Jessica Medina > Pino Elizalde Abogados > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Pino Elizalde Abogados
Plaza Lagos, Edificio Exedra Norte
Piso 1 oficina 1-1 y 1-2
Guayaquil
Ecuador

Work Department

Competition Law

Position

Associate

Career

Teaching experience:

• Leadership Experience

• Co-coach of the arbitration team of the UCSG

•  President of the Student Council.

Professional Experience

•Associate at Pino Elizalde Abogados, Guayaquil, Ecuador – March 2017 – Present.

• Zone Control Expert. Superintendence of Market Power Control. 2016.

• Secretary of the Courts | Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil. 2016.

• Legal Assistant. Noboa & Torres Cía. Ltda. 2014 – 2016.

• Legal Assistant. Morán Nuques S.A. 2012 – 2014.

Practice Areas

Competition Law; Regulation; Public Procurement; Coporate Law

Languages

Spanish, English and French

Education

Admitted to practice Law since 2016.

• Attorney-at-law of the courts of Ecuador, specialized in Civil Law from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil. 2016

• Master in Law and Economics at Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

• Specialist in Procedural Law at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar.

• Diploma in Economics for Competition Law at King’s College of London

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Competition and antitrust

(Rising stars)

Jessica Medina – Pino Elizalde Abogados

Pino Elizalde Abogados is a popular choice for clients in the brewing industry, a standing consolidated by its representation of AB Inbev in post-merger procedures involving the implementation of several conditions imposed following its acquisition of SABMiller. Active on this matter, Marco (Valentín) Elizalde and associate Jessica Medina co-head the practice, with the former showcasing significant experience acting against the Superintendence for the Control of Market Power. Medina is also familiar with the Competition Authority, having previously worked there in-house. Recently, the firm has also seen an uptick in hydrocarbon-related work. In an important development, since publication the firm has opened a Quito office – effective as of February 2024.