Hipatia Donoso > Tobar ZVS > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Tobar ZVS
AV 12 DE OCTUBRE N26-97 LINCOLN, EDIFICIO TORRE 1492, OF 1505
QUITO
Ecuador

Work Department

Intellectual Property and Anti-Piracy

Position

Director

Career

Hipatia Donoso is Head of the LegalTech Practice and actively participates in the M&A, Competition and Data Protection Practice at Tobar ZVS. She joined the Firm in 2012. She has more than 10 years of experience in corporate advisory including Intellectual Property.

As Head of the LegalTech Practice, Hipatia oversees the design and implementation of legal products anchored in technology by the trademark ExponentiaLaw®, using tools such as artificial intelligence, document automation and workflows, among others. The objective is developing scalable solutions that address a specific legal need of corporate clients.

Her professional practice also includes corporate advice in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) leading due diligence and contractual drafting. Additionally, she participates in the development of defense strategies in competition law matters and risk mitigation measures, as well as in the planning and execution of data protection programs.

Her most recent advisory work has focused on the hydroelectric, automotive, mass consumption, floriculture and real estate sectors, among others.

  • “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 in M&A and Data Protection.
  • “Excellent” by Leaders League in Data Protection.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

  • International Trademark Association (INTA) – Internet Committee Member.

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws by the Universidad de las Américas.
  • LLM Intellectual Property and Competition Law with a mention in Data Protection and New Technologies by the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich, Germany.

Comparative Guides

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