The Colón Law Firm was founded by Mr. Edgardo E. Colón where his emphasis is in all forms of commercial transactions, corporations, partnerships, commercial lending, real estate and secured (asset based) transactions, employment matters, contract drafting and negotiation, other related corporate and business matters, lobbying and mediation.

Until recently, Mr. Colón was employed as Senior Counsel with Bechtel Corporation, a global engineering-construction organization that provides technical, management and related services to develop, manage, engineer, build and operate installations for customers worldwide. His emphasis was in the negotiation of multi-million dollar engineering, procurement and construction contracts for pipeline and petroleum and chemicals projects in Latin America (particularly Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia).

Prior to Bechtel Corporation, Mr. Colón served for 4 years as Assistant General Counsel at Bank United of Texas FSB, specializing in commercial lending, real estate and secured (asset based) transactions, mortgage warehouse financing, and contract drafting and negotiation. Mr. Colón has substantial exposure to international transactions under NAFTA (involved in developing potential strategies for entry into the Mexican mortgage market and banking industry under NAFTA, requiring substantial knowledge of Chapters 11 and 14 of NAFTA dealing with establishment of financial institutions and protection of investments, and applicable U.S. regulations). Mr. Colón was also involved in other consumer banking issues such as credit card business, withdrawal of deposit issues, retail banking, etc.

Prior to working at Bank United, Mr. Colón worked as an associate with Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay in the Commercial Lending/Real Estate Section with emphasis in commercial lending, real estate and secured (asset based) transactions, general corporate matters, contract drafting and negotiation, and international transactions (preliminary advice to foreign clients with respect to starting or acquiring a business in the U.S.).

Mr. Colón was also with Fulbright & Jaworski for 4 years in the Corporate Section with emphasis in commercial lending and secured (asset based) transactions, asset purchase agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters with some exposure to international transactions.

Mr. Colón other accomplishments include the publications of Letters of Credit of Business and Bank Failures, 107 Banking L.J. 6 (1990), General Concepts in Letters of Credit Law, 54 Texas B.J. 10 (1991) and Representing the Foreign Investor in an Acquisition, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Chapter 50 (Business Laws, Inc. 1992) (Co-author).

With respect to community activities, Mr. Colón served as the President of the Hispanic Bar Association (1994-95) and served in other capacities such as on the Board of Directors (1989-present), Vice President (1992-93), President-Elect (1993-94). He has served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce since 1993 and was a co-founder and chair of the Chambers political action committee. In 2004, he was elected to the position of Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors of the Chamber, and will succeed the current Chairman of the Board when his term expires. He also served as President of the Institute of Hispanic Culture (Houston) in 1995. He currently serves on the board of AVANCE, a social services non-profit organization.

Mr. Colón graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. in Economics (cum laude) in 1980, received his M.B.A. in Finance from University of Houston in 1984 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1984. Mr. Colón then obtained a LL.M. in Banking Law in 1986 from Boston University School of Law. In 2000, he received a Masters Degree and in 2003 a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Houston, where his research interest is the judicial systems of Latin American countries. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. Mr. Colón is fluent in Spanish.