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Daniel Castelo

Daniel Castelo

Latin America 2026

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BUSTAMANTE FABARA
 BUSTAMANTE FABARA

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Ecuador

8 years ranked

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About

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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

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

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Chambers Latin America

Competition/Antitrust - Ecuador

Up and Coming
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Up-and-coming partner and practice director Daniel Castelo is highly active in Ecuador's competition and antitrust area.

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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.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Latin America

Ranked Individuals at BUSTAMANTE FABARA (23)

Ecuador

Articles, Highlights and Press Releases

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