Francesca Mancino

Professional profile

Francesca Mancino is an associate attorney at HEKA, specializing in business law, intellectual property, and personal data protection. She holds a law degree from Universidad del Azuay and a postgraduate diploma in Data Protection from Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), and is currently completing her Master's in Procedural Law.

She has professional experience in business law firms in Cuenca, where she advised clients on legal, corporate, and contractual matters. She has participated in international arbitration competitions and received recognition as best speaker at the E-Moot de Libre Competencia 2021, organized by the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima.

Academic background

• Postgraduate Diploma in Personal Data Protection — Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Quito, 2025
• Master's in Procedural Law (in progress) — Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, 2024–2025
• Arbitration Training Program — CAMCPA, Cuenca, 2021
• Law Degree — Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, 2017–2022

Logros y reconocimientos

• Best Denunciating Speaker Award — E-Moot de Libre Competencia 2021, Universidad del Pacífico / Bullard Falla Ezcurra+, Lima, 2021
• Academic publication in the second edition of the Law Faculty Journal — Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, 2020
• Vice President of the Law School Student Council — Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, 2020–2021
• Participation in the VIII Arbitration Competition organized by AMCHAM Quito and USFQ — Guayaquil, 2019
• Honorable Mention at UDLA Model UN 2016 — Quito, 2016