Public Law
Latin America Guide 2025 : Ecuador
Band 1
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Provided by Durini & Guerrero Abogados
Durini & Guerrero Abogados is a leading constitutional law firm in Ecuador. Our solid legal team is qualified to advise local and foreign clients, both in the sponsorship of constitutional guarantees, as well as in public actions of unconstitutionality before the Constitutional Court. We also have extensive experience in consulting on constitutional matters at the local and international level.
In addition to being lecturers in several universities in Ecuador, our professionals are invited to participate in panels and conferences on constitutional law as speakers.
In this area, our services include:
Sponsorship in all instances of protection actions, precautionary measures, habeas data, habeas corpus and actions for access to public information.
Sponsorship of public actions of unconstitutionality before the Constitutional Court.
Sponsorship of extraordinary protection actions, actions for non-compliance of constitutional sentences and actions for non-compliance before the Constitutional Court.
Local and international legal consultancies on constitutional guarantees and constitutional control.
Local and international legal advice on constitutional reforms.
Advice and sponsorship in popular consultation processes.
Preparation of expert reports on constitutional matters for investment arbitration and proceedings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Chambers Review
Durini & Guerrero Abogados is a prestigious full-service firm in Ecuador with a solid reputation in public law. The department has a highly capable bench of lawyers with extensive experience advising on a range of complex public law matters, such as administrative sanctioning procedures, administrative appeals and mediation proceedings. The practice group is also skilled at handling damage liability cases and administrative permits for business operations. Durini & Guerrero caters to an impressive roster of clients from the mining, health and technological arenas.
Work Highlights
- Durini & Guerrero Abogados represented Víctor Manuel Fontana Zamora in his complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, following alleged commission of bribery.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Durini & Guerrero Abogados have the knowledge and resources to provide quality work. The team is attentive and keeps clients informed about developments and potential solutions."
"Durini & Guerrero Abogados are able to explain very complex, intricate matters in a way that anyone would be able to understand. They offer simple, successful strategies."
"Durini & Guerrero Abogados have the knowledge and resources to provide quality work. The team is attentive and keeps clients informed about developments and potential solutions."
"Durini & Guerrero Abogados are able to explain very complex, intricate matters in a way that anyone would be able to understand. They offer simple, successful strategies."
Notable Practitioners
Top-tier practitioner and co-head of department Juan Francisco Guerrero del Pozo holds a leading position in Ecuador's public law sphere. He is regularly called upon to assist with the filing of constitutional protection actions and lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of resolutions.
"Juan Francisco Guerrero del Pozo is permanently up to date in legal concepts. On a professional level what I can say is he has an invaluable professional ethic."
"Juan Francisco Guerrero del Pozo brings unique experience, practical and strategic insights, and ensures transparency and clarity in the matters."
Fast-ascending partner Emilio Suarez often aids clients in mandates relating to constitutional actions in the mining, medical, insurance and financial sectors in Ecuador.
"Emilio Suarez is a very professional lawyer with a remarkable knowledge of constitutional cases and a commitment to the rules of law."
Ranked Lawyers at
Durini & Guerrero Abogados
Ecuador