BIOGRAPHY
Daniela Endara Bastidas serves as Legal Coordinator to the President at Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados. She has experience in complex litigation and domestic and international arbitration, particularly in disputes involving public entities and government contracts.
She has participated in arbitrations under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), including proceedings administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). Her experience also includes emergency arbitration and proceedings seated in Guatemala.
Her work combines legal analysis, economic research, the development of legal arguments, and case management in judicial and arbitral proceedings. Her background in administrative law and regulated industries enables her to assess disputes from procedural, regulatory, and business perspectives.
PRACTICE AREAS
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Litigation and dispute resolution.
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Domestic and international arbitration.
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Administrative law and administrative litigation.
EXPERIENCE
Legal Coordinator to the President
Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados
August 2026–Present.
Associate
AVL Abogados
July 2024–July 2026.
Junior Associate, Arbitration
ECIJA GPA
September 2023–July 2024.
International Arbitration Trainee
ECIJA Integrum — Guatemala City, Guatemala
December 2022–June 2023.
Legal Intern and Legal Assistant
Bermeo & Bermeo
June 2021–April 2022.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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She is a member of the Executive Committee of Ecuadorian Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (ECUVYAP), where she helps organize arbitration events and training programs. She has contributed to the 2022 and 2024 editions of Jus Mundi Arbitration Year in Review – Ecuador, as well as to amicus curiae briefs submitted to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court.
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She coached the arbitration team at Universidad Central del Ecuador, guiding students in preparing written submissions and oral arguments for arbitration competitions.
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She has authored and co-authored articles on procedural flexibility in Ecuadorian arbitration, arbitration in the metaverse, and the assessment of reputational damages involving influencers, published in USFQ Law Review and the Revista Ecuatoriana de Arbitraje.
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She has completed additional training in international and investment arbitration at Escuela de Arbitraje Arbanza in Lima and attended the Arbitration Lab London Summer School of Arbitration in London.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Business Law
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
2024–2026.
Law Degree
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2018–2023.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude and named to the Chancellor’s List.
LANGUAGES
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Spanish, English, and French.