Robert S. Kuster
| | | Telephone | | (+57-1) 346 2011 Ext. 8257 | |
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| | | Mr. Kuster is a Member of this Law Firm since 2010 and right now is Associate Advisor ( asociado asesor) of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets practice. He has performed as an Advisor to domestic and foreign companies in an assorted array of corporate issues. Also worked for Weil, Gotshal & Manges as Associate Lawyer as part of the private funds team in New York, at FINRA (Enforcement Department) in Washington, D.C. performing as their Senior Compliance Examiner and at Credit Suisse Private Banking in Zurich, Switzerland as an Inside Lawyer in the “US Law” Division. Currently performs as Member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and of the New York Bar Association.
Lawyer from the Suffolk University Law School (Boston, Massachusetts) and admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the State of New York. Realized a LL.M ( with honors) at Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.) on “Securities and Financial Regulation”. | | | Academic Training
| Institution: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Program: Securities and Financial Regulation
Degree earned: LL.M Securities and Financial Regulation
Year ended: 2004
Institution: Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
Program: Law
Degree earned: Lawyer
Year ended: 2001
Institution: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
Program: Economics and Political Science with Concentration in International Relations.
Degree earned: Dual Degree in Economics and Political Science with Concentration in International Relations.
Year ended: 1997.
| | | Experience at B&U
| Company: Brigard & Urrutia Law Firm
Position: Associate Advisor
Entry year: 2010
Experience abroad
Company: Credit Suisse Private Banking
Position: In-House Counsel
Entry Year: 2001
Left: 2003
Company: FINRA Enforcement Department
Position: Senior Compliance Examiner
Entry Year: 2004
Left: 2005
Company: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Position: Corporate Associate
Entry Year: 2006
Left: 2009
| | | Publications & Congresses
| Article: “Chapter on Colombian securities regulations, Center for International Legal Studies”
Year: 2011
Publication: Proexport´s “Doing Business Guide”.
Year: 2011
Article: “Colombia briefing – Tax treatment of interest relating to foreign indebtedness”
Publication: International Financial Law Review - IFLR
Year: 2011
| | | Memberships & Distinctions
| Memberships
| Massachusetts Bar and New York Bar.
| | | Distinctions
| Graduated with honors from the LL.M on Securities and Financial Regulation.
| | | Languages
| German, English, Spanish and French
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