Competition/Antitrust
Latin America Guide 2025 : Ecuador
Band 1
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Provided by Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Our industry-focused Competition/Antitrust practice provides expert advice to Ecuadorian and international companies in highly specialized sectors including airlines, telecommunications, banking, retail, pharma and agrochemicals.
We provide advice and counsel in connection with:
- Local and regional investigations by antitrust authorities of alleged anticompetitive conduct, such as:
- abuse of dominance
- cartels
- state aid
- unfair competition
- Merger control reviews of operations between:
- Ecuadorian companies;
- cross-border transactions reported simultaneously in several countries;
- transactions involving regulated industries that require coordination with regulatory authorities.
- Competition litigation in local courts and proceedings and relationships with local antitrust authorities, including cease and desist and leniency agreements.
- Developing and implementing antitrust compliance programs that are tailor-made for each particular industry with risk profiles of our clients’ activities.
Chambers Review
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce is a full-service top-tier firm with a stellar reputation in the competition arena. It is skilled at representing clients in high-profile investigations concerning alleged abuse of dominant position and cartel activity. The practice group is frequently called upon to support the firm's M&A practice in handling significant merger control filings. Pérez Bustamante & Ponce also has experience assisting clients with investigations related to restrictive practices, data privacy and trade secrets. The law firm's client roster includes blue-chip clients from the technology, telecommunications and aviation industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Pérez Bustamante & Ponce team is fantastic. They are very knowledgeable, conduct in-depth analyses and always think outside the box."
"Pérez Bustamante & Ponce have exceptional skills and in-depth knowledge of competition matters. The team is among the key players in the competition arena in Latin America."
"The Pérez Bustamante & Ponce team is fantastic. They are very knowledgeable, conduct in-depth analyses and always think outside the box."
"Pérez Bustamante & Ponce have exceptional skills and in-depth knowledge of competition matters. The team is among the key players in the competition arena in Latin America."
Notable Practitioners
Stellar partner Diego Pérez-Ordóñez continues to hold a leading position in Ecuador's competition and antitrust spheres. He is experienced assisting both national and international clients hailing from the utilities, oil and gas, and food and beverage industries.
"Diego Pérez-Ordóñez is a national and international reference and an extraordinary lawyer who has been fundamental to the success of our legal strategies."
"Diego Pérez-Ordóñez is a highly skilled and knowledgeable lawyer who provides us with speedy responses and very good client service."
Star Associate Mario Navarrete-Serrano elicits outstanding plaudits from clients for his remarkable activity in Ecuador's competition and antitrust fields.
"Mario Navarrete-Serrano's level of knowledge, attentiveness to the case and client-oriented focus make him one of the best professionals in the field of competition law."
Ranked Lawyers at
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Ecuador