Sebastián Cortez > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR N36-140
EDIFICIO MANSIÓN BLANCA
QUITO
Ecuador
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Sebastián Cortez
Work Department
Sebastián focuses his practice on energy matters, exploration and exploitation of natural resources, and infrastructure projects. He advises companies on all regulatory matters related to their operations and activities in Ecuador.
Given his commercial understanding of the sector and business nous, he is frequently invited to join companies’ senior management committees, where he advises on the legal risks associated with their activities. He also works on corporate, environmental and dispute resolution matters.
Position
Partner
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2021 – present)
- Partner, Noboa, Peña & Torres (2013 – 2020)
- Asociate, Noboa, Peña & Torres (2001 – 2013)
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- Quito Bar Association
- International Bar Association
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Lawyer, 2006)
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. (LL.M. in International Legal Studies, Fulbright Scholar, 2011)
- Tulane University Law School, U.S.A. (Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, 2010)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Business School, Ecuador (Certificate in Tax Management, 2013)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
Partners Francisco Roldán-Cobo
, Sebastián Pérez-Arteta, Jaime Zaldumbide and Sebastián Cortez, along with associate director María Isabel Aillón, co-lead Pérez Bustamante & Ponce‘s energy group, which ‘helps solve complex problems’ and shows a ‘solid knowledge of the management of government relations’. In addition to regularly handling mining and oil and gas work, the team has seen an uptick in the number of electricity and renewable energy matters, areas of growth for the country more widely. The group’s multidisciplinary approach means it is able to provide clients with tax, labour, environmental, finance, M&A and contractual advice. In June 2022, Patricio Albuja returned to the firm as a senior associate after a period in-house, further bolstering the group’s energy offering. Since publication, Aillón has been raised to the partnership
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax