Litigation • Corporate • Banking

Regulatory Insight and Strategic Defense for Your Assets.

Master's in Procedural Law. Founding Partner at Moncayo & Almeida. Former Regional Director of Legal Affairs at the Ecuadorian Superintendency of Banks. I pair high-level regulatory experience with a relentless litigation practice.

Professional background at leading institutions

Superintendency of Banks
Banco Guayaquil
Central Bank of Ecuador
Elliott Moncayo, attorney and founding partner at Moncayo & Almeida

More than an attorney — a strategic ally.

My professional practice is defined by a unique duality: I have served on both the regulator's side and the corporate side. As Former Regional Director of Legal Affairs at the Superintendency of Banks, I understand the approval and risk criteria that stall other attorneys.

With over a decade of experience in complex litigation and banking restructuring, I founded Moncayo & Almeida to deliver solutions that protect my clients' assets in adverse scenarios.

10+ Years of Experience
Banking Regulatory Expertise

Academic Credentials

Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES)

Samborondón, Ecuador

  • Master's Degree in Procedural Law
  • • Juris Doctor Equivalent (Corporate Track)

Continuing Legal Education & Specialized Diplomas

Procedural Law

  • • Procedural Law
  • • Evidence under the COGEP (Ecuadorian Code of Civil Procedure)

Substantive Law

  • • Family Law (Expert Certification)
  • • Succession Law
  • • Administrative Law
Faculty & Outreach

Beyond private practice

Teaching and legal outreach are natural extensions of my practice: thinking law out loud sharpens my litigation and serves the broader legal community.

Graduate Faculty

Appointed graduate faculty member for the Master's Programs in Law at Universidad Casa Grande, a leading academic institution in Guayaquil.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

"Hablando de Derecho" Podcast

Creator and host of Hablando de Derecho, a Spanish-language legal podcast covering procedural, civil, and corporate law through real cases and plain language for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

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Legal Publications

Author of analytical pieces on the Moncayo & Almeida blog, focused on strategic litigation, Ecuadorian civil procedure (COGEP), and banking law.

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Practice Areas

High-Caliber Legal Solutions

Corporate Law & Asset Protection

Smart corporate structuring focused on asset protection. Comprehensive advisory for mergers, acquisitions, and corporate governance.

  • Company Formation
  • Shareholders' Agreements
  • Asset Protection
Specialty

Banking Regulation & Compliance

I leverage my experience at the Superintendency of Banks to navigate licensing, regulatory filings, and defense before supervisory authorities.

  • Regulatory Filings & Approvals
  • Administrative Defense
  • Legal Audit (Due Diligence)

Strategic Litigation & Insolvency

Technical defense in complex civil and commercial disputes. Specialist in debt recovery, bankruptcy, and insolvency proceedings.

  • Effective Judicial Debt Recovery
  • Monitory, Executive & Summary Proceedings
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
"Legal certainty is not a luxury — it is the foundation of any successful business. My mission is to anticipate risk before it becomes conflict."
— Elliott Moncayo
Contact

Let's discuss your case

Whether you need to structure a new company, defend against a legal action, or navigate banking regulations, I am ready to assist you.

Main Office

Moncayo & Almeida Attorneys
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Email

emoncayo@moncayoalmeida.com

Phone / WhatsApp

+593 98 617 2814

Direct attention, no intermediaries

Moncayo & Almeida is a firm with 10 years of operation and over 200 clients served — individuals, companies, and financial institutions. The attorney who signs your engagement letter is the attorney who handles your case: I take the consultation, I appear at hearings, I uphold the strategy. Your communications with me do not pass through junior associates or assistants.

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