Practice Areas
Juan Francisco leads the areas of Constitutional Control and Jurisdictional Guarantees and Dispute Resolution of the Firm. He has sponsored countless jurisdictional and constitutional proceedings of high complexity and national and international relevance.
He is recognized for his comprehensive knowledge of the Ecuadorian legal system and his ability to analyze complex legal situations, which has allowed him to position himself as one of the most recognized constitutional and procedural lawyers in the country.
Due to his trajectory and prestige, he has participated as an expert witness in several international arbitrations, both commercial and investment, and in the Inter-American system of human rights, constitutional law and Ecuadorian procedural law.
Juan Francisco complements his professional practice with university teaching, which he has been doing for more than fifteen years, teaching procedural law and constitutional law at the most important universities in the country. He is a frequent speaker at various forums and events specialized in constitutional law and procedural law.
Career
- Durini & Guerrero Abogados: Partner (December 2006 - present).
- Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law, Ecuador section: Member (June 2016 - present).
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Faculty of Jurisprudence: Professor of: Constitutional Law, Organic Procedural Law, Parliamentary Practice, Mechanisms of Citizen Participation in the Constitution and Constitutional Jurisdictional Guarantees (September 2005 - present).
- Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador: Professor of the modules: Rights and Guarantees, and Administration of Justice and Due Process in the Higher Specialization in Procedural Law and in the Higher Specialization in Constitutional Law at national level (July 2007 - present).
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, School of Jurisprudence: Professor of: Constitutional Law, Constitutional Processes, Constitutional Jurisdictional Guarantees, Theory of Evidence and Organic Procedural Law (August 2013 - present).
- National Congress: Advisor of the Permanent Specialized Commission of Economic, Agrarian, Industrial and Commercial Affairs (May 2005 - December 2006).
- Secretary of the Permanent Commission of Constitutional Affairs (January - April 2005).
- Serrano Puig Attorneys-at-Law: Attorney at Law (April 2004 - January 2005).
