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Curriculum Vitae

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NAME Blair Houston
DATE OF BIRTH 9 August 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Canada, Windsor, Ontario
EDUCATION Elementary and High School-Canada
Capilano College Canada
5 years of Law School and a Law Degree Cum
Laude Probatus, 1989 Costa Rica


COURSES Many courses and seminars including Urban
Development, Condominiums, Maritime Zone, Real
Estate Board CRRC, Public Notary, Digital
signatures,
Business Administration: studies in Economics,
Business Law, British Columbia Institute of
Technology, 1983.

LANGUAGES English, Spanish,

KEY QUALIFICATIONS Vast experience in business and law over the past 37
years in Costa Rica. Owner and founder of Houston
and Associates Law firm, dealing in land
development, permitting projects, business ventures,
contracts, working with national and international
investments.
Broad experience and understanding of Business,
contract and corporate law operating in multicultural
environments, vast experience in public relations
and problem solving.
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EMPLOYMENTS AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE




1975-1983 General Manager, member of board of directors and
in charge of operations of several Costa Rican
Corporations involved in Land Developments,
conservation and development of Primary Forest



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lands (over 4000 Hectares of Tropical species),
cattle and crop farming, government permitting,
negotiations, contracts, expropriations, public
relations, labor relations with full responsibility of
various projects in Costa Rica.
Studies in Canada, British Columbia Institute of
Technology-Canada
Law Degree Costa Rica
Early 1990s -2014 Founder of Law Firm Houston and Associates
Legal Assessment to the Canadian Embassy and the
Formation of the Canadian Costa Rican Chamber of
Commerce. Served as Secretary on the Canadian
Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce.
Member of the Board of Directors ASADA(Water
Asociacion Administering Public Water)
Legal Council and Advisor to over 200
corporations, specializing in contracts, tax,
corporate, civil and commercial law, and litigation
dealing with the private and public sector.