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Up-and-coming partner and practice director Daniel Castelo is highly active in Ecuador's competition and antitrust area.
Daniel Castelo
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Up and Coming : Competition/Antitrust
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Daniel Castelo
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Practice Areas
Compliance
Competition
Career
Daniel has 15 years of professional experience and is currently part of the competition, data protection, and compliance areas of BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
Daniel has worked 15 years in competition law assessing clients in the subject and representing them before the competition authority and courts of law. He has extensive experience in merger control filings, dominant position abuse, anticompetitive agreements, unfair competition investigation processes, and due diligences.
Daniel has been widely recognized by clients and legal rankings agencies as a leading lawyer in competition law.
Daniel is Partner of one relatively new area at BUSTAMANTE FABARA: Compliance. He has led the creation and operation of the practice area, to provide the best advice to BUSTAMANTE FABARA S.A.S.’s clients. Daniel’s work in this area involves the implementation and ongoing advice on Ecuadorian legislation related to compliance.
Professional Memberships
Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute, since 2017.
International Bar Association (IBA), since 2018.
Ecuadorian Institute of Procedural Law, since 2018.
Experience
2026 – Present: Partner, BUSTAMANTE FABARA
2021 – 2026: Director, BUSTAMANTE FABARA
2015 – 2021: Senior Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
2010 – 2015: Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
2008 – 2009: Analyst, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Ecuador
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Education
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
Master´s degree in Administrative Law
Universidad de Barcelona
Master´s degree in International Economic Law
King´s College London
Diploma on Economics for Competition Law
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
Administrative Law Specialization
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Attorney
Strengths
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Daniel Castelo is an excellent professional with solid knowledge in antitrust matters. He is always available to provide timely advice and can be trusted with any issue.
Daniel Castelo is an excellent professional with solid knowledge in antitrust matters. He is always available to provide timely advice and can be trusted with any issue.
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by BUSTAMANTE FABARA
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Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA promotes three lawyers to Partners
BUSTAMANTE FABARA has promoted Andrés Becdach, Daniel Castelo and Kirina González to Partners, recognizing their leadership, commitment and key contributions to the Firm’s growth, as well as its continued focus on developing talent from within.
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA advises Seguros Equinoccial on its merger with EcuaSuiza to create EQUISUIZA
BUSTAMANTE FABARA is pleased to announce that it has advised Seguros Equinoccial S.A. in the process that led to its merger with Compañía de Seguros Ecuatoriano Suiza S.A.,
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Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA successfully advices Mitsui to invest in the world´s largest shrimp farm
BUSTAMANTE FABARA represented MITSUI & CO. LTD. ("Mitsui"), a leading global Japanese company specializing in strategic investments, in the acquisition of a minority stake in Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. ("Santa Priscila"), the world´s largest shrimp farm.
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA successfully advices Mitsui to invest in the world´s largest shrimp farm
BUSTAMANTE FABARA represented MITSUI & CO. LTD. ("Mitsui"), a leading global Japanese company specializing in strategic investments, in the acquisition of a minority stake in Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. ("Santa Priscila"), the world´s largest shrimp farm.
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA promotes three lawyers to Partners
BUSTAMANTE FABARA has promoted Andrés Becdach, Daniel Castelo and Kirina González to Partners, recognizing their leadership, commitment and key contributions to the Firm’s growth, as well as its continued focus on developing talent from within.
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA advises Seguros Equinoccial on its merger with EcuaSuiza to create EQUISUIZA
BUSTAMANTE FABARA is pleased to announce that it has advised Seguros Equinoccial S.A. in the process that led to its merger with Compañía de Seguros Ecuatoriano Suiza S.A.,
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA successfully advices Mitsui to invest in the world´s largest shrimp farm
BUSTAMANTE FABARA represented MITSUI & CO. LTD. ("Mitsui"), a leading global Japanese company specializing in strategic investments, in the acquisition of a minority stake in Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. ("Santa Priscila"), the world´s largest shrimp farm.
Press Release
BUSTAMANTE FABARA successfully advices Mitsui to invest in the world´s largest shrimp farm
BUSTAMANTE FABARA represented MITSUI & CO. LTD. ("Mitsui"), a leading global Japanese company specializing in strategic investments, in the acquisition of a minority stake in Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. ("Santa Priscila"), the world´s largest shrimp farm.
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