Up and Coming
Provided by Rafael Balda Santistevan
Corporate/Commercial, Banking, Finance
Ecuadorian Forum of Lawyers, Guayas Province Bar
Rafael Balda Santistevan is a Partner at Apolo Abogados, and his professional activity has primarily focused on constitutional; administrative; communications; trust; financial and capital markets; urban and rural real estate; corporate; and general corporate matters.
In the public sector, among various other positions, he served as the National Superintendent of the Securities Market at the Superintendency of Companies, Securities, and Insurance (SCVS) from 2013 to 2018, where he also acted as the Acting National Superintendent of Companies and Acting Superintendent of Companies, Securities, and Insurance. As the National Superintendent of the Securities Market, he successfully led the SCVS's efforts to achieve the subscription of the IOSCO's Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU). Rafael also acted as a representative to the Latin American Group of Issuers of Financial Reporting Standards (GLENIF), a regional organization responsible for representing Latin America before the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB, issuer of IFRS), and as a permanent delegate to the Board of Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation.
In academia, Rafael has been a guest professor of Law Theory at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil; an instructor at the Ibero-American Institute of Securities Markets in workshops aimed at regulatory and supervisory body officials in Latin America; a speaker and presenter at various forums, workshops, and conferences; and has published articles on corporate, securities, electoral, constitutional law, and political science. He has been interviewed and quoted as a political analyst in various local and international media outlets, including The New York Times.
Harvard University
Certified by the IOSCO/PIFS-Harvard Law School Global Certificate Program for Regulators of Securities Markets
Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.
Attorney of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic, with a specialization in Public Law
University of Palermo
Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations
Spanish, English, Portuguese
Provided by Chambers
Up-and-coming partner Rafael Balda of Apolo Abogados enters the rankings as he is lauded by interviewees for his expertise in corporate and commercial matters. He provides legal counsel to clients regarding M&A, shareholder agreements and contractual matters.
Provided by Chambers
Rafael Balda is a very committed professional who looks to achieve clients' goals and move the business forward. He provides integral and efficient service, and has very creative ideas.
Rafael Balda is a very committed professional who looks to achieve clients' goals and move the business forward. He provides integral and efficient service, and has very creative ideas.
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