Santiago Alban

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Public Procurement

Foreign Investment

Dispute Resolution

Career

Santiago is the Managing Partner, and Founding Partner at HEKA. He has more than 10 years’ experience in administrative law, public procurement, real estate, foreign investment, and dispute resolution. He advises national and international businesses, combining his significant knowledge of the public sphere with his strong connections to the private sector.

Santiago’s experience stands out for leadership roles in local and central government, as well as experience in law firms in Ecuador; including litigation at domestic and international courts, and large-scale national and international arbitration procedures.

In real estate, Santiago advises important Ecuadorian construction companies and real estate promoters on municipal regulatory matters, as well as on complex infrastructure contracts (BOT-DBOT-BOO), including public-private partnerships, joint ventures, and new engineering contracts (NECs).

Santiago graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador), with a minor in alternative dispute resolution methods. He holds a master’s in public administration from Brown University (USA) and a master’s in administrative law and public procurement from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar (Ecuador), currently a Business Administration enrolled student at the program PADE, for senior managers at IDE Business School in Ecuador. He is also a GCL alumnus from Georgetown University (USA), and a Global Shapers (WEF), Youthful Cities and Climate Reality Leader alumni.

Professional Memberships

- ALDEC (The Design Verification Company)

- IDEAS

- AIJA (The Design Verification Company)

- ILN (International Legal Network)

- Global Referral Network

Personal

Santiago enjoys triathlon, padel, squash, and polo as sports. He is an active member of civil society, member of non profit groups, and an AI enthusiast.

Languages Spoken

English - Proficient

Spanish - Native

Portuguese - Proficient

French - working capabilities

Education