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Partners: José Rafael Bustamante C., Juan Felipe Bustamante, Mariana Villagómez, José Rafael Bustamante E., Juan Carlos Bustamante, Francisco Bustamante, Josemaría Bustamante, Patricia Ponce, María Rosa Fabara, Ricardo Menéndez

Directors: Andrés Becdach, Pedro Gómez de la Torre, Kirina González.

Senior Associates: Javier Flores, Gino Ivich, Adriana Lasso, José Antonio Bustamante, Juan Fernando Carrión, Xavier Maldonado, Valentina Morillo, Carolina Echeverría.

Associates: Carlos Caicedo, Camila Cevallos, Vladimir Charro, María José Ramírez, Sebastián Eljuri, Jerónimo Villagómez, David Estrella, Sofía Illingworth, Daniel Reinoso, Samantha Villacís, Raúl Navarrete, Karla Bayas, Marina Vives, Klever Chila, Verónica Zambrano, Sofía Recalde, Darwin León, Daniela Zumárraga.

Assistant Attorneys: Eduardo Díaz


It constitutes one of the fundamental cores of the Firm's activity. It covers the whole range of business, financial and mercantile transactions that a company must carry out in the normal development of its functions. The advice the team provides to companies is distinguished by the extensive experience of its lawyers in the real world of business. This experience allows the firm to understand the need to solve its clients’ problems in a complete and expedited way.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Ecuador

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Full-service firm BUSTAMANTE FABARA offers a top-tier corporate department renowned for handling high-profile M&A transactions in Ecuador. Based in Quito, the legal team has extensive experience assisting major clients with joint ventures, share purchase agreements and due diligence across a range of sectors, such as financial services, logistics and telecommunications. The practice group also acts as a strategic partner, advising clients on corporate restructuring and the establishment of operations in the country. BUSTAMANTE FABARA boasts additional expertise handling an array of day-to-day corporate matters. ESAB International is a new client win for the law firm.

Work Highlights

  • BUSTAMANTE FABARA advised Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition of 50% of the shares of Odinsa, a Colombian company subsidiary of Grupo Argos.

Strengths

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BUSTAMANTE FABARA's team has a comprehensive strategic vision and always acts with professionalism and impeccable integrity. Their availability and level of knowledge has been truly amazing.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Latin America

BUSTAMANTE FABARA has expertise handling complex and sophisticated issues. Besides their technical advice, they also have a practical vision of matters, which provides added value.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Latin America

Notable Practitioners

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Juan Carlos Bustamante
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Juan Carlos Bustamante
S
Senior Statespeople

Senior statesperson Juan Carlos Bustamante offers a longstanding practice advising notable local and international clients on complex cross-border transactions. He is held in high esteem by Ecuadorian market commentators for his extensive experience in the field.

Juan Carlos Bustamante provides enormous intellectual support and is a point of reference in the Ecuadorian corporate arena.

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José Rafael Bustamante Crespo
2
José Rafael Bustamante Crespo
Head of Corporate/Commercial
2
Band 2

Esteemed practitioner and co-head of department José Rafael Bustamante Crespo benefits from strong expertise in complex corporate matters in Ecuador. He regularly advises clients on structuring transactions and foreign direct investment.

José Rafael Bustamante Crespo has shown great leadership and professional support during the entire process of the project, and he successfully manages difficult negotiations.

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Juan Felipe Bustamante
3
Juan Felipe Bustamante
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3

Endorsed by clients and peers, partner Juan Felipe Bustamante is adept at assisting with corporate restructurings and foreign direct investment matters in Ecuador.

Juan Felipe Bustamante's professionalism, vision, planning and execution have been formidable and he has been fundamental to the company's success.

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María Rosa Fabara Vera
3
María Rosa Fabara Vera
3
Band 3
Managing partner and co-head of department María Rosa Fabara Vera remains active in the Ecuadorian corporate arena handling acquisitions for major clients and is recognised for her longstanding career.

María Rosa Fabara Vera provides an excellent combination of deep legal knowledge and experience with a great commercial awareness that helps clients feel confident in their ventures in Ecuador.

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Kirina González
Kirina González
Star Associates

Star associate Kirina González is highly praised by clients and peers alike for her involvement in significant M&A transactions in Ecuador's corporate market. She regularly handles cross-border acquisitions.

Kirina González's expertise, professionalism and commitment are key to driving our corporate transactions in Ecuador.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/Commercial
Juan Carlos Bustamante
S
Juan Carlos Bustamante
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Senior Statespeople
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José Rafael Bustamante Crespo
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José Rafael Bustamante Crespo
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Juan Felipe Bustamante
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Juan Felipe Bustamante
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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María Rosa Fabara Vera
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María Rosa Fabara Vera
3
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Kirina González
Kirina González
Star Associates
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Members

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Adriana Lasso

Andrea Dávila

Andrea Egas

Daniel Peré

Francisco Bustamante

Gino Icivh

James Keeble

Josemaría Bustamante

José Antonio Bustamante

José Rafael Bustamante Espinosa

Juan Felipe Bustamante

Juan Felipe Bustamante

Head of Department

Juan Fernando Carrión

Mariana Villagómez

Head of Department

María Patricia Ponce

Xavier Maldonado

Clients

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ESAB International Holdings LLC

Hapag-Lloyd

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM)

Mitsui & Co.

Saint-Gobain

Talanx Group

Industries

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Finance

Food & Beverages

Logistics

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceutical

Retail