Patricio Quevedo-Vergara > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
AV REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR N36-140
EDIFICIO MANSIÓN BLANCA
QUITO
Ecuador

Work Department

Patricio specializes in dispute resolution and regulatory affairs.

He is part of the team that advises and represents clients in processes involving regulators and authorities including ARCSA, Superintendency of Banks, Deposit Insurance Corporation, SENPLADES, SERCOP, judges and national and international arbitration tribunals.

In litigation, he has represented clients in civil, constitutional and commercial disputes and challenges related to administrative decisions and contracts.

In the regulatory field, helps clients identify and comply with the specific requirements of each industry for entry into the market and efficient realization of economic activities. He advises both established clients as well as domestic and foreign companies that are starting up in Ecuador.

Position

Director

Career

  • Pérez, Bustamante & Ponce (2013 – present)
  • Secretary, Arbitration and Mediation Center, Quito Chamber of Commerce, Ecuador (2016 – present)
  • Director, International Center of Arbitration and Mediation ICAM (2012 – 2014)
  • Legal Advisor, Industry and Production Chamber, Quito, Ecuador (2011 – 2013)
  • Professor of Economic Law, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador (2017 – 2018)

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

  • Ecuador Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

Education

  • Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2011)
  • University of California Berkeley, U.S.A. (Master’s Degree in Law, LL.M., 2016)
  • University of California Berkeley, U.S.A. (Business Law Certificate, 2016)

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Dispute resolution

Rodrigo Jijón-Letort, Juan Manuel Marchán and Edgar Ulloa Balladares lead Pérez Bustamante & Ponce‘s dispute resolution team, which is ‘uniquely suited to represent US-based companies and other multinational corporations facing the most complex and significant disputes in Ecuador‘ and has ‘decades of experience handling complex, cross-border litigation and international arbitration‘. The group’s expertise also include mediation and crisis management, while -bolstered by Marchán’s experience- it’s capabilities in the energy and infrastructure sectors are particuarly noteworthy. Jijón-Letort too, is highlighted and can draw on over 40 years’ experience in international and domestic litigation and arbitration. At associate level, public law specialist senior José David Ortiz is a key member of the group’s constitutional litigation practice; and fellow senior Maria Teresa Borja is also a noteworthy member of the team. Since publication, Ortiz and the litigation-focused Patricio Quevedo-Vergara have both been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2024.