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Santos Burbano de Lara | Abogados
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Latin America 2027

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Latin America

Leading firm in Latin America 2027

Top figures

1

Offices

7

Company Size

1988

Established Year

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Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

Overview

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Santos Burbano de Lara is a boutique law firm with offices in Quito, Ecuador, specialised in Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Competition Law. Webpage: www.santosburbano.com Email: [email protected]

Industry sectors (5)

  • Mining
  • Retail
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Pharmaceutical

Capabilities (5)

  • International Arbitration
  • Corporate Law
  • Competition Law
  • Complex Litigation
  • Domestic Arbitration

Clients (6)

  • Leterago del Ecuador
  • Corporación El Rosado
  • UNACEM del Ecuador
  • Mondelez
  • AB InBev
  • Procuraduría General del Estado

Key people

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  • Oswaldo Santos Dávalos

    Partner

Work & experience

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Santos Burbano de Lara (SBL) is an Ecuadorian boutique firm dedicated to dispute resolution and competition law. From Quito, we advise and represent domestic and international clients in domestic and international arbitration, complex litigation before national courts, and proceedings before the Ecuadorian competition authority. Our practice combines technical rigour with a deep understanding of Ecuador's regulatory and institutional environment.

Notable work

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Mining ICC Arbitration

2025Completed $580.0M Quito

Acted as local counsel to a state-owned enterprise in an ICC arbitration arising from a failed mining venture.

Abuse of dominance investigation about hard discount retailer

2026Completed $40.0M Quito

Acted for Ecuador's largest hard discount retailer in an investigation into alleged abuse of dominance.

BOT Contract Arbitration

2025Ongoing $5.0M Quito

Represented a local firm in a dispute arising from a build-operate-transfer contract for Quito's bus transport system.

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Ecuador - Head office

Pichincha

Muros N27-95 y avenida 12 de Octubre Edificio Newcorp, piso 7, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, Quito

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Ecuador

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Top figures

1

Offices

7

Company Size

1988

Established Year

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