Ramiro Guevara

RAMIRO GUEVARA, (Senior Partner) born La Paz, Bolivia, October 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Bolivia.

EDUCATION: St. John’s University, New York (Undergraduate Studies, 1971-1973); Université des Sciences Sociales, Tolouse (Certificat d’Aptitude a l’Administration des Enterprises, M.B.A., 1983); Institut d’Etudes Internationales et de Development, Tolouse (Studies in International Commerce, 1983); Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (Lawyer, 1985); Instituto para el Desarrollo de Empresarios y Administradores (Studies in Banking Law, Labor Law, Warrants, 1987-1989); Institut International de Droit du Dévelopment, Rome (Seminar on Investment Treaties, Investment Contracts and Joint Ventures, 1989). PROFESSOR, International Commercial Law and Commercial Law, Universidad Católica Boliviana.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos, 1989; Banco Central de Bolivia, 1989; Nacional Financiera (Second Tier Banking Institution), 1996-1997; National Stock Exchange Commission, 1994-1996. General Counsel, Banco Central de Bolivia, 1987-1989. Legal Counsel, Commission of Negotiation of Bolivia’s Foreign Debt, 1987-1989. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Officer in Charge of Uruguay, Brazil and Western Europe, 1983-1986. Second Secretary, Bolivian Embassy, Israel. Member, Drafting Commissions: Central Bank Law; Arbitration and Mediation Law; Exports Promotion Law; Securities Law; Pension Fund Law; Hydrocarbons Law. Organized Workshops: Investment Methods Using Investment Bonds, International Arbitration, Financial NGO’s Law for Non-Lawyers.

MEMBER: Bolivian Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Bar Association; Bolivian Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Commission.

LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate; Hydrocarbons; Electricity; Water; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking; Capital Markets; Project Finance; Arbitration.