Competition/Antitrust
Latin America Guide 2025 : Ecuador
Band 2
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Provided by ROBALINO
ROBALINO has an area specializing in Competition Law. A team of technically and legally trained professionals are experienced in resolving a wide range of issues involving the investigation and monitoring of anti-competition behaviors.
ROBALINO has significant experience in Competition Law, having advised local and international clients on a wide range of issues regarding free competition and unfair competition.
The Competition Law area consists of highly qualified professionals who have significant experience in the area, and who are also specialized in different disciplines, including Economics, Regulatory Law, and Capital Markets Law. This means that our clients receive timely and multi-disciplinary responses to their needs, which are not limited to simply a legal hypothesis of the scenarios in question, but are rather based on in-depth knowledge of the markets and the economic concepts applicable to each case.
Chambers Review
ROBALINO has a strong practice in Ecuador advising a roster of clients on a wide range of antitrust issues. The well-known department has notable experience obtaining regulatory clearance for M&A transactions. The team is also experienced in assisting with investigations into alleged anti-competitive practices such as abuse of dominant position. The firm benefits from experience advising clients from the automotive and food industries.
Work Highlights
- ROBALINO represented the Kimberly Clark Corporation in an appeal before the General Secretariat of the Andean Community against the resolution that sanctioned the company for an alleged cartel.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"ROBALINO has a prominent competition team that understands our business, is creative and thinks outside the box. The firm is our strategic adviser and has top-notch expertise in antitrust law."
"ROBALINO has a prominent competition team that understands our business, is creative and thinks outside the box. The firm is our strategic adviser and has top-notch expertise in antitrust law."
Notable Practitioners
Experienced partner and head of department Daniel Robalino-Orellana receives significant praise from interviewees for his notable expertise in the competition and antitrust sphere in Ecuador. He regularly advises local and international clients on M&A-related control and clearance mandates, as well as antitrust litigation.
"Daniel Robalino-Orellana has a unique breadth of corporate and antitrust expertise. He is reliable, competent, business-oriented and understands our needs."