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Having more than 20 years of professional experience, Andrés has significant knowledge and experience in both the public and private sectors. In recent years, he has focused on providing legal consulting services to large oil and mining companies operating in Ecuador. In Oil & Gas, he has provided specialized support at all levels of the crude production and distribution chain (exploration-exploitation, transportation, distribution and sale).
In addition to advising on clients’ standard operations, his practice extends to tailoring strategies for the progressive development of investments and for dispute and conflict resolution. He has vast experience in public service in Ecuador – for seven years, Andrés held the positions of Secretary of Hydrocarbons and Legal Manager of Petroamazonas EP (the main public oil & gas exploration and exploitation company in Ecuador), and was also a negotiator for the Ecuadorian State in oil and mining contracts, among other activities and consulting provided for the Ministry of Non-Renewable Natural Resources.
Javier Robalino Orellana is a partner of ROBALINO Abogados and leads the Arbitration practice. He has been recognized as the only Eminent Practitioner in the Corporate area in Ecuador by the renowned Chambers magazine. In 2020, he became a member of the Circle of Presidents of the Council of the Americas.
In 2011, Javier started an independent practice that continues to the present under his name and leadership. For more than two decades, he has represented multinationals in various local and international commercial and investment disputes.
Javier has participated in various cases under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, CIAC (International Commission on Commercial Arbitration), ICC and CAM-Santiago regulations, among others, and in cases of International Public Law under the rules of the WTO, the Andean Community (CAN) and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
