Dr. César Molina Novillo

Azogues, Ecuador, 1959. Attorney at Law and Doctor in Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in 1984. Major in Roman law at the University of Rome, 1985-1987. English at the South Thames College, London, 1987-1988; Master’s degree in International Relations; Professor of Roman and Corporate Law at the Central University of Ecuador, 1990-1997; Professor at the Law School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in 1997; several international courses and seminars on Intellectual Property; Ecuadorian Red Cross: honorary legal adviser, 1989-1997; Consultant of the World Bank in 1991; member of the National Board of the Ecuadorian Red Cross, 1998-2002; member of the board of the Ecuadorian Patent and Trademark Office (public authority in charge of trademarks and patents in Ecuador), 2001-2003. Ecuadorian-Italian Chamber of Commerce’s Vice-president from 2006. Consultant and developer of the New Ecuadorian Mining Law, 2009, Arbitrator in the Quito Construction Chamber, 2007, Arbitrator in the International Arbitration and Mediation Center CIAM – Quito 2008 Specialized in Public and Private Procurement, Intellectual and Industrial Property, Corporate Law, Mining Law.

Languages: Spanish, English and Italian
E-mail: cesar@molinayco.com


Dr. Ramiro Viteri Guerrero

Quito, Ecuador, in 1952; Attorney at Law and Doctor in Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Master in Public Administration, specialization in Economics in the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University; Representative of Ecuador to the World Bank, 1984-1985; Commercial Law and Monetary Law Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, 1986-2000; City Manager and International Relations Advisor of the Municipality of Quito, 1988-1998; Diploma in Project Preparation and Evaluation in the Institute for International Development (HIID) Harvard University, , 1994; CEO of the National Ecuadorian State Bank, 1998-2000; Senior Counsellor to the Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador, 2000-2003; Planning Manager of the Solidarity Fund, 2000-2003; member of the boards of municipal enterprises, electricity companies and bidding committees thereof, Metropolitan Enterprise for Public Works, Transelectric, Electroguayas, Termoesmeraldas, Termopichincha, Electric Enterprise Quito, among others; Commercial Law Professor at the University of the Americas, 2000-2002; International Coordinator and lecturer-researcher and Secretary General and General Attorney of the Latin American Social Sciences Faculty -FLACSO Ecuador, 2003 to date; Member of the Board of the Bar Association of Pichincha, 2003 to date; Executive Director of the Association of Trusts and Investment Funds, 2004 to date; Deputy Secretary of Public Investments in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, 2004-2005, Arbitrator of the Quito Chamber of Commerce, 2008; author of several publications concerning local government issues, legal-financial matters, among others. Specialized in: Project Finance, Banking, Public Procurement and Social Responsibility.

Languages: Spanish and English.
E-mail: rviteri@flacso.org.ec


Dra. María Teresa Delgado

Attorney at Law and Doctor in Law, graduated at the Central University of Ecuador, 2003. Bachelor of Law of the Central University of Ecuador, 1996. Professor of Law at the “San Francisco de Quito” University. Studies in Linguistics Applied to ESL/EFL Teaching at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador-PUCE, 1992-1996. International Baccalaureate at Pearson College Victoria Canada, 1988-1990. .International Course on American Legal System. George Washington University , 2003. Mediator. Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce, 2003. Arbitrator. XV International Specialized Training Course For International Counsellors And Arbitrators. Can- Mercosur- Nafta- Alca. Quito, September 2003. Member. International Trademark Association (INTA). 2005. Member : French-Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce. 2006. Mediator: Universidad San Francisco de Quito Mediation Centre, 2007, Member ASIPI, San Francisco University, School of Law. Professor “Contract drafting in Spanish” since 2007. Mediator: Universidad San Francisco de Quito Mediation Centre, 2007. Intellectual Property and Company Law. Since 2006. San Francisco University, Professor: School of Law. “Legal English”, since 2005. San Francisco University, professor of “legal environment for business managers”, since 2004. Several courses on Intellectual Property at OMPI, Geneva, 2002. Specialized in: Mediation, Arbitration and Intellectual Property. Specialized in: Trademarks and Patents, Corporate Law, Mediation and Arbitration.

Languages: Spanish, English and French.
E-mail: mtdelgado@molinayco.com




ASSOCIATES

Dra. Doris Salazar Vasco

Quito, Ecuador in 1976. Graduated in Social and Legal Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 1997. Doctor in Law and Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 2000. Specialized in Taxation from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar 2004 - 2005. Course in reforms and Taxation Law, Administrative Law and Proceedings, Penal Code. Professor of Taxation Law in the Universidad de Las Américas 2000 - 2001. Quevedo & Ponce Associates Law Firm legal assistance 1994. Care del Ecuador 2001. Egas Egas & Associates Law Firm Associated Attorney 1995 - 2003. Salazar & Associates Law Firm Associated Attorney 2003 - 2005. Specialized in: Tributary Law, Labour Law, Arbitration, Lawsuits.

Languages: Spanish and English
E-mail: doris.salazar@molinayco.com


Dr. Javier Salazar Vasco

Quito, Ecuador in 1976. Doctor in Law and Lawyer graduated from the Universidad Central del Ecuador in 2002, with a grade of 10/10. Has a Specialty in Business Law from the Universidad Católica Técnica Particular de Loja, with a grade of 10/10. He has been lawyer of the Cámara de Turismo de Pichincha on 2004, lawyer of the Instituto Superior Tecnológico de la Cruz Roja Ecuatoriana from 2004 to 2006. Specialized in: Corporate Law, Labour Law, Lawsuits, and Business Advice.

Languages: Spanish
E-mail: javier.salazar@molinayco.com


Dr. Xavier Granja Cisneros

Ecuador 1973, Bachelor of Law in 1998 and Doctor in Law in 2001 of th Pontifical Catholic University; coordinator of the Tax Division at Barrera, Molina & Associates; consultant of the Ecuadorian Internal Revenue Service (SRI), 1998 - 2001. Legal advisor of Ecuador's National Parliament, 1996 - 1998, Legal advisor on Yanbal Ecuador S.A. from 2007. Specialized in: Tax Law and Administrative Law, Business Advice.

Languages: Spanish, English and German
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