Leonidas Villagran

  • Senior Partner and Director of Villagran Lara. Fluent in English.
  • Juris doctor, with honors from the University of Guayaquil,
  • Coordination of all proceedings of the firm at the national level, whether civil, criminal, administrative, constitutional, etc.
  • LL.M. in International Maritime Law with distinction from the World Maritime University
  • Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Prize,
  • LL.M. in Constitutional law by The Espiritu Santo University UEES,
  • Postgraduate diploma in Marine Insurance from the World Maritime University
  • Postgraduate diploma in International Trade by the Catholic University of Guayaquil
  • President of the Maritime law commission of the Andean countries Bar Association
  • Director and professor of Maritime postgraduate programs, University of the Pacific
  • Former senior advisor for the Council of the Judiciary,
  • Former Undersecretary for the Ministry of Government,
  • Former Regional Manager for the Ecuador Development Bank
  • Former Regional Coordinator for the Judiciary reform in Ecuador
  • Professor and lecturer in several universities as Beijing Language and Culture University, Espi­ritu Santo University of Guayaquil, Metropolitan University, Catholic University of Guayaquil, ULACIT Costa Rica