Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Javier specializes in dispute resolution, particularly litigation, domestic and international arbitration and international procurement. He is admitted to practice in Ecuador and New York.

As a litigator, Javier has advised multinational companies on complex disputes concerning public contracts, civil and commercial contracts, construction, telecommunications and civil liability.

As for domestic arbitration, Javier has represented clients in various industries in arbitration proceedings and actions for the annulment and enforcement of arbitral awards.

In international arbitration, Javier has advised clients in commercial arbitration proceedings under ICC and ICDR rules and investor-state arbitration under ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC and ECT rules. He has also represented clients in actions for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and awards under international treaties and local laws.

Before joining the firm, Javier worked as an international associate at Latham & Watkins’ International Arbitration Unit in Paris.

He is currently an arbitration secretary at Quito’s main arbitration centers.

Director

Pérez, Bustamante & Ponce (2015 – present) Arbitration Secretary, Quito Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center, Ecuador (2015 – 2017) Professor of Tort Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2018 – present) Professor of Arbitration Proceedings, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2016 – present) Professor of Oral Litigation, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2014 – present) Submissions Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, U.S.A. (2013 – 2014) International Attorney, International Arbitration Department, Latham & Watkins LLP, Paris, France (2014 – 2015) Associate, Jaramillo Dávila Abogados, Quito, Ecuador (2011 – 2013)

Spanish, English

International Bar Association New York State Bar Association Ecuador Bar Association

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, summa cum laude and valedictorian, 2011) Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (Advanced Specialist in Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods, best graduate, 2011) Harvard University, Law School, U.S.A. (Master’s Degree in Law, LL.M., Dean Scholar Prize Award, 2014)