Eduardo A Wiesner

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Eduardo A. Wiesner: born Bogotá, Colombia, 1963; admitted 1990, Colombia.

Education: School of Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá (Attorney at Law, 1989); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1992).

Scholarships: Full scholarship awarded by the Inter-American Development Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, 1991. Participant 1988 and judge 1993 & 1994, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Author: "ANCOM: A New Attitude Toward Foreign Investment?" Vol. 24, Inter-American Law Review No. 3, 1993.

Experience: Part-time Professor, Fundamentals of Business Law, School of Business, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 1998; Associate, Cavelier Abogados, Bogotá, 1992-1994; Summer Associate, Holland & Knight, Law Offices, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 1991; Part-time Assistant Professor of Succession Law, 1988-1991, School of Law, Universidad de los Andes; Summer Intern, Summer Employment Program, The World Bank - IBRD, Washington D.C., 1986. Public Office: Young Professional, Foreign Investment Division, National Planning Department of Colombia, 1990-1991; Assistant for International Affairs to the Minister of Justice of Colombia, 1989-1990.

Member: American Bar Association (International Associate), 1990; American Society of International Law, 1990; Asociación de Derecho Económico de Colombia, 1990; International Bar Association (Committee E, T and G) 1990; Inter-American Bar Association, 1995; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1990.

Languages: Spanish, English and some French.

Practice Areas: Transnational civil and commercial litigation/arbitration, Agency law, Antitrust, Customs, Foreign investment, Food, Drugs and Medical Devices, Mergers and Acquisitions, Telecommunications including fiber, wireless and digital telecommunications.