Born: Guatemala City, 1953.
Languages: Spanish (native) and English (Fluid written and spoken).
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science and Letters “Liceo Guatemala.” 1971.
- Lawyer and Notary. “Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala”. 1982. Academia Degrees in Legal and Social Sciences.
- Master Degree in Business Law. “Universidad Rafael Landivar”. 1989.
- Specialization in Human Rights and Constitutional Defense Order. “Universidad Rafael Landivar”. 1992.
- Post Degree on Industrial and Intellectual Property. “Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala”. 1997.
- Master Degree on Intellectual Property. “Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala”. 2003.
- Post Degree in Philosophy “Universidad Francisco Marroquín”. 2005-2007.
OTHER COURSES
- “III Advance Course on Problems in Industrial Relations”. Centro Universitario Ciudad Vieja. 1979.
- “Notary Public Course”. Centro Universitario Ciudad Vieja. 1982.
- “Eloquence Techniques I”. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Francisco Marroquín. 1983.
- “Course on Notarial and Registry Law”. Instituto Argentino de Cultura Notarial e Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1984.
- “Regime on Proprietary Interest in a Cooperative Apartment House”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1984.
- “Silva Method of Mind Control”. Silva Mind Control, C.A. 1987.
- “The Financial Contracts”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1987.
- “Reforms to the Adoption Law”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1988.
- “Court Law”. Corte Suprema de Justicia y Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala. 1989.
- “Eloquence Techniques II”. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Francisco Marroquín. 1989.
- “Voluntary Jurisdiction in Notarial Court”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1989.
- “Financial and Tax Contracts”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1990.
- “Court Law”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1991.
- “The Reform of the Real State Registry”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial y Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala. 1991.
- “Law of Free Trades”. National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. 1995.
- “Financial and Tax Contracts”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1996.
- “International Business Law”. Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional (CNUDMI). 1999.
- “Bank and Stock Exchange”. Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial. 1999.
- “IV Course on Good Practice for Clinical Investigation and I Course for Ethics Committee”.Asociación de Medicina Interna de Guatemala y Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). 2003.
- “International Trade”. University of San Francisco. Alta Dirección. Guatemala. 2004.
- Secretary to the board “Guatemalan Hotel Entrepreneurs Association”. 1982.
- Commission to Revise and Update Resolutions of Legal Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1983-1984.
- Commission on the Constitution and Procedural Law of “XII Congreso Jurídico Guatemalteco”. Antigua Guatemala. 1987.
- Founder Member “Asociación Colombo-Guatemalteca de Comercio y Servicios”. 1988.
- Founder Member “Trade Law Institute”. 1989.
- Secretary to the Board of “Trade Law Institute”. 1989-1990.
- In Charge of Logistics (Grade: Sergeant 1st. of Infantry). Special Command of Military Reserves of the Republic. Guatemalan Army. 1990.
- Vice-president of the Board. “Trade Law Institute” 1990-1991.
- “Tribunal de Honor” del Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala. 1990-1991.
- Founder Member of “Family Law Institute”. 1993.
- Director of the Board “Family Law Institute”. 1993-1994.
- President of the Board “Family Law Institute”. 1995-1996.
- Secretary of the Board “Guatemala City Rotary Club”. 2001-2002.
- Director of the Occupation Committee. “Guatemala City Rotary Club”. 2003-2004.
- Member of “Ethics Committee for Investigation of the Hospital Centro Medico”. 2003-2008.
- Master of Ceremonies “Guatemala City Rotary Club” 2006-2007.
- President of the Board “Guatemala City Rotary Club”. 2007-2008.
- Recognition Diploma for Speaker at Conferences. “Guatemalan Management Association. 1982.
- Recognition Diploma for Assistant to the Board of “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1984-1985.
- Recognition Diploma for Speaker at Conferences “Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala”, “Instituto Interamericano del Niño”, “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala” and “Secretaria de Bienestar Social de la Presidencia”. 1987.
- Recognition Diploma Speaker for Conferences. “Instituto de Derecho Mercantil”. 1990.
- Recognition Diploma for Merits. “Tribunal de Honor del Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1991.
- Recognition Diploma for Merits. “Instituto de Derecho de Familia”. 1994.
- Recognition Diploma Speaker for Conferences. “Instituto de Derecho de Familia”. 1995.
- Diploma for Merit of Honor. “Instituto de Derecho de Familia”. 1996.
- Recognition Diploma Speaker for Conferences “Universidad Rural de Guatemala”. 1999.
CONGRESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
- XII American Meeting of Latin Notaries. “Unión Interamericana del Notariado Latino”. 1983.
- I National Meeting of Lawyers and Notaries. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1988.
- VIII Congress of the Iberoamerican Union of Lawyers Colleges and Lawyers Groups. “UIBA”. 1988.
- II Iberoamerican Congress on IT and Law. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala” y “Centro Regional para la Enseñanza de la Informática” (CREI). 1989.
- VII Congress on Family Law. “Comité Organizador del Congreso Nacional sobre Derecho de Familia de la República de El Salvador”. 1992.
- XII Legal Guatemalan Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1987.
- XIII Legal Guatemalan Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1991.
- XIV Legal Guatemalan Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1993.
- XV Legal Guatemalan Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala”. 1995.
- XVI Legal Guatemalan Congress. “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala” 1997.
- Central American and Caribbean Notary Meeting. “Unión Internacional de Notariado Latino” in collaboration with “Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala” and “El Instituto Guatemalteco de Derecho Notarial”. 2003.
WORKS AND ESSAYS
- “El Seguro de Cesantía”. Ediciones Superiores. Guatemala, C.A. 1982.
- “Los Contratos de Licencia y Transferencia Tecnológica”. 1986.
- “La Letra de Cambio y sus Implicaciones Tributarias”. 1989.
- “Bases para un Tratado Tipo sobre Adopciones Internacionales” (en colaboración). Magazine of the Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala No. 37. 1992.
- “Derecho de Autor y Derecho Marcario: Conceptos y Diferencias”. 2000.
- “Implicaciones del Nombre Comercial en la Ley de Propiedad Industrial”. 2000.
- “La Tradición Jurídica Romano Canónica”. 2000.
- “Principios y Tendencias Jurídicas Contemporáneas y su Influencia en el Requisito de Uso de las Marcas”. 2000.
- “El Genoma Humano”. 2001.
- “La Autoejecutoriedad en el Convenio de Berna y la Legislación Guatemalteca”. 2001.
LEGAL PRACTICE
- Corporation and Business Law
- Intellectual Property and International Contracts.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Director of the Law Firm “Enrique Toledo Cotera & Asociados – Abogados Consultores” since 1982. (The Firm has one Lawyer Director y four Lawyers Associates).
- Director and Member of the Legal Firm “ARTlex – Intellectual Property Consulting” since 2001. (The Professional Association has three Partners and one associate).