Estefania Lopez-Verdu > 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
Estefania Lopez-Verdu
Work Department
Estefanía specializes in infrastructure, contracts and public procurement. She has been actively involved in various delegations to private enterprise through public-private partnerships, strategic alliances and concessions, guiding clients from the presentation of private initiatives to the execution of contracts..
At PBP and during her time as an in-house attorney at a major international engineering and construction company, she has worked on multiple tenders and the negotiation and follow-up of contracts. She has worked on various financing processes with international banks and entities to develop infrastructure projects in Ecuador.
She has helped companies to restructure their internal supplier procurement processes by preparing model contracts and procurement procedures, facilitating negotiations and reducing contractual disputes. She is experienced in negotiating and structuring construction contracts with FIDIC standards (International Federation of Consulting Engineers).
Position
Partner
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce, Associate (2010-2012), (2015-present).
- Important engineering and construction company, in-house attorney (2012-2015).
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
Education
- Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain (Visiting student, 2006 – 2007)
- Boston University, U.S.A. (Summer Legal Institute in London, 2008 – 2009)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2010)
- Duke University, U.S.A. (Master’s Degree in Law, LL.M., 2011)
- International Federation of Consulting Engineers, FIDIC (Course on the practical use of FIDIC contracts, 2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Energy and natural resources
(Leading associates)‘Distinguished for its comprehensive approach and deep knowledge of the sector’, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce possesses a strong track record in major oil and gas, mining, electricity and renewable projects in Ecuador. A popular destination for hydrocarbon players, the team often advises on tenders for the processing of LNG-to-power projects and the negotiation of contracts with the Ministry of Energy and Mines and national oil company Petroecuador. The practice is also active in environmental, tax, financing and litigation matters in the mining sector, as well as private investments in the power segment. Francisco Roldán-Cobo
is a reference for clients from the oil, gas and electricity segments, while Sebastián Pérez-Arteta has a strong track record in landmark transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Jaime Zaldumbide-Serrano is experienced in oil, mining and alternative energy projects; Sebastián Cortez focuses on regulatory matters and renewable energy project development; and María Isabel Aillón advises on investments in the mining and oil and gas spaces. Other noteworthy individuals include Estefania Lopez-Verdu, who assists with energy, infrastructure and public procurement mandates, and Patricio Albuja, who primarily focuses on oil and gas investments but is increasingly seen advising on alternative energy matters. Since publication, López-Verdú has been raised to the partnership; and the firm has significantly boosted it’s environmental law capabilities with the hire of specialist Rafael Pástor Vélez (plus three associates and four technical specialists) from his own boutique (Pástor); effective as of January and April 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