Senior Associate
Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution
María Francisca specializes in corporate law and dispute resolution. In the corporate area, she works on merger and acquisition processes, complex contracts and commercial and investment law.
In dispute resolution, she participates in domestic and international arbitration and constitutional, administrative, civil and commercial litigation.
Spanish
English
Ecuador
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2017 – present)
Professor of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and Commercial Arbitration, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo – UEES, Samborondón, Ecuador (2021 – present)
Visiting Professor within the Master’s Degree in Business Law program of Company Contracts, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo – UEES, Samborondón, Ecuador (2021)
Senior Attorney, Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones CONECEL S.A., Guayaquil, Ecuador (2015 – 2016)
Advisor, National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance, Quito, Ecuador (2014 – 2015)
Senior Attorney, Proyecto Inmobiliario Ciudad Victoria, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2012 – 2014)
Legal Assistant, Estudio Jurídico Zavala Egas, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2011 – 2012)
Legal Assistant, Consulegis Abogados, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2010 – 2011)
New York University, New York, U.S.A. (LL.M. in International Legal Studies, 2017)
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2014)
"Maria Francisca Gallegos-Anda is a very good M&A lawyer and a talented negotiator."
"María Francisca Gallegos-Anda is a young lawyer and excellent professional."
14th Annual Emerging Scholarship Conference, scholar 2017
Dean’s List Award
Ecuador Bar Association
International Bar Association