Luis Carlos Fernández
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Labour & Employment
Band 3
About
Provided by Luis Carlos Fernández
Practice Areas
Labour & Employement
Dispute Resolution
Career
Luis Carlos specializes in a wide range of procedural matters, and has significant knowledge in contentious civil, commercial, labor and administrative processes. He also has vast experience in arbitration proceedings as both a judge and as a party.
He has participated in various processes with trade associations and has negotiated collective bargaining agreements for large companies in Ecuador.
Luis Carlos has served as associate justice of the Civil and Mercantile Chamber of the Provincial Court of Justice, arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce of Quito, and Chair of Procedural Law at two universities.
He has participated in high-profile legal proceedings in Ecuador, in addition to being a legal advisor on corporate, business, and labor issues.
Education
Central University of Ecuador, 1994
Doctor in Jurisprudence
1990 - 1994
Awards
Key Partner in Labor
Latin Lawyer 250
2024
Arbitration - Excellent Civil and Commercial Litigation - Excellent Labor – Highly Recommended Arbitrator - Recommended
Leaders League
2024
Chambers Review
Latin America
Partner Luis Carlos Fernández garners market recognition for his work in the Ecuadorian labour and employment field.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Luis Carlos Fernández is a very savvy and structured lawyer. He shows lots of experience and commercial know-how in labour laws in Ecuador."
"Luis Carlos Fernández is a very savvy and structured lawyer. He shows lots of experience and commercial know-how in labour laws in Ecuador."