Background
BUSTAMANTE, ROQUE was born on June 24, 1925 in Quito, Ecuador.
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ROQUE BUSTAMANTE
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Colegio Nacional Mejia (Bachelor, 1943). Central University of Ecuador (Licentiate in Law, 1948. Doctor of Law, 1949).
Inter-American Law Institute, New York University (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1953).
Professor of Commercial Law, 1960-1963 and Constitutional Law, 1961- 1963. Legal Counsel: Treasury, 1958-1959.
Junta Central Asistencia Social, 1960-1961. Spoken languages: Spanish and English.
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, 1949, Ecuador.
Professor of Commercial Law, 1960-1963 and Constitutional Law, 1961-1963.
Legal Counsel: Treasury, 1958-1959. Junta Central Asistencia Social, 1960-1961.
President: Ecuadorean-American Center, 1957-1961. First Savings and Loan Association of Ecuador, 1961-1963.
Ecuadorean Housing Bank, 1963-1964.
National Savings Loan Association, 1964-1965. Member, Fulbright Commission, 1961-1967. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Quito.
Ecuadorean Lawyers Club (Member, Board of Directors, 1953).
Inter-American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Tax Law, 1960). 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.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Fulbright Commission, 1961-1967. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Quito. Ecuadorean Lawyers Club (Member, Board of Directors, 1953).
Inter-American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Tax Law, 1960).
