Dr Patricio Santos KC > Bustamante Fabara > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Dr Patricio Santos KC

+593 998 59 8953 psantos@bustamantefabara.com

Work Department

Banking and Finance, Project Promotion and Financing

Position

Patricio is part of BUSTAMANTE FABARA’s Banking & Finance practice, advising clients on regulatory, contractual and legal risk issues, as well as on the implementation of financial products and services, specializing in payment methods and fintech activities.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the public and private financial sector, where he has participated in complex local and cross-border financing transactions, such as the issuance of bonds -green, social, sustainable-, securitizations, DPRs, among others. He has advised local and foreign companies, multilateral organizations, financiers and debtors on financing transactions, contractual, corporate, capital market and compliance issues. In addition, he has advised Fintech companies on their incorporation, qualification and operation in Ecuador.

Career

• 2022 – Present: Senior Associate, BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
• 2021 – 2022: Senior Associate, ROBALINO ABOGADOS.
• 2014 – 2021: Senior Legal Advisor, BANCO PICHINCHA C.A.
• 2013 – 2014: Director of Policy and Regulations, REGISTRO DE DATOS CREDITICIOS.
• 2011 – 2013: In house counsel, CORPORACIÓN FINANCIERA NACIONAL
• 2010 – 2011: Legal Analyst, EMPRESA PÚBLICA METROPOLITANA DE SERVICIOS AEROPORTUARIOS Y GESTIÓN DE ZONAS FRANCAS Y REGÍMENES ESPECIALES
• 2002 – 2010: In house counsel, CORPORACIÓN FINANCIERA NACIONAL.

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

• Master in Constitutional Law – University of Seville – Seville, 2013.
• Senior Specialist in Banking and Financial Law – Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar – Quito, 2012.
• Attorney – Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador – Quito, 2009.