The Firm
TADIR Dispute Resolution is a law firm specialized in international arbitration and dispute resolution.
Our team has participated in international arbitrations under UNCITRAL, ICC, and ICSID rules, representing high-profile companies in international investment and commercial arbitrations. TADIR also specializes in other alternative dispute resolution methods, including mediation.
TADIR's main objective is to provide an excellent and personalized service focused exclusively on the resolution of our clients' disputes.
TADIR does not have other areas of practice, ensuring that one hundred percent of our attention is focused on our clients' disputes. By putting together teams strategically for each case, and because it is a firm based in Ecuador, TADIR is able to provide solutions that are cost-efficient and are competitive both nationally and internationally.
Nuestro Equipo
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Quito, Ecuador
David Toscano
Founding Partner
David Toscano is an international arbitration practitioner with experience in high profile cases under ICSID, ICC and UNCITRAL rules. David acts as counsel representing major foreign companies in international arbitrations in commercial and investment disputes. Previously, David worked in the Washington D.C. office of an important international law firm, and also acted as leader in the International Arbitration Department in one of the most prestigious law firms in Ecuador and the region.
David acts as Professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito Law School, teaching courses in Civil Law and Private International Law. He also has acted as professor in the International Arbitration Master’s Degree Program.
Studies
David has a Masters degree in Corporate Law (MCL) from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a Masters degree in European Union Competition Law from King’s College London (UK). David obtained his law degree from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where he also obtained a B.A. in International Relations.
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Guayaquil, Ecuador
Oscar Del Brutto
Partner
Oscar Del Brutto focuses his practice on arbitration and litigation, with experience in complex disputes at both the domestic and international levels. He acts as counsel and as a legal expert in arbitral and judicial proceedings, advising local and foreign companies in contractual disputes, including matters related to the oil and gas, mining, and energy sectors.
Oscar has participated in international investment and commercial arbitrations under ICC, PCA, UNCITRAL, and ICSID rules. He is a Professor of Civil Law at Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo and the author of several legal publications in national and international journals.
He is also a regular columnist for El Universo newspaper.
Education
Oscar earned his law degree from Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Vanderbilt University.
Gabriela Ortega
Senior Associate
Gabriela focuses her practice on litigation and dispute resolution. She has acted in complex litigation, representing clients in civil and administrative law matters. She has participated as counsel in international arbitrations under the ICC and ICSID Rules. She has experience in disputes involving contractual liability and the assessment of damages. She has also acted as external counsel in litigation concerning economic compensation in favor of the State in the context of oil and gas projects. In addition, she has served as an external consultant on Ecuadorian law, advising clients in disputes litigated under the jurisdiction of the State of New York.
Gabriela is included in the official list of arbitral secretaries of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Quito Chamber of Commerce.
She is a member of the Ecuadorian Institute of Procedural Law.
Education
Gabriela holds a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Procedural Law from Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Ecuador), graduating as the top-ranked student of her class. She also holds an Advanced Specialization in Procedural Law from the same university and obtained her law degree from Universidad del Azuay.