Víctor has over 20 years of specialized and continuous practice in maritime, insurance, international and local commercial law. He consistently represents reinsurers, insurers, protection and indemnity clubs, shipping lines, shipowners, charterers, shipping agencies, exporters, importers, and traders, both in contract matters and in litigation.
Private Sector
- Partner at Apolo Abogados (2019)
- Senior Associate at Apolo Abogados (2015)
- Associate at Apolo Abogados (2004)
- Ortega Moreira & Asociados
Degrees and Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, United States of America
- University of Southampton Law School, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Master of Laws in Maritime Law (LL.M.) (with Merit), awarded in December 2013
- Thesis title: “Interpretation of Laytime and Demurrage Clauses in F.O.B. and C.I.F. Contracts” (with Merit)
- Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Attorney at Law of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic of Ecuador, awarded in June 2004
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Political Sciences, awarded in July 2001
Distinctions
- Full Member of the Comité Maritime International (“CMI”)
- Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française (DELF) – 1st and 2nd Degree