Dr Hugo García > Bustamante Fabara > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Bustamante Fabara
Av. Patria
E4-69 y Amazonas
QUITO
Ecuador
Hugo García  photo

Work Department

Constitutional, Energy & Natural Resources, Foreign Investment, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Law, Telecommunications

Position

Hugo García Larriva boasts over 15 years of distinguished experience in arbitration, litigation, public law, concessions, and telecommunications. Currently, he leads the arbitration practice and co-leads the litigation, public procurement-concessions, and telecommunications practices at BUSTAMANTE FABARA.

In the realm of litigation and arbitration, Hugo represents clients in complex cases before Ecuadorian courts, in commercial, administrative, and constitutional matters. Additionally, he has developed a stellar reputation as counsel in both domestic and international arbitrations, participating in arbitral tribunals constituted under various rules, including ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, and CIETAC, addressing both commercial and investment disputes. Hugo also actively serves as an arbitrator in proceedings under different rules.

In the field of public procurement and concessions, Hugo provides his considerable expertise and guidance to clients in highly regulated industries such as construction, energy, telecommunications, and infrastructure development. His work includes consultancy for the structuring of tenders, negotiation, and drafting of public contracts, concessions, and public-private partnership projects. Furthermore, he advises on the daily implementation and resolution of administrative disputes related to these projects.

Hugo complements his professional practice with valuable academic experience as a professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and the Universidad de Las Américas, teaching both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Career

  • 2023 – Current: Partner, BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
  • 2017 – 2023: Partner, CARMIGNIANI PÉREZ.
  • 2015 – 2017: Senior Associate, CORRAL ROSALES CARMIGNIANI PÉREZ.
  • 2014 – 2015: Jurist, DECHERT LLP.
  • 2014: International LawyerPROCURADURÍA GENERAL DEL ESTADO
  • 2009 – 2013: Director, Centro de Arbitraje AMCHAM Quito.

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

  • LawyerUniversidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, Suma Cum Laude
  • Superior Specialist in Procedural LawUniversidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador
  • Master in Business LawUniversidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, Suma Cum Laude
  • Master of Laws (LLM)Universidad de Cambridge, Cambridge, Reino Unido

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Hugo García LarrivaBustamante Fabara

Bustamante Fabara‘s team excels in commercial litigation and arbitration. Of particular note is the firm’s expertise in insurance litigation, an area of specialism for group leader Mariana Villagomez Álvarez, who jointly heads the department alongside José Bustamante and managing partner María Rosa Fabara. The team continues to evolve since the merger between Bustamante & Bustamante and Fabara & Compañía in November 2021, with industries of interest for the team in 2022 including the power and infrastructure sectors. As a group, there is demonstrable expertise in representing clients before courts at all levels, from local civil courts to appellate courts. Other key practitioners include up-and-coming partner Hugo García Larriva, a June 2023 hire from Carmigniani Pérez Abogados); and associate Francisco Dávila Caicedo, who is frequently active in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.