Felipe

Felipe

Castro-Zurita

Associate

Dispute Resolution

Felipe

Felipe is part of our Dispute Resolution team.

Felipe concentrates his practice in the firm’s dispute resolution practice area.

Felipe is involved in advising and representing clients in litigation and domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He has worked on cases in areas such as energy, construction, transport, M&A and software, advising local and international companies on complex disputes. Likewise, Felipe’s practice includes advising on disputes related to public contracts, civil and commercial contracts, and civil liability. He also advises on the enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitration awards.   

Felipe has also worked as a secretary in international arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the Madrid International Arbitration Center - Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIAM-CIAR). He is a member of the main arbitration forums at a local and international level.

Languages

Spanish

English

Admissions

Ecuador

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2024–present)

International Intern, Adell & Merizalde, Bogotá, Colombia, (2023)

Coordinator, Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration, Quito, Ecuador (2021–2023)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2023)

Summa cum laude, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2023)

Más Menos

Best research paper of the class, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2023)

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Young ITA (Regional Contributor)

Ecuadorian Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (ECUVYAP)

Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB)

Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration

Club Español e Iberoamericano de Arbitraje (CEIA)

Recognition of Foreign Awards in Ecuador: A Long-Standing Discussion That is Finally Settled

 Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2024

Ecuador y el Convenio CIADI: una historia de idas y vueltas

(Spanish), Iurgium No 50, 2024

Efectos de la notificación de la solicitud de arbitraje con relación a la mora y prescripción

(Spanish), Revista Ecuatoriana de Arbitraje No. 14, 2024

Una cosa por otra: ¿ante qué remedios contractuales es eficaz la excepción de contrato no cumplido?

(Spanish), Iuris Dictio No. 32, 2023