Your criminal defense, in specialist hands.
More than 700 clients represented over 25 years of criminal litigation, in some of the most complex and high-profile cases in the country. With strategy, technical rigor and absolute confidentiality.
Practice areas & services
What we do and whom we defend.
We litigate all 21 areas of the criminal catalogue and more than 100 offenses, in defense and in prosecution. Depending on your position in the proceeding, the strategy changes entirely.
Notable cases
Some of the proceedings we have taken on.
High-complexity, high-profile proceedings in which our partners have acted, from the prosecutor's investigation through the trial courts and the National Court of Justice.
01 Zoila Suárez Case Extrajudicial execution
A proceeding of wide public repercussion, still ongoing after several years of litigation, examining the conduct of police officers who took part in an operation. The firm assumed the technical defense of a General of the National Police, whose presumption of innocence remains fully intact.
Defending a senior police commander requires drawing a precise line between the lawful exercise of public duties and criminally relevant conduct: the analysis of the objective duty of care, the chain of command and the position of guarantor is decisive. Faced with sustained media pressure, our work rests on doctrinal rigour, expert evidence and the unwavering defense of due process.
02 Cotocollao Case Police conduct
A case followed nationwide, linked to police conduct during an operation in the Cotocollao district of Quito. We took on the technical defense of a police officer at the appeal stage and sustained it both before the courts and before the national media.
Defending a police officer in a high-profile case requires separating public pressure from the case file. The strategy focused on the analysis of the use of force, the chain of command and the expert evidence, with a spokesperson role that explained the case without exposing the client.
03 Press freedom: the exit-poll case SUPERCOM · Freedom of expression
After the 2017 presidential runoff, Ecuador’s communication regulator (SUPERCOM) sanctioned four of the country’s leading media outlets — among them a national television network — for broadcasting exit-poll results produced by a polling firm authorised by the National Electoral Council. We undertook the network’s defense in that proceeding.
The defense argued that the information came from a pollster registered and endorsed by the electoral authority, and that broadcasting it was a legitimate exercise of the right to inform. The matter became one of the country’s most discussed press-freedom episodes: the sanction was publicly questioned by academia, and the incoming government itself asked for it to be set aside.
04 Municipality Case Public administration
A municipality reported an alleged embezzlement of public funds (peculado) during a mayor’s administration and the Prosecutor’s Office opened a preliminary investigation against several people. We took on the defense of one of them from day one.
Through technical and financial expert reports we showed that our client had no connection whatsoever with the facts under investigation. No charges were filed against him and he left the proceeding at the preliminary-investigation stage, without ever reaching trial.
Our team
The partners leading the firm.
Your case is not handed to a rotating team: one of the partners leads it personally, backed by 10 professionals working for you at every stage of the proceeding, from investigation to hearings.
- 2Partners at the head of the firm
- 10Professionals at your disposal
- +25Years in criminal litigation
Strategic litigation, criminal law doctrine and senior public-office experience, brought together in a single team.
Our Clients
Some of our clients.
We defend individuals and legal entities alike: National Police officers — on active and passive duty —, public officials and elected authorities, and companies that entrust their criminal-law matters to the firm.
Our principles
What defines us.
When your freedom is at stake, specialization is not a luxury: it is the difference.
Your cause is ours. We defend your liberty and your name with absolute commitment and total confidentiality.
Over 25 years of criminal litigation and proven experience in the country’s most complex and publicly exposed matters.
Every case demands its own course. We design your defense with technical precision and a long-term view.
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Frequently asked questions
Clear answers, before you decide.
How much does a criminal defense cost?
There is a widespread idea that a criminal defense is always expensive. A defense of excellence does not have to be: every case is different, and fees should reflect that reality. Before discussing figures, we analyse your situation, the case you face, the procedural stage, the penalty at stake and the complexity of the evidence; on that basis we agree with you on a clear, proportional fee structure. We accept all credit cards.
I received notice from the Prosecutor’s Office to give a statement. What should I do?
First: call a lawyer you trust before appearing. Even if you have been summoned merely as a witness, a poorly given statement can tie you to the investigation as a suspect. Not appearing is no way out either: after repeated absences, you may be detained by the National Police and brought in to give it. Always appear prepared and accompanied by your defense counsel.
Is filing a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office enough?
No. An average prosecutor’s office receives around 6,000 complaints a year: without someone driving the case forward, yours is just one more in the pile. Without follow-up, the procedural steps needed to prove the reported facts are never requested, and the investigation may end up shelved. The complaint is only the beginning; the outcome depends on the procedural work that follows.
Do you handle cases outside Quito?
Yes. We serve Quito and all of its valleys — Cumbayá, Tumbaco, Los Chillos Valley, Sangolquí and Machachi — and we act throughout the country: we act in investigations before prosecutors’ offices and litigate before the judicial units and courts of any province of Ecuador, with the same dedication and absolute discretion.