C.R. & F. Rojas Abogados

Fernando Rojas H. is the Senior Partner of the firm and has been a member since 1967. Mr. Rojas obtained his law degree from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés Law School in La Paz, Bolivia and was admitted to practice in 1967. He also attended law school at the University of Michigan and holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Rojas has been a Professor of Commercial and Tax Law at the Universidad Católica Boliviana Business School (1972-1992). Among some of his published articles are the following: The Unified Agricultural Tax; Doing Business in Bolivia; Manual on Corporations and Agency Agreement; Comments on Law 843 (Taxes) and on Law 1544 (Capitalization); Aircraft Finance, Registration Security and Enforcement in Bolivia; Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Tax Treaties; Oil, Gas and Mining in Bolivia. Mr. Rojas is also on the editorial advisory board of the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade.

Mr. Rojas has also served as a Judge in Sorata, Bolivia and has worked as a trainee in Shearman & Sterling, New York.

Mr. Rojas is a consultant and Board Member of several local and foreign companies and banks. He is the Danish Honorary Consul General in Bolivia and a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog and of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Bar Admissions

Bolivian Bar Association. Admitted to practice in 1967.

Education

Fernando Rojas obtained his law degree from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés Law School in La Paz, Bolivia. He also attended law school at the University of Michigan and holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) from Harvard Law School.

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
  IPBA
  

Knight of the Sovereign order of Malta
Knight of the Order of Dannebrog

Professional Activities and Experience

Fernando Rojas has served as a Judge in Bolivia, and has worked as a trainee in Shearman & Sterling, New York.