign Trade Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978. Institute for International and Foreign Trade Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978.
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia (Master of Comparative Law, 1979). Established in 1956, the law firm of Bustamante & Bustamante has been a leader in serving international corporate clients doing business in Ecuador for more than energy forty years.
By Andean Pact Member Country standards, Bustamante & Bustamante is a large firm with five senior partners, twelve associates and over 40 supporting staff members, all largely bilingual.
The firm provides legal assistance in all corporate law areas including banking, insurance, mining, oil and gas, foreign investment, incorporation and administration of corporations, tax and labor advice. Immigration, contracts and various other legal services, including litigation. Bustamante & Bustamante is one of the top local firms in the intellectual property field
The firm also maintains a system of cooperation with law firms throughout the Andean Pact subregion, which is particularly important for proper handling of foreign investment and intellectual property matters.
Bustamante & Bustamante is a member of MULTILAW, an Association of independent law firms in private practice throughout the world, whose purpose is to aid members in serving their international clients and Bomchil, Castro, Goodrich, Claro, Arosemena & Associates, an association of Latin Amercian law firms providing services to international clientele.
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Membership
Member: International Business Alliance.
