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Letort Rodrigo Jijón

Address: 

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
República de El Salvador 1082 y Naciones Unidas
Edificio Mansión Blanca, Torre Londres, piso 9
Quito, Ecuador

Phone Number: 
00 593 2260 666
Fax Number: 
00 593 2 258 038
Email: 
rjijon@pbplaw.com
Born: 
1959, Quito, Ecuador
Languages: 
English French Spanish
Nationalities: 
Ecuadorian
French
Education: 
Catholic University of Ecuador, Attorney, 1983; Catholic University of Ecuador, Doctor-at-Law, 1983; Tulane University, Master of Laws with major in International Business Transactions, 1983-1984; Harvard University, Negotiation for Lawyers, Summer Progra
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Quito Bar Association, 2002
Present Position: 
Partner and President of the Firm..
Professional Experience: 

Simón Bolívar Andean University, Professor, Master’s Degree in Financial Law, l998-2003; San Francisco de Quito University, Professor of Civil Procedure, 1998-2011; Catholic University of Ecuador, Professor of Civil Procedure, 1986-1997; Catholic University of Ecuador, Assistant Dean of Law School, 1995-1997.

Professional Associations: 

First President of the Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute. Quito Bar Association as a Members and as part of Court of Honor tribunals.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

More than 25 arbitration proceedings at different arbitration centers in Ecuador; President of the arbitration tribunals in sevaral of those proceedings; President of the ICSID Arbitration Tribunal in IBM v. Republic of Ecuador.

Arbitration Experience: 

Quito Chamber of Commerce, arbitrator, 1994-todate; Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce, arbitrator, from the foundation of the arbitration center to the present date; Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, arbitrator, 2003-to-date; International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICSID, President of Board of Arbitration, IBM v. Republic of Ecuador; Mediation and arbitration trainer; Litigator in a large number of national and international arbitration proceedings; Designated as expert in Ecuador's law in several international arbitration proceedings and lawsuits.

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Aviation & Space Law
Company Law
Contracts
Insurance
Litigation
Sports
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Author of the book "Apuntes de la Oralidad en el Proceso Civil Ecuatoriano”; “Breves refleciones sobre el ‘Arbitraje fast track’” at Revista Ecuatoriana de Arbitraje 2010; Articles published in different international arbitration magazines.