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Band 2

Real Estate

Ecuador

4 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Santiago Alban

Latin America

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Public Procurement

Foreign Investment

Dispute Resolution

Career

Santiago is the Managing Partner, and Founding Partner at HEKA. He has more than 10 years’ experience in administrative law, public procurement, real estate, foreign investment, and dispute resolution. He advises national and international businesses, combining his significant knowledge of the public sphere with his strong connections to the private sector.

Santiago’s experience stands out for leadership roles in local and central government, as well as experience in law firms in Ecuador; including litigation at domestic and international courts, and large-scale national and international arbitration procedures.

In real estate, Santiago advises important Ecuadorian construction companies and real estate promoters on municipal regulatory matters, as well as on complex infrastructure contracts (BOT-DBOT-BOO), including public-private partnerships, joint ventures, and new engineering contracts (NECs).

Santiago graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador), with a minor in alternative dispute resolution methods. He holds a master’s in public administration from Brown University (USA) and a master’s in administrative law and public procurement from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar (Ecuador), currently a Business Administration enrolled student at the program PADE, for senior managers at IDE Business School in Ecuador. He is also a GCL alumnus from Georgetown University (USA), and a Global Shapers (WEF), Youthful Cities and Climate Reality Leader alumni.

Professional Memberships

- ALDEC (The Design Verification Company)

- IDEAS

- AIJA (The Design Verification Company)

- ILN (International Legal Network)

- Global Referral Network

Personal

Santiago enjoys triathlon, padel, squash, and polo as sports. He is an active member of civil society, member of non profit groups, and an AI enthusiast.

Languages Spoken

English - Proficient

Spanish - Native

Portuguese - Proficient

French - working capabilities

Education

Brown University

Master's degree, Public Affairs

2013 - 2015

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador

Master of Laws - LLM, Administrative Law and Public Procurement

2017 - 2019

Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Global Competitiveness and Leadership Program, Competitiveness and Leadership

2011 - 2011

American University

Summer Program, International Arbitration

2008 - 2008

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law

2005 - 2011

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