Practice Areas
With a focus on Private Law, Mateo advises clients across various sectors and contributes to complex dispute resolution efforts, both in court and in domestic arbitral forums.
Mateo is a legal assistant at Coronel & Pérez and has completed two years of legal studies at Universidad Austral in Argentina. He is now finishing his law degree at Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) in Ecuador.
Experience
Corporate Law
Conducted due diligence processes for foreign companies exploring investment opportunities in Ecuador.
Member of the legal team advising a multinational corporation on contractual and regulatory matters.
Member of the legal team advising a multinational mining company on labor, investment, and compliance matters.
Member of the legal team advising a multinational telecommunications company on the feasibility of claiming payments related to satellite network usage.
Arbitration and Litigation
Assisted in a domestic arbitration involving a real estate company in a breach of contract claim exceeding USD 1 million.
Member of the legal team representing a French multinational in litigation against the Office of the Comptroller General of Ecuador, involving a USD 700,000 challenge of audit findings.
Member of the legal team that defended a local tourism company in a tort dispute over acts of unfair competition and alleged damages.
Member of the legal team representing a contractor in a civil proceeding for the nullity of a mortgage agreement with a multinational company.
Member of the legal team representing a foreign creditor in the enforcement of a mortgage against a domestic construction company.
Participated in the review and analysis of expert reports in international arbitrations involving clients in the oil & gas and pharmaceutical industries.
Participated in several tax litigation proceedings against the National Customs Service of Ecuador relating to retroactively applied tax assessments.
Member of the legal team involved in constitutional proceedings between private parties and public authorities.
ember of the legal team advising a national holding company in a dispute over excessive charges by a state-owned utility provider.
Credentials
Memberships
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Academic Career
Career
Education
Universidad Austral, Argentina (2019-2021)
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo – UEES (2021–present)
Languages
Ingles
Español