Jose Rafael

Bustamante E.

Chairman of the Board

Principal Partner at BUSTAMANTE FABARA and Co-director of the Corporate Department, José Rafael has earned market recognition for his enduring reputation in the business and commercial sphere. He boasts extensive experience in advising foreign clients conducting business in Ecuador and is highly esteemed by both clients and peers, having been a key figure in the legal market for over 35 years.

José Rafael is a member of INTA – International Trademark Association, the American Society of International Law, the International Bar Association, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), and Multilaw (President, 1996-1999).

José Rafael is a Member of INTA – International Trademark Association, American Society of International Law, International Bar Association, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – AIPPI, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property – ASIPI, and Multilaw (President 1996-1999).

IP Stars

  • Patent Star 2025
  • Trademark Star 2025

Lexology Index

  • Thought Leader: M&A and Governance
  • Recommended: M&A and Governance
  • Chairman of the Board, BUSTAMANTE FABARA 2022 / Present
  • IDLI, International Developmental Law Institute (Transfer of Technology), Rome 1988
  • Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands, 1983
  • Attended: INTA Panel of Neutrals; Inter-American Bar Association 1988
  • Internship with Bomchil, Castro, Goodrich, Claro, Lavalle et Associes, París 1980
  • Internship with Chadbourne Parke, Whiteside and Wolff, New York 1980
  • International Bar Association Conference, Business Law Section 1979, 1986, 1988
  • Private practice as Licenciate (Quito) 1974 / 1978
  • Mediator, INTA 1974    
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  • American School of Quito (1971); Miami University Law School (1973).
  • Catholic University of Ecuador (Licentiate, 1974; Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1978).
  • Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1975 (Fulbright Scholarship).
  • Institute for International and Foreign Trade Law, Washington, D.C., 1978.
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (Master of Comparative Law, 1979).
  • HIIV, Harvard (Macroeconomics, 80 hour course, 1999).
  • INTA – International Trademark Association
  • ASIL – American Society of International Law
  • IBA – International Bar Association
  • AIPPI – Asociación Internacional para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual
  • ASIPI – Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual
  • Multilaw – President 1996-1999
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