Emilio Suárez

· Public Law

· Constitutional Law

· Regulatory Law

· Administrative Law

· Dispute Resolution

· Mining Law

· Energy & Natural Resources

· Corporate Law

· Durini & Guerrero Abogados — Partner (since 2015); General Manager (since 2017).

· Universidad San Francisco de Quito and Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar — Professor of Constitutional Law and Constitutional Processes (undergraduate and postgraduate).

· Trainer of judges, prosecutors and public officials on constitutional, regulatory and environmental matters for international organisations.

· Chamber of Industries and Production — Member of the Legal Committee.

· Ecuador Bar Forum (Foro de Abogados del Ecuador).

· Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law — Ecuador Section.

· Corporation of Environmental Law Studies (Corporación de Estudios en Derecho Ambiental).

· "Acción de protección, requisitos de admisibilidad y procedibilidad", artículo publicado en el libro “Las Garantías Jurisdiccionales en el Ecuador”, Editorial Corporación de Estudios y Publicaciones, Quito. (2021)

Análisis de la sentencia No. 282-13-JP/19 respecto a la titularidad de los derechos del Estado. Publicado en el blog de la Revista de Derecho del Estado de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. (2019)

Tipos de sentencias sujetas al sistema de selección y revisión de la Corte Constitucional. Artículo publicado en la Revista Jurídica “Ruptura No. 59” de la Asociación de Estudiantes de Derecho de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. (2016)

· “El bloque de constitucionalidad en el Ecuador”. Publicado en la página web de la Revista INDICIUM, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador https://indiciumnace.wordpress.com/ (2015)

· “Acción Extraordinaria de Protección frente a Justicia Indígena”. Publicado en la página del Centro de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad de las Américas. http://blogs.udla.edu.ec/centroderechoconstitucional/ensayosconstitucionales/aep-frente-a-justicia-indigena-emilio-esteban-suarez-salazar/ (2012)

Emilio focuses on complex constitutional and regulatory matters and on advising strategic projects, particularly in the mining, energy and natural-resources sectors. He supports companies and projects across their life cycle — legal viability, permitting, participation and consultation processes, regulatory-risk management and the prevention and defence of constitutional and administrative disputes — and litigates jurisdictional guarantees and constitutional actions tied to business activity and investment, weighing the legal, operational, social and reputational context of each matter.

He has advised clients in the mining, energy, financial, securities, insurance, medical and pharmaceutical sectors, and forms part of the firm's team producing expert opinions on Ecuadorian constitutional, administrative and procedural law for domestic and international arbitration. His combined experience in public law, regulation, litigation and corporate matters lets him understand a client's operation as a whole and design solutions that can be implemented in practice.

He has also been engaged by various international organizations to provide training to judges, prosecutors, and public officials on environmental and constitutional matters, further strengthening his recognition as a leading practitioner in these fields.

Emilio complements his professional practice with academia. He teaches Constitutional Law and Constitutional Procedures at both undergraduate and graduate levels at Universidad San Francisco de Quito and Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. He is a frequent speaker at specialized forums on constitutional law and an active member of the Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law – Ecuador Section. He also serves as an official member of the Legal Committee of the Chamber of Industries and Production.