Luis F. RUIZ

Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Guatemala. Graduate of Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Guatemala. Former Member, Academic Council of the Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Guatemala 1992. Arbitrator, Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala. Former Arbitration Law Professor, Francisco Marroquin University School of Law, Guatemala. MEMBER: Guatemala and International Bar Associations; International Trademark Association -INTA- (Latin America & Caribbean Subcommittee - ACEC of the Anti-Counterfeiting Committe); Interamerican Association of Industrial Property -ASIPI- (Anti-Counterfeiting Committee). Former member of the  Board of Directors of the private concessionaire of the Guatemalan Postal Service and former member of the Board of Directors of the Center for the Defense of the Constitution -CEDECON-. Recognized in the following international independent publications: Latin Lawyer 250, Chambers & Partners Global and Latin America, International Financial Law Review 1000 and Who´s Who Legal. PRACTICE AREAS: Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation; Corporate Law and Merges and Acquisitions; Foreign Investment Law; Arbitration. LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.