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Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Labour & Employment

Latin America Guide 2027 : Ecuador

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Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

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We provide strategic advice on labor issues, litigation and collective bargaining agreements, with a focus on offering effective solutions that serve our clients’ needs no matter how complex the issue.

This focus allows us to:

  • Advise and guide clients on strategies relating to contracts of employment.
  • Help with audit processes regarding labor compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Advise on and design labor subrogation processes due to restructuring, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Defend our clients in administrative and judicial disputes.
  • Design strategies and guide our clients in collective bargaining processes.
  • Help with governmental relations.
  • Advise on immigration issues and visas.
  • Advise on social security issues.

Chambers Review

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Labour & Employment - Ecuador

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce has a noteworthy department with a strong track record in Ecuador's labour and employment arena and is well placed to handle routine advisory work, including the drafting of internal HR policies, employee contracts and advice on immigration procedures. The team is adept at assisting with dismissals and representing clients in labour benefit claims. Pérez Bustamante & Ponce is also sought after for its advice on social security and collective bargaining agreements.

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Work Highlights

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  • Pérez Bustamante & Ponce assisted Electrolux with labour law matters relating to employee management, remuneration policies and workplace compliance measures in Ecuador.

Strengths

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  • What sets Pérez Bustamante & Ponce apart is its combination of strategic judgement, technical rigour in labour law and forward-looking advice. The firm stands out for the clarity and effectiveness of its recommendations.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

  • Pérez Bustamante & Ponce’s key strength lies in their longstanding experience in labour and employment law, combined with a team of highly skilled lawyers recognised for their expertise in the field.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Javier Salvador Soto
    Javier Salvador Soto

    Javier Salvador Soto

    Partner and head of department Javier Salvador Soto garners extensive praise from clients and peers alike for his well-grounded labour and employment practice in Ecuador. He frequently assists clients with labour disputes, workplace policy implementation and social security matters.

    • Javier Salvador Soto is an excellent professional with sound legal judgement and a great ability to analyse complex situations and provide clear, well-founded recommendations.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
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  • Esteban Baquero Correa
    Esteban Baquero Correa

    Esteban Baquero Correa

    Associate-to-watch Esteban Baquero Correa focuses on labour, social security and union matters in Ecuador.

    • Esteban Baquero Correa has a strong technical command of labour matters and remains consistently up to date in the field. He communicates in a clear, direct and solution-oriented manner.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
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