Alegría

Alegría

Jijón-Andrade

Director

Dispute Resolution

Alegría

Alegría specializes in dispute resolution, specifically international commercial and investment arbitration, and is admitted to practice in Ecuador, Spain, and New York.

Alegría has participated in international arbitrations administered by the ICC, CIAC, ICSID, and ad hoc arbitrations subject to UNCITRAL rules in various sectors such as construction, energy, mining, oil, commercial, government contracts, insurance, among others. She is also active in local arbitration. She has extensive experience in judicial litigation related to arbitration, such as annulment proceedings and enforcement of foreign and local awards. She also advises companies in pre-litigation negotiation and mediation processes.

Alegría has been an international arbitrator at the International Arbitration Center of Madrid (CIAM). She is president of the Ecuadorian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club. She is co-chair of the Woman Way in Arbitration youth group. She is secretary of the Permanent Observatory on the State of Arbitration in Latin America (ALARB). She is a collaborator for Ecuador at the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. She is a professor of Arbitration and Legal Research Techniques at Universidad Hemisferios and coach of the arbitration team.

Languages

Spanish

English

Admissions

Ecuador

Spain

New York

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2013 – present)

Professor of Arbitration, Universidad Hemisferios, Quito, Ecuador (2017 – present)

Lawyer, Uría Menéndez, Madrid, Spain (2010 – 2011)

In-house lawyer, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Quito Chamber of Commerce (2010)

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 Hemisferios, Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2014)

Chambers Latin America 2025 (Dispute Resolution)

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"Alegria Jijón gives a feeling of being constantly attended to, with solidity in her judgement. She responds quickly but gets to the bottom of the matter, which helps to leave no loose ends."

Chambers Latin America 2024 (Dispute Resolution)

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"Alegria Jijón is a rising star. She is very knowledgeable, commercial, and practical. Her training and experience in multiple jurisdictions brings great value to clients. She is also a champion of gender diversity in the region."

The Legal 500, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (Dispute Resolution)

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"Recommended"

GAR 100, 2021 and 2022

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Named in as a member of the PBP team, which is part of the world’s top 100 arbitration teams.

LL.M. in International Comparative Law

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Dean’s Award, 2013 at the National University of Singapore

LL.M. in Global Business Law

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Dean’s Award, 2013, the New York University

Who’s Who Legal 2023 and 2022 Global Guide(Arbitration Future Leaders category).

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Alegría has “outstanding experience and expertise in international arbitration.” She is “very meticulous in her approach” and “has

Ecuador Bar Association

International Bar Association

New York Bar Association

Madrid Bar Association

Spanish Arbitration Club