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Alegría Jijón-Andrade

Director · Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

EcuadorInternational Arbitration, Investment ArbitrationSpanish, English

About

Director at Pérez Bustamante & Ponce specializing in dispute resolution, with a focus on international commercial and investment arbitration. She is admitted to practice in Ecuador, Spain and New York, has acted in ICC and ICSID proceedings as well as UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitrations, and is active in local litigation, the execution of foreign awards and international business transactions; she also teaches arbitration at Universidad de los Hemisferios.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationInvestment ArbitrationCommercial ArbitrationLitigationEnforcement (Foreign Judgments & Awards)International Business Transactions

Office

Expertise

ICC arbitrationsICSID (investor‑state) arbitrationsUNCITRAL ad hoc arbitrationsEnforcement of foreign awards and judgments (Ecuador)Local litigationCross‑border commercial disputesArbitration teaching/academia

Education

  • Universidad de Navarra, Spain (Law Degree, 2010)
  • Harvard University, Law School, U.S.A. (Visiting Academic Researcher, 2010)
  • New York University, Law School, U.S.A. (LL.M. in Global Business Law, 2013)
  • National University of Singapore (LL.M. in International Comparative Law, 2013)
  • Universidad de los Hemisferios, Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2014)

Admissions

  • Ecuador
  • Spain
  • New York

Languages

SpanishEnglish