{"id":354,"date":"2018-05-13T23:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T23:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laudenlaw.com\/profesionales\/francisco-xavier-paredes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:53:56","slug":"francisco-paredes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laudenlaw.com\/en\/people\/francisco-paredes\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Paredes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;page_head&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;People&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_raw_html]JTVCQnJlYWRjcnVtYiU1RA==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;main&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526257036926{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5795&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;profile&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Francisco Xavier Paredes, Ph.D&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;91&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"tel:+13019179712\">+1 301 917 9712 (US)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;91&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"tel:+593988172123\">+593 988 172123 (EC)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;89&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"mailto:Fparedes@laudenlaw.com\">fparedes@laudenlaw.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Francisco X. Paredes is a partner at Laudenlaw USA and Ecuador. He is a specialist in dispute resolution, with a high profile in investment, international law, criminal activities, commercial and international arbitration. He has a strong background in international law and negotiation, with a particular focus on cases involving Sovereign States, public institutions, and transnational investment. Francisco has also extensive experience in local litigation under constitutional law.<\/p>\n<p>He has represented parties in large disputes, as well as investors in Ecuador to help structuring investments in the country. Francisco has also represented clients in disputes arising out natural resources contracts, construction, mining and distribution. He has experience in cases involving multiple jurisdictions and rules (ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL).<\/p>\n<p>Francisco worked for several years in prestigious law firms in France and in the United States. Also, he worked for the Attorney General\u2019s Office in Ecuador, where he gained significant experience in international investment arbitration, and international corruption cases.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;gray_file&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526256555854{border-bottom-width: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Experience&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Relevant experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representing a Latin-American country in a commercial arbitration brought by a former concessionaire in the oil sector (UNCITRAL).<\/li>\n<li>Representing a Latin-American country in a negotiation with a transnational company regarding corruption allegations.<\/li>\n<li>Representing a Latin-American State and a State Owned Company in two commercial cases brought by two power-generation companies (ICC).<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company (ICSID).<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by Murphy Exploration and Production Company International (ICSID).<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by Burlington Resources, Inc. and others (ICSID).<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by Perenco Ecuador Limited (ICSID).<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in two cases before the Court of Justice of the Andean Community related to commercial measures.<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the negotiation of two international financial agreements.<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the investment arbitration brought by South American Silver Limited.<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the investment arbitration brought by Quiborax Ltd., Non-Metallic Minerals Ltd. and Mr. Allan Fosk Kapl\u00fan.<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by Empresa El\u00e9ctrica del Ecuador, Inc. (EMELEC) (U.S.)- (ICSID)<\/li>\n<li>Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the investment arbitration brought by LYNTON TRADING LTD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526256597147{border-bottom-width: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Education&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sorbonne University (Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne), Ph.D.<\/li>\n<li>Sorbonne University (Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne), Master in International Economic Law, (<em>Magna Cum Laude<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Sorbonne University (Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne), Master in International Law.<\/li>\n<li>Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Ecuador, Bachelor in Law, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;gray_file&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526256555854{border-bottom-width: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Admissions&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ecuador<\/li>\n<li>Special Legal Consultant (Washington D.C.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526256597147{border-bottom-width: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Languages&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<li>French<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;gray_file&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526256555854{border-bottom-width: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Publications&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La Ley para el Fomento Productivo fortalece el arbitraje internacional en el<br \/>\nEcuador, Revistra de arbitraje comercial y de inversiones, vol XI n\u00b03, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador flexibiliza sus reglas de arbitraje internacional para atraer inversiones, Revista de Arbitraje de la Comunidad Iberoamericana CIAR, October 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Derecho Internacional Privado, Cap\u00edtulo Ecuador, with A. Galindo, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Arbitraje internacional en el Ecuador y las condiciones de arbitrabilidad, Los 20 a\u00f1os de la Ley ecuatoriana del arbitraje, ICC, with A. Galindo, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>La conformit\u00e9 de l\u2019investissement au droit national, condition de sa protection internationale, ICSID Review \u2013 Foreign Investments Law Journal, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Cour de Cassation quashes decision that disregarded ICC rule on time limits to arbitrator challenges \u2013 2 takeaways, International Arbitration Newsletter, DLA Piper, September 2014, con M. Ostrove y M. Desplats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Memberships&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Bar Association<\/li>\n<li>American Society of International Law<\/li>\n<li>Institute for Transnational Arbitration<\/li>\n<li>American Bar Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;page_head&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;main&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;People&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_raw_html]JTVCQnJlYWRjcnVtYiU1RA==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;main&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526257036926{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5795&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;profile&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Francisco Xavier Paredes, Ph.D&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;91&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]+1 301 917 9712 (US)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;91&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]+593 988 172123 (EC)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;profile_data&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;89&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ic_small&#8221;][vc_column_text]fparedes@laudenlaw.com[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Francisco X. 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