Ruby Asturias

Ms. Asturias graduated cum laude from Francisco Marroquín University College of Law in Guatemala in 1997 and holds Masters in Business Administration - Commercial Law (2003 and Finance and Tax (2006). In addition, Ms. Asturias holds an Executive MBA with a focus in Legal Aspects of International Businesses from Georgetown University and The Central American Institute of Business Administration INCAE (1999). Ms. Asturias speaks Spanish and English. Practice Ms. Asturias specializes in Corporate Law, Labor Law, Transactional Tax Law, Foreign Investment, Mergers, Acquisitions, Franchising, Licensing, Joint Ventures, Sales, and Commercial Law Additional Coursework Completed Arbitration and Conciliation Course, Colombia Chamber of Commerce of Colombia, August 1997; Course on Alternative Methods for the Settlement of Disputes, Guatemalan Bar Association, October 1997; Family Planning and Trust Course, Banco del Café, Guatemala, September 1998; Intestate Succession Course, Notaries Association of Guatemala, June 1998; 2000 Tax Reforms Course year 2000, by Arthur Andersen, August 2000; Course Management Program for Lawyers, Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, June 2008. Finance Entrepreneurship Course, Tulane University 2008; and as of April 2011, completing an LLM (Master of Laws), Universidad Católica de Chile Career History Partner of ACZALAW Central American Firm, since March 2000; Partner of F. A. ARIAS & MUÑOZ, Central American Law Firm, April 1999-November 2000; Associate of Rodríguez, Archila, Castellanos, Solares& Aguilar Law Firm, January 1996-March 1999; and Legal Assistant Cordón, Molina &Asociados Law Office, August 1993-January 1994. Professional Affiliations: International Chapter Chair, New York Bar Association President, Board of Directors, Aczalaw Admitted to the Bar in Guatemala: 1997