Ofelia

Ofelia

Vera -Lara

Senior Associate

Environmental

Ofelia

A lawyer with more than 10 years of experience in environmental law

Ofelia has held roles at public and private institutions throughout her career. She has solid experience in environmental law, having served as the Guayas Provincial Commissioner for the Environment and having participated as a speaker at numerous specialist events.

Languages

Spanish

English

Admissions

Ecuador

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2025-present)

Senior Associate, Pástor Law Firm, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2022-2025)

Legal Manager – Head of Guayaquil Office, Meythaler & Zambrano, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2019-2022)

External Counsel for Enforced Collection, Ecuadorian Social Security Institute - IESS, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2019-2020)

Guayas Provincial Commissioner for the Environment, Autonomous Decentralized Government of Guayas, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2015-2019)

Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2010)

Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (Master’s in Constitutional Law, 2015)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 2024 - Ecuador Q&A

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 2024 - Ecuador Q&A, Chambers & Partners, 2024