Andrés Zapater is an Ecuadorian lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in corporate legal advice, corporate law, compliance, litigation, public procurement and legal representation of companies.
His career combines legal practice, business management and direct relationships with leading companies and institutions in Latin America. He has held management and legal representation roles in national and international organisations, as well as in projects linked to strategic sectors such as banking, insurance, energy, hydrocarbons, industry, technology, executive training and business services. Andrés is currently General Manager of ADEN Ecuador.
His profile brings a wealth of legal and business experience, coupled with an international outlook focused on identifying, developing and supporting business and investment opportunities for Latin American and US clients with interests in Spain.
He has been working with our firm as Of Counsel since 2026.
• Commercial and Corporate
• Litigation & Arbitration
• Compliance
• Public Law
• Renewable energies
• ICT and Internet
• Logistics
• Expert Diploma in Compliance accredited by the World Compliance Association | 2022
• Executive Compliance Programme at George Washington University | 2022
• Master’s Degree in Compliance and Risk from Aden University, Panama, and Euncet Business School at the Polytechnic School of Catalonia | 2021
• Training Programme for Lawyers from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA | 1999 · Doctor of Jurisprudence and Lawyer of the Courts of the Republic of Ecuador from the Central University of Ecuador | 1999
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public and Social Sciences from the Central University of Ecuador | 1997
• Of Counsel at Santiago Mediano | 2026 – present
• Enforcement Secretary and external litigation solicitor at Banco del Pacífico (Ecuador) | 2022 – 2026
• General Manager at Aden Business School (Ecuador) | 2021 – present
• Legal representative in Ecuador for various European companies (IGN-FIT, Sistemas Abiertos de Información Geográfica, S.L., IGN FI, Geofit, IEM Group, Iteco Oilfield Supply Group) | 2012–2021
