René De Sola > Tobar ZVS > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Insurance

Position

Partner

Career

René De Sola Quintero is a partner in the Insurance and Special Projects Practice at Tobar ZVS. He joined the Firm in 2018 and has more than 22 years of experience in the insurance area.

He advises insurance companies, reinsurance companies, prepaid medical companies, insurance producer advisors, claims adjusters, and companies in general in connection with their insurance programs.

He has served as Legal Director for Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela) at Liberty Mutual, as well as Legal and Compliance Manager for Liberty Seguros S.A. (Quito, Ecuador) and Regional Legal Manager for Latina Seguros y Reaseguros C.A. (Quito, Ecuador).

– Recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 since 2021.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

– Member of the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA).

– Member of the Council of the Interamerican Bar Association.

– Professor at Universidad de Los Hemisferios in the subject “Civil and Commercial Contracts.”

– Professor of insurance at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar in the Master for Finance, Securities, and Insurance.

Education

– Andrés Bello Catholic Lawyer (Caracas, Venezuela 1995).

– Revalidated his law degree at Universidad de las Americas (Quito, Ecuador 2008).

– Master of Law (LLM) in international business at American University (Washington, D.C. 1999).

– Specialization in Criminal and Criminological Sciences at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela 2001).

– Mediator by Universidad de Los Hemisferios and Centro de Mediación Mediatores (Quito, Ecuador 2019).

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Dispute resolution

Led by Oscar Vela, Tobar ZVS‘ dispute resolution unit utilises mediation to resolve most of its clients’ disputes. Sector strengths for the group include mining, insurance, food and drink, plant breeding and construction, among others. A key addition to the group in 2022 was Marielena Zary, who is particularly known for her work in insurance disputes and supports René De Sola, who is also extremely active in insurance cases.