Alberto’s professional career has centered on advising and defending local and foreign companies on intellectual property and copyrights, on which he supports clients ranging from local startups to multinational corporations.
He has broad experience in developing strategies tailored to each client and in representing them in administrative procedures and in administrative claims brought before Bolivia’s Supreme Court.
He advises authors and entertainment companies on protection of their works, transfers of copyright ownership, defense and transfer of image rights, as well as protection of TV formats. He also prepares technology and knowhow transfer agreements, license agreements, trademark coexistence agreements and distribution agreements.
Additionally, he advises local and international clients on telecommunications, information technology and communications projects. His typical services include preparation of legal analyses of project adaptability to the Bolivian regulatory framework, assistance on obtaining telecom licenses, and subsequent advice on regulatory compliance.
His experience in data protection also includes having worked in Spain for a local company engaged in advising on and monitoring compliance with personal data processing regulations and image rights protection.
In Bolivia, he assists local companies on drafting terms and conditions, cookie policies and legal information displayed on their websites, for compliance with the same standards as provided in the European General Data Protection Regulation.
Before joining the firm, Alberto worked at an important Bolivian law firm as head of its intellectual property department and managed trademark portfolios for leading companies in their fields, as well as assisting clients in commercial, civil and regulatory law.
He graduated summa cum laude and top of his class in Law from Universidad Católica Boliviana. He holds master’s degrees in International Business Law from Tilburg University (Netherlands) and in Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and New Technologies from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).
Alberto is a member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), where he participates actively on its committees.