MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

ALFREDO G. BRITO, born Ecuador; admitted, 1986, Ecuador. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1978); Universidad Católica, Quito (J.D., 1986); Université de Droit d´Economie et de Sciences Sociales de Paris, Paris 2 (D.E.A., de Droit International, 1989). WIPO, Intellectual Property Law Workshop, Quito, 1994. Associate, Estudio E. Chiriboga Law Firm, Quito, 1991-1996. Chair, INTA Latin America Regulatory Subcommittee, 1996-1997. Member: Quito Bar Association; Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI); International Trademark Association (INTA); American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle (AIPPI); European Community Trademark Association (ECTA); The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA);
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English and French.
PRACTICE AREAS: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Foreign Investments. Email:abrito@britolaw.com

JOSE F. PINTO, born Ecuador; admitted, 1992, Ecuador. Education: Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito (J.D., 1992); Treasury Department, Taxation Law Workshops, Quito (1992 - 1998). Lecturer in Tax Law, Chamber of Commerce, Quito, 1992 - 1998. Lecturer in Tax Law, Internal Revenue Service, Quito, 1998. Director Legal Department, Internal Revenue Service, Quito, 1997 - 1998. Regional Director of Revenue, Internal Revenue Service, 1998. Tax Law Adviser, Minister of Economics and Finance, 2000. Member: Quito, Bar Association.
LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.
PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: fpinto@britolaw.com

IRENE ANDRADE, born Ecuador; admitted, 2006, Ecuador. Education: Universidad Católica, Cuenca, (J.D., 2005); Legal Assistant, Tito & Tito Law Firm, Quito, 2002 - 2004. Member: Quito Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:

AGROINDUSTRIAL BALANFARINA S.A. (ECUADOR); ALBERT MATZINGER (SWITZERLAND); BEAUTE PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL (FRANCE); BIOMATRIX, INC. (U.S.A); CANACCORD CAPITAL CORPORATION - CANADA; CONVERSE INC. (U.S.A); COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (U.S.A); COOGY PARTNERS LLC (U.S.A); CORNING INCORPORATED (U.S.A); CHOONG HWA DOONG (MALAYSIA); DECATHLON SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (FRANCE); DULCES VERO S.A. DE C.V. (MEXICO); DYNAMIC COOKING SYSTEMS, INC. (U.S.A); ELSEVIER BV (THE NETHERLANDS); FINANCIERE BATTEUR S.A. FRANCE; FINMECCANICA S.P.A (ITALY); FRISBY S.A. (COLOMBIA); GENZYME BIOSURGERY CORPORATION (U.S.A); GLORIA JEAN`S COFFEES HOLDINGS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA; GOLDEN LEAF C.A. (ECUADOR); GTFM, INC. (U.S.A); GTFM, LLC (U.S.A); HAIER GROUP CORPORATION (CHINA); HARCOURT INC. (U.S.A); INTERNATIONAL FOODSTUFFS CO. (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES); INTERNATIONALE VEREINIGUNG DER BERGFÜHRERVERBÄNDE (IVBV) (SWITZERLAND); JOHNSON WINDOW FILMS, INC. (U.S.A); JUNG SIK KIM (SOUTH KOREA); KIDSCO LIMITED - UNITED KINGDOM; KMART CORPORATION (U.S.A); L G ELECTRONICS INC. (SOUTH KOREA); MERCK & CO. INC. (U.S.A); NOVOZYMES A/S (DENMARK); PACIFIC DIRECT, LLC (USA); PANAMSAT CORPORATION (U.S.A); PFIZER PRODUCTS INC. (U.S.A); PROFOOT INC. (U.S.A); 20Q.NET INC. (CANADA); RAGDOLL LIMITED (UNITED KINGDOM); REED ELSEVIER PROPERTIES INC. (U.S.A); RENAULT - SAMSUNG MOTORS CO, LTD. (SOUTH KOREA); SANUK USA, LLC; SCHWINN CYCLING AND FITNESS INC. (U.S.A); SEARS BRANDS, LLC (U.S.A); SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. (U.S.A); SIGMA DENTAL PLAN C.A. (VENEZUELA); SIGNS NOW CORPORATION (U.S.A); SOCIETE DE COURTAGE ET DE DIFFUSION, CODIF INTERNATIONAL SAS (FRANCE); SRS LABS, INC. (U.S.A); VICTORIANO MARTINEZ VICARIO (SPAIN)