Myrna I. Lozada-Guzman San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Myrna I. Lozada-Guzman is a Partner at the Corporate and Banking Law Department of the Firm. She has provided legal assistance to foreign institutions in designing business structures for their start up operations in Puerto Rico. Ms. Lozada has experience in government relations, lobbying, professional organization structures, government bids and contracts, commercial and construction contracts, and strategic alliances for public and private transactions. From 1999 to 2000 Ms. Lozada served as Vice President and Financial Advisor at the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB), where she was in charge of the Privatization Department. During her incumbency at the GDB, Ms. Lozada was also instrumental in designing the privatization structure of the Puerto Rico Museum of Art (a GDB sponsored entity) collaborating in its contract negotiations, fundraising and protection of intellectual property matters. From 1995 to 1999 Attorney Lozada served as Director of the Venture Capital Initiative Program at the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), where she also served as Project Manager of Seed Ventures/Puerto Rico, Inc., a $15 million equity fund which provided seed financing to start-up companies in Puerto Rico. During her incumbency at PRIDCO, Ms. Lozada also acted as Interim General Counsel in 1995. Since 1995, Attorney Lozada has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where she teaches an Advanced Contracts course on Technology Transfer.
- Bar Admissions:
- Puerto Rico, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- Education:
- University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
1988
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1984 - 1988 - University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
1982
M.A.
Major: Economics - University of the Sacred Heart, Santurce, Puerto Rico,
1978
B.B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List - 1978, 1977, 1976
Honors: With Honors
Major: Economics
- Published Works:
- The Effect and Consequences of Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, Vol. 54, 1984
- Acquiring Wealth through Hereditary Laws, El Nuevo Dia, Page E-8, 2002
- Towards a More Flexible Entrepreneurial World, El Nuevo Dia Business Section, March, 19, 2006
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Advanced Contracts on Technology Transfer, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1995 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, 2006 - 2007
- Member, Federal Affairs Committee
- Hispanic National Bar Association, 2007 - Present
- Member Puerto Rico Chapter
- Past Employment Positions:
- Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, Director-Venture Capital Program, 1995 - 1999
- Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, Vice President - Privatization Division, 1999 - 2000
- Languages:
- Spanish
- English
- French
