Background
PONCE, PATRICIA was born on April 20, 1953 in Quito, Ecuador.
PONCE, PATRICIA was born on April 20, 1953 in Quito, Ecuador.
Cardinal Spellman School. Quito, Ecuador, Upper Arlington High School, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America (Bachelor, 1970). Catholic University of Ecuador (Licentiate in English, 1975.
Licentiate in Law, 1982.
Doctor of Law, 1984; Honors, 1982). University of Turaine, France (French and Archaeology, 1976).
Assistant, Legal Department, Consolidated Bank of Ecuador, 1982-1984. Associate of Bustamante & Crespo, Quito, Ecuador, 1984.
Spoken languages: Spanish, English and French.
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, 1984, Ecuador.
Assistant, Legal Department, Consolidated Bank of Ecuador, 1982-1984.
Associate of Bustamante & Bustamante, Quito, Ecuador, 1984. Legal Representative, Consolidated Bank of Ecuador, 1990-1992.
Military: rance (French and Archaeology, 1976). 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.