Background
Cecilia Romo-Leroux, Maria was born on August 26, 1966 in Quito, Ecuador.
Cecilia Romo-Leroux, Maria was born on August 26, 1966 in Quito, Ecuador.
American School of Quito, 1984. Catholic University of Quito (Doctorate in Jurisprudence, 1990. Certificate in French Language, 1990) University of Vienna (Certificate in German Language, 1985).
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia (Paralegal, 1991).
Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French and German.
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, 1990, Ecuador.
Legal Assistant, Bustamante & Crespo, 1986.
Pro Bono Work, Catholic University of Quito, 1987. Legal Assistant, 1988-1990 and Attorney, 1992, Falconi Puig & Associates.
Trainee, World Bank, 1991. 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.