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Born Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1959; admitted 1986, Guayaquil; Education:
“Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil”,
1986; University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Master of Laws,
1992; Postgraduate Degree, Conflicts of Law, 1997; International
Arbitration Seminar, Georgetown University, 1992; Insurance on
Shipping, Cambridge Academy of Transport, Cambridge, England,
1996.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Partner and Head of the Litigation Department of the Firm; Legal
Counselor of the Board of Directors of “Banco Central del
Ecuador”; Professor of Maritime & Admiralty Law in the
“Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil”,
Instructor of Guayaquil’s Chamber of Commerce in courses
about Admiralty Law; Professor of the Chamber of Insurance Companies.
Author of: “Hamburg Rules and Cargo Shipping”; “Amendments
to the Arbitration Law”; “New Banking Statutes”.
Projects: Draft of the new Maritime Code of Ecuador sponsored
by the Head Office of the Merchant Marine Authority, 1997; Legal
Counselor of the Board of Directors of Manta’s Port Authority
for the Port of Manta concession process.
LANGUAGES:
Spanish and English.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Constitutional Law, Maritime Law; Insurance; International Trade;
Admiralty Law; Marine Insurance; International Contracts; Arbitration;
Contracts, Oil & Gas; Commercial, Banking & International
Litigation, Aviation & Transportation Litigation; Commercial,
Maritime & Insurance Arbitration; Airline Accidents Litigation;
Environmental Litigation. |
