Juan Carlos Herrera is a lawyer and arbitrator with extensive experience in Energy & Natural Resources, Foreign Investment, Corporate Law, Public International Law, and especially Dispute Resolution (both international and domestic).
He was part of an international legal team that advised a State on its negotiation strategy regarding fisheries subsidies within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Juan Carlos also worked at an international law firm, where he was involved in multiple cases concerning Public International Law, investment disputes, and international contracts.
Additionally, he has participated in international arbitration matters in the Netherlands.
He previously served as Acting Legal Director for the international consortium responsible for operating Quito’s first metro line.
Currently, he advises multinational corporations and local companies on the prevention, management, and resolution of disputes before arbitral tribunals, domestic courts, and in constitutional and administrative proceedings.
Juan Carlos is also the founder of the Ecuadorian Society of International Law (SEDI).
Master of Laws (LL.M.) International Dispute Resolution from the Université de Genève and the HEID in Switzerland. (Full Scholarship)
Master in Business Administration (MBA), UDLA Business School, Quito. (Future Leaders’ Scholarship)
Attorney at law (LL.B.) from the Universidad de las Américas, Quito.
Certificate in Public International Law from the Hague Academy of International Law.
Diploma in Data-Driven Innovation from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Certificate in ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) from Bloomberg.
Certificate in Financial Markets from Bloomberg
Certificate in Questioning of Fact Witnesses in International Arbitration by the FIAA – Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Geneva, Switzerland.
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