Sara Cecilia Arrendondo Pico

Professional Background

Upon becoming licensed in Mexico in 2000, became engaged in the area of law regarding intellectual property, first working as an attorney specialist with Mexico’s patent and trademark office, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (“IMPI”), then with private law firms in Mexico City; and since June 2007, has been engaged in the private practice of law with the law firm Ramirez & Associates, P.C., as the resident attorney in its Mexico City office, Ramirez & Associates de México, S.C.

Principal Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
  She is engaged primarily in handling matters related to the protection of Intellectual Property rights, including the registration of trademarks and copyrights, preparation of agreements therefor, and handling litigation of matters related thereto.
• International Trade, Real Estate and Corporate
  Counsels on all aspects of doing business in Mexico, including establishment of foreign-owned business entities, related labor issues, structuring foreign investment in real estate and reporting requirements, joint ventures and other international commercial matters.
• Immigration
  Handles the applications on behalf of foreign nationals for work and investor visas involving Mexican-owned and foreign-owned employer/investment entities.

Education

• Law Degree, Universidad Intercontinental (UIC), Mexico City (2000)
• Intellectual Property Post-graduate Course, Universidad Panamericana (UP), Mexico City (2001)
• Intellectual Property Post-graduate Course, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2003)
• Master in Copyrights, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Madrid, España, (2004)
• Intellectual Property Post-graduate Course, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) México City (2005)
• Texas Educator Certificate (SBEC), Dallas, Texas (2007)

Languages

• Spanish (Native)v
• English
• Portuguese
• French

Professional Recognition

• Graduated from Law School with Honors.