ECIJA reinforces its leadership in Latin America with the incorporation of Edgardo Mercado in Peru
With more than 45 years of experience as a lawyer, arbitrator and academic, Mercado is a key figure in the Peruvian legal sector and a reference in large public and private projects.
His arrival represents a strategic step in the regional growth of the firm, consolidating ECIJA as one of the most innovative law firms in Europe and with the largest presence in Latin America, with more than 220 partners in 20 countries.
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ECIJA, represented by Héctor Sbert, Jesús Lorente Ariza and Xavier Miraball, has contributed as the author firm for the chapter on Spain in "Cryptoassets". Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2026.
On 19 May 2026, María de Mulder Rougvie, counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration department at ECIJA Barcelona, spoke at one of the world’s leading forums on fraud, insolvency, asset recovery and cross-border enforcement (Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery & Enforcement).
The partner of ECIJA Chile participated in panels, working groups and networking activities together with leading figures in Ibero-American arbitration.
The measure unifies the national procedure with that of several local jurisdictions that already applied similar incentives.
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