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José Meythaler

José Meythaler

Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados · Ecuador
Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados
Dominance · Ecuador
Dr. Jose Meythaler experience as: 
-Doctor in Law, Attorney of the Courts of the Republic of Ecuador and Bachelor of Legal Studies at Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
-Senior Partner of “Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados” law firm.
-Manager of Shell Compañía de Petróleo del Ecuador S. A.
-Practitioner attorney and legal adviser of several companies in the areas of Public Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Competition Law.
-Professor of Administrative Law in the Master of Administrative Law Program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
-Professor at the Master of Intellectual Property Program at the Universidad De Las Américas.
-Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidad Central del Ecuador and SEK Law School.
-Alternate Deputy of the Congress of the Republic of Ecuador and Advisor of the Superintendence of Companies between 1987 and 1988.
-Senior Member of the Board of Directors of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property, IEPI, until 2003.

Dr. Meythaler has been a lecturer in panels summoned by the World Intellectual Property Organization. He has also given several conferences in specialized legal affairs, within and outside the country.  Dr. Meythaler has written several articles in Administrative Law, Unfair Competition and Intellectual Property for specialized law magazines. His doctoral dissertation was about the Bolivarian Constitutional System and its background in the Roman Public Law.

Dr. Meythaler is considered a specialist in Public Law, Corporate Law, Competition Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and expert in pharmaceutical topics. He is the current advisor of various Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Research industries.  Regarded as one of the most experienced lawyers in Latin America in Patent and Unfair Competition Litigation. He has led the most important cases of pharmaceutical patents defense in Ecuador.

Dr. Meythaler has been awarded by:

Chambers & Partners, Legal Publisher, Latin America Leading Lawyers for Business, Clients’ Guide" (2010 – 2011):  “José Meythaler is a leading expert in pharmaceutical patents and has handled many high-profile patent cases for international pharmaceuticals giants. Sources highlight his knowledge and experience in the field".   

World Confederation of Business, “The Bizz Awards” (2009, 2011) conferred José Meythaler the recognition of excellence in business leadership and excellence in quality management.

Chambers & Partners:  Legal Publisher, Latin America Leading Lawyers for Business, Clients’ Guide (2009): "José Meythaler was recognized for the consistent high quality of his work".

Dominance, One of the leading legal journals in the world, based in London, appointed Dr. José Meythaler as “Dominance 2011 Lawyer of the Year in Ecuador”.
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