With the memory of final exams fading and the spring semester off and running, Pierce Law bids farewell to a few graduate students who graduated in December. This week On the Stand we bring to you one of them, Gerardo Jose Guillén, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

With an academic background of Bachelor of Sciences and Letters, Gerardo is an attorney in his country. Now specializing in Intellectual Property, he chose this field after observing that Intellectual Property is the most internationalized field of law. It is fast gaining more and more importance in Central America as it has in the rest of the world.

Gerardo was attracted to Pierce Law by its international reputation for excellence in intellectual property and its large faculty of IP professors who are recognized around the world as an authorities on patent, copyright, trademark and other aspects of IP law on the subject all over the world. He says that one of the most extraordinary features of the school is the faculty's helpful and friendly attitude towards students.

Gerardo returns to Honduras to work in the field of intellectual property law, and hopes to start a new IP department in his firm and may pursue an MBA, as well. He is interested in politics and also wants to engage in work with nonprofit organizations, especially those working to help the children and senior citiizens with diabetes problems. We look forward to keeping up with you in the years to come, Gerardo!