Daniel Castelo
Latin America Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Daniel Castelo
Practice Areas
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 the Director of two, relatively new areas at BUSTAMANTE FABARA: data privacy and compliance. He has led the creation and operation of both areas to provide the best advice to BUSTAMANTE FABARA´s clients. Daniel´s activity in these areas involves the implementation and continuous advice of Ecuadorian legislation on data protection and compliance.
Career
2021 – Current: Director, BUSTAMANTE FABARA.
2015 – 2021: Senior Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
2010 – 2015: Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
2008 – 2009: Analyst, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Professional Memberships
Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute, since 2017.
International Bar Association (IBA), since 2018.
Ecuadorian Institute of Procedural Law, since 2018.
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Education
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
Lawyer
Universidad de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Master in International Economic Law
Chambers Review
Latin America
Up-and-coming partner and practice director Daniel Castelo is highly active in Ecuador's competition and antitrust area.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I would highlight Daniel Castelo for competition matters, as he is very knowledgeable in the subject and is also committed to his clients."
"I would highlight Daniel Castelo for competition matters, as he is very knowledgeable in the subject and is also committed to his clients."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by BUSTAMANTE FABARA
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.
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.
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.
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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