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Founded in 1948 by Dr. Modesto Apolo Ramírez, Apolo
Attorneys initially specialized in labor law, defending companies
in the tense climate of labor-management relations at that
time. When Dr. José Modesto Apolo, the founder’s son, joined
the firm, the practice successfully diversified into other areas,
especially maritime law, maritime labor law, port law, customs
law and foreign trade. In the last decade, our firm has been
just as successful in developing the practice of corporate,
insurance, immigration, administrative, tax, business, aviation,
environmental, aquaculture and fisheries law, as well as dispute
resolution, including litigation and arbitration.
As pioneers in the practice of maritime law in Ecuador, we
provided legal advice on the establishment of all the trade
associations representing shipping and port operations in the
country: the National Association of Shipowners of Ecuador
(ASONAR), the National Association of Shipping Agents of
Ecuador (ASONAVE), the Maritime Chamber of Ecuador (CAMAE)
and the Association of Private Port Terminals of Ecuador (ASOTEP).
During the wave of port modernization that swept through
South America in the 1980s and ‘90s, the firm was instrumental
in initiating and fostering port modernization measures in
Ecuador and played a pivotal role in the country’s port authority
reorganization and public port concessioning processes, as well
as in a major agreement with the large vessel longshoremen of
the Port of Guayaquil.
When shrimp farming started to develop in Ecuador, the Apolo
firm ventured into the area of aquaculture law and currently
advises the country’s three largest shrimp exporters, whose
combined export sales reached over one billion dollars in 2014.
We have handled the legalization of nearly 75,000 acres of shrimp
farms and now provide services to aquaculture industry concerns
holding around 40% of the area under cultivation.
At Apolo, we believe in training, specialization and the sound
combination of experience with generational change. Thus, most
of the members of Apolo’s professional team hold master’s or
doctoral degrees and many are university professors committed
to training new generations of professionals in this increasingly
demanding career.
The Firm Our Areas of Expertise
MARITIME LAW
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
LABOR LAW
PORT LAW
CORPORATE LAW
BuSINESS LAW
AQuACuLTuRE AND FIShERIES
INSuRANCE LAW
LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
TAx LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
CuSTOMS LAW
IMMIGRATION
AVIATION LAW
CREDIT INVESTIGATION
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Junín 105 y Malecón, Edificio Vista al Río, 6to Piso / Junín 105, Vista al Río Bldg, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 3548 – Guayaquil, Ecuador
T: (593-4) 2560100 – F: (593-4) 2560700
Servicio 24 horas / 24-Hour Service: (593-9) 99749300 – E-Mail: info@apolo.ec
www.apolo.ec
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Junín 105 y Malecón, Edificio Vista al Río, 6to Piso / Junín 105, Vista al Río Bldg, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 3548 – Guayaquil, Ecuador
T: (593-4) 2560100 – F: (593-4) 2560700
Servicio 24 horas / 24-Hour Service: (593-9) 99749300 – E-Mail: info@apolo.ec
www.apolo.ec
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