Gonzalo González > ECIJA GPA > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
ECIJA GPA Offices
AV. 12 DE OCTUBRE Y LINCOLN
OFICINA 1005
QUITO
Ecuador
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Gonzalo González
Work Department
Corporate/M&A, Dispute resolution: litigation and arbitration, Oil & Gas
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Managing partner of ECIJA GPA
Gonzalo began his career as a lawyer in 1985. He is a specialist in oil, gas, electricity, tax, public procurement, contract negotiation and national and international arbitration law.
He has completed several national and international courses and seminars, has been a university professor, author and co-author of various research papers, reforms and new legal bodies in the energy branch.
He was in charge of preparing the regulatory framework and legal framework for the Seventh Oil Round. He was a Consultant member and participant in the Commission for the elaboration of the reforms to the Hydrocarbons Law, member of the Commission appointed by the Minister of Energy and Mines and the World Bank to prepare the legal framework for modernization in the handling of the Commercialization of derivatives and operation of pipelines and terminals. (1995).
He has participated as an Advisory Lawyer in important projects within the tenders called by the electricity and oil sector.
Ecuadorian Petroleum State Corporation and PETROECUADOR, attorney for the attorney general and international trade, member of the procurement and contracting committees of CEPE, head of the advisory division, head of the contracts division, director of contracts, assistant manager and Head of the Legal Unit.
• Attorney General of PETROCOMERCIAL.
• Assistant and advisor to the Executive President of PETROECUADOR.
• Lawyer adviser on important projects within the tenders called by the electricity and oil sector.
• Board member and vice president of the Quito Chamber of Commerce (2004-2007).
• Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Quito
• Arbitrator of the Center of Arbitration and Mediation Chamber of Commerce of Quito
• ADR Commission President, ICC Ecuador Chapter
Languages
Spanish
Memberships
Member of the AIPN Board of Directors. Board member and vice president of the Quito Chamber of Commerce (2004-2010). President of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Quito Chamber of Commerce and Arbitrator of said center and Member and President of the Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (ADR) of the ICC Chapter Ecuador. External and internal lawyer of several national and international oil companies, currently chairs the Petroleum Commission of Ecuador, free exercise of the profession of lawyer, in the branches of National and International Arbitration, Public Procurement, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas.
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
(Leading partners)Noted for its participation in the ‘main hydrocarbon projects of the last 10 years, which have had a significant impact on the development of the industry in Ecuador‘, ECIJA GPA fields a diverse team of specialised lawyers with expertise in oil and gas, mining and renewable energy matters. The group acts for domestic and international clients, most notably from China, in contractual matters, investments, projects and contentious issues. A key contact for oil and gas and mining heavyweights, Gonzalo González advises on the acquisition of assets throughout South America and on the execution of contracts. Another name to note for oil and gas clients, Bayardo Poveda is active in cross-border M&A, financing deals and public contracting. Other key individuals in the team include Álvaro Ordoñez, who oversees the mining practice, and Gustavo Arrobo, who focuses on hydrocarbons matters.
Ecuador > Dispute resolution
Noted for its ‘high degree of experience’, the arbitration department at ECIJA GPA is active in domestic and international arbitration proceedings under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC and AAA/CIAC rules. Commercial and investment arbitration, as well as collection claims and judicial recovery are key strengths of the team, which predominantly acts for clients operating in the energy, construction, telecoms, and oil-and-gas sectors. In Quito, Juan Carlos Montenegro focuses on civil litigation, while Blanca Gomez De La Torre oversees the arbitration department. Gonzalo González, who specialises in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, Jaime Dousdebes, who handles constitutional and public procurement matters, and Christel Gaibor are other names to note in the same office. Byron Sotomayor heads the dispute resolution team in Guayaquil, while Xavier Molina and Sebastián López are key contacts in Cuenca, and Ingrid Rodríguez oversees the civil litigation department in Manta.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy and natural resources Ecuador
- Leading partners Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
- Dispute resolution Ecuador