Blanca Gómez de la Torre

She has participated in national and international arbitrations under ICC, ICDR, CCQ, AMCHAM, USFQ, and CONSENSO rules. Blanca led the defense team of the Office of the Attorney General of Ecuador in investment arbitrations and advises on national and international public law, competition, and financial regulation. She serves as an arbitrator for CIAC, the Quito Chamber of Commerce, the Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce, and other institutions.

Blanca is a member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration. She represents Ecuador in CIAC Mujeres and the Latin American International Arbitration (LIA) and is a founding member of WIP Ecuador.

She is a frequent speaker and contributor at conferences and in publications on national and international arbitration.

Academic Background

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (1996).
• Master’s Degree in International Commercial Law, International University of La Rioja, Spain (2018).
• Postgraduate Specialist in Procedural Law, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (2003).
• ICC Masterclass for Arbitrators, International Chamber of Commerce (São Paulo, 2019).
• Accelerated Route Towards Fellowship, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (New York, 2017).
• International Arbitration Course, International Academy for Arbitration (Paris, 2016).

Leadership and Affiliations

• Professor of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Commercial Arbitration, Universidad San Francisco de Quito. 
• Member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
• Member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.
• Board Member of the Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration.
• Ecuador representative at CIAC Mujeres and LIA.
• Founding member of WIP Ecuador.

Languages

• Spanish
• English
• French