Rodrigo Jijón-Letort > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Y MIGUEL H ALCÍVAR
CENTRO EMPRESARIAL LAS CÁMARAS, TORRE B, OFICINA 904
GUAYAQUIL
Ecuador
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Rodrigo Jijón-Letort
Work Department
Rodrigo Jijón leads our Dispute Resolution practice. He is recognized as a seasoned litigator and arbitrator in the Ecuadorian and international markets with a remarkable track record. He represents local and foreign clients in matters ranging from investment protection to contractual, civil, environmental and constitutional matters. Clients applaud his strategic and implacable approach to his cases, while he is forthcoming with his clients and team in stressful situations
Rodrigo is a professor of procedural law and arbitration at several Ecuadorian universities. He has contributed numerous articles on procedural law and arbitration to several specialized local and international publications, and is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences on procedural law and arbitration around the world
He was a former president and is currently vice president of the Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute and a full member of the Ecuadorian Procedural Law Institute. He has also been a member of the Court of Honor of the Quito Bar Association
Position
Partner
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (1983 – present)
- Frequent speaker at national and international conferences (present)
- Professor of Civil Procedure, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2000 – present)
- Arbitrator, Quito Chamber of Commerce, Ecuador (2003 – present)
- Arbitrator, Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce, Quito (2000 – present)
- Arbitrator, Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission, IACAC (2017 – present)
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1983)
- Tulane University, Law School (Master’s Degree in Law with specialization in International Business Transactions, LL.M., 1984)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Dispute resolution
(Hall of Fame)Noted for its ‘experience and its passion for defending the interests of its clients’, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce excels in litigation and arbitration proceedings (at the domestic and international level) arising from commercial, civil and administrative disputes. Co-head Rodrigo Jijón-Letort
stands out for his longstanding experience in mediation, judicial litigation and arbitration. He oversees the practice alongside Juan Manuel Marchán, who shines in arbitration cases involving the infrastructure, oil and gas and energy sectors, and Edgar Ulloa-Balladares, who focuses on litigation arising from civil, commercial, administrative, environmental and constitutional disputes. Patricio Quevedo-Vergara is recommended for litigation before the Supreme Court. The team was further strengthened by the addition of litigator Roberto Carmigniani, who joined from Carmigniani Pérez Abogados in July 2023. The firm also fields a powerful team at associate director level, with the dual-qualified (Ecuador and New York) Javier Jaramillo-Troya focusing on domestic arbitration along with civil, commercial and administrative litigation; Maria Teresa Borja an up-and-coming name to note for international investment and commercial arbitration; and Ricardo Velasco, who in addition to his disputes practice also handles compliance, anti-corruption and public contracting. Since publication, Jaramillo-Troya and Velasco have been raised to the partnership; and Juan Carlos Darquea (litigation and arbitration) promoted to associate practice director – effective as of January and February 2025, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax