Francisco Dávila Caicedo > Bustamante Fabara > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Bustamante Fabara
Av. Patria
E4-69 y Amazonas
QUITO
Ecuador

Work Department

Constitutional, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Law, Public Procurement and Concessions

Position

Francisco is a senior associate at BUSTAMANTE FABARA. He focuses his practice on conflict resolutions; he represents and provides counsel to domestic and foreign clients in contentious administrative and civil lawsuits, as well as arbitral disputes.

Francisco has a remarkable experience as a litigator. He has represented foreign companies on complex disputes concerning public procurement, in addition to contractual and noncontractual civil liability.

Francisco is a renowned full professor at the Universidad de los Hemisferios in the subject of Executive and Enforcement Proceedings, is a member of the Subcommittee of Young Arbitrators of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and Vice President of the “Young Ecuadorian Attorneys” of said chamber.

Career

  • 2022 – Present: Senior Associate, BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
  • 2021: Intermediate Associate, BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
  • 2016 – 2021: Junior Associate, Fabara & Compañía Abogados.

Languages

English

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Dispute resolution

Bustamante Fabara‘s team excels in commercial litigation and arbitration. Of particular note is the firm’s expertise in insurance litigation, an area of specialism for group leader Mariana Villagomez Álvarez, who jointly heads the department alongside José Bustamante and managing partner María Rosa Fabara. The team continues to evolve since the merger between Bustamante & Bustamante and Fabara & Compañía in November 2021, with industries of interest for the team in 2022 including the power and infrastructure sectors. As a group, there is demonstrable expertise in representing clients before courts at all levels, from local civil courts to appellate courts. Other key practitioners include up-and-coming partner Hugo García Larriva, a June 2023 hire from Carmigniani Pérez Abogados); and associate Francisco Dávila Caicedo, who is frequently active in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.