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López Ribadeneira Mora

Latin America Guide 2024

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López Ribadeneira Mora

López Ribadeneira Mora

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Latin America

LÓPEZ RIBADENEIRA MORA is No. 1 law firm in Ecuador for Administrative Litigation, as certified by international rankings. The firm is fundamentally a strong and solid team of legal professionals specialized in judicial dispute resolution, arbitration, and mediation, as well as in corporate advisory services. The team includes lawyers with over 18 years of experience in Ecuador. Through their legal guidance, representation, and support, they safeguard the clients´s interests, add value and profitability to companies and projects, and ensure compliance with Ecuadorian business regulations. The firm offer personalized, direct treatment, maintaining close client relationships while adhering to the law.


  • The firm has been consistently ranked No. 1 by LEADERS LEAGUE as the best Administrative Litigation firm in Ecuador for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. They have also received the distinction as Highly Recommended Firm in Ecuador for Commercial Litigation during the same years. The firm is especially recognized for our expertise and successes in litigations against public entities in Ecuador. The rankings for 2023 are forthcoming.


  • The renowned English publication LEGAL500 has consistently ranked the firm as a top Dispute Resolution firm in Ecuador, emphasizing their involvement and experience in representing domestic corporations in litigation for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.


  • The firm is ranked in Chambers Latin America 2024. Partner Daniel López S. has also been recognized by Chambers and Partners as a recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution and Public Law in Ecuador for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.


As a recent highlight, the firm successfully participated in a public bid and secured the representation of the National Superintendency of Banks in a high-profile trial. They were selected as one of the premier litigation firms in Ecuador to defend the National Superintendency of Banks in a case against the Isaias brothers, former owners of the largest bank in Ecuador (Filanbanco), who filed a 2 billion USD punitive damages lawsuit against Ecuador. This trial marked the highest monetary value case involving a public entity in Ecuador's history. The firm's selection for this bid was a result of Daniel López Suárez's and Sebastián Mora's extensive experience and specialization in administrative and public litigation. The quantity and quality of administrative litigation cases handled by these two partners also played a crucial role in the firm's selection. Winning this bid reaffirmed the firm's exceptional position as a leading administrative litigation firm in Ecuador.


The Dispute Resolution and Public Law departments manages administrative law disputes and arbitration in various sectors including Public Procurement, Construction, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Consultancy, Public Services, Punitive Damages, Oil, Agriculture, Telecommunications, and the Commercial Sector. They provide administrative and judicial support to local and foreign companies, with a focus on representing clients in trials against public sector entities. The team occasionally have represented public entities in administrative litigation and dispute resolution processes. Their expertise also extends to Arbitration and Mediation (civil, commercial, contentious-administrative).


The team has been hired by foreign companies, organizations and international law firms to issue opinions on Ecuadorian legislation and specific cases, as an example Daniel López, partner of this firm was hired by one of the largest worldwide law firms to give legal opinion on concession contracts and public-private partnerships in Ecuador. The firm has also been selected as a local practitioners and ally by international law firms to sponsor Ecuadorian public companies in international arbitration processes, as well as for public private partnerships bids.


The firm represents the Latin American Privacy Association (ALAP - Data Protection) in Ecuador. Partners are active members of prestigious legal guilds and professional associations both nationally and internationally. They are part of the Latin American Arbitration Association, the Ibero-American Network of Public Procurement, the Ecuadorian Institute of Administrative Law, the Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration, the National Forum of Lawyers, the Bar Association of Pichincha, and collaborate with the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AEI) in Ecuador.


Partners María de Lourdes Maldonado, Sebastián Mora, and Daniel López serve as arbitrators in the Arbitration and Mediation Centers of Fedexpor and the Chamber of Commerce in Quito. Daniel López S. serves as the director of the Fedexpor Arbitration and Mediation Center and is included in its list of arbitrators. He is also listed as an arbitrator for the Arbitration and Mediation Center of UEES-Guayaquil and CENAMACO Quito.


Partner Felipe Ribadeneira served as the President of the Ecuadorian Business Committee and President of the Board of the National Federation of Exporters. Since 2015, he has been recognized by notable specialized media as one of the most influential businessmen with the strongest corporate reputation. He has received recognition from América Economía Ecuador, Revista Vistazo, and other sources, with his specialization in Foreign Trade.

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Ecuador - Head office

López Ribadeneira Mora rankings

Latin America Guide 2024
Ecuador
Public Law
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Public Law
4
Public Law
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Daniel López Suárez
3
Daniel López Suárez
3
Band 3
Other Lawyers
Lawyers
Felipe Ribadeneira
Felipe Ribadeneira
Unranked
María de Lourdes Maldonado
María de Lourdes Maldonado
Unranked
Sebastian Mora
Sebastian Mora
Unranked