Carlos Ayon L. / carlosayon@fournierlaw.com

Born: July 18, 1967

* Admitted in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Grammar School, Colegio Calasanz, San José, Costa Rica, 1978. High School: Costa Rica Academy, 1985. Bachelor in Law, Cum Laude Probatus, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, 1990. Master in Law, Cum Laude Probatus, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica, San José, Costa Rica, July 1992. Master of Laws in International Legal Studies (LL.M), Area of concentration: International Trade and Banking, Washington College of Law, The American University. Washington, D. C. December 1993. Small Business Law Seminar, Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown University, Washington D.C: August 1993. Law Diploma of Universidad Autonoma de Nicaragua in Leon, 1999. Authorized to practice by the Nicaraguan Supreme Court in Nicaragua, 2000.

Bisbee & Brennecken, Grinnel, Iowa, January 1994 - March 1994; Advisor to the Legal Department of the Directorate of Mines of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines, May 1994 to September 1994.Member of Alfredo Fournier & Asociados since 1994.

"Costa Rican Mining Legislation", Central & South American Mining and Investment Guide, Latin American Mining Institute. June 1994. "Export of Hazardous Substances to Developing Countries", International Environmental Law American University, December 1993. "Antitrust Laws in Argentina", International & Comparative Antitrust, American University, December 1993.

Costa Rican Bar Association, Costa Rican Lawyer’s Union, The Foreign Lawyers Forum, Washington, DC Member of the International Legal Studies Program, Alumni of the American University, Washington, DC.

 Areas of Practice

Labor Law, Corporate Law, Franchise and Distribution Law, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Energy Anti-Trust and Consumer Law.

Languages

English and Spanish