Robalino

ROBALINO Abogados, leaders in our sector, constantly evolving and preparing for the future.

We are a specialized team consisting of lawyers and consultants, constantly seeking to innovate and be on the forefront of new legal and consulting trends.

Currently we have a multi-disciplinary group of more than 220 highly-qualified team members, that includes more than 90 lawyers and more than 80 consultants, to meet the needs of a demanding local and international market.

Our past experience is just the beginning. Our vision is set on new horizons, new markets, and new challenges. We evolve and innovate to continue adapting ourselves to the needs of our ever-changing world.

We strive to be strategic, long-term advisors and “partners” in a safe and trusting environment, intimately understanding the particularities of the industries and businesses of our clients. We customize our tools and systems, using new cutting-edge technologies to allow us to remain leaders in providing professional services, that has local and international experience and recognition.

We also collaborate with, and contribute to, the community by supporting different pro bono initiatives.

We continue to grow, our offices are now in five of the most important cities in Ecuador, becoming the firm with the largest presence in the country.

The majority of the firm’s lawyers are based in Quito, but the firm also has a sizeable headcount in Guayaquil, where we compete with the most established local rivals. The firm’s presence in the port city of Manta helps to cater to clients in Ecuador’s important fishing industry while a team in the office of Machala (in El Oro province) is set to work with the local agribusiness and mining companies. This year we launched an office in the city of Cuenca (Azuay province), well known for its industrial sector, tourism, mining, imports, and exports among others.

Main areas of practice
Arbitration and mediation: Our professionals are widely recognized locally and regionally due to the design and implementation of creative, effective, and practical strategies based on their vast knowledge in applying alternative dispute resolution methods.

Competition: 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.

Corporate: The corporate area at ROBALINO provides consulting to local and multinational companies on a variety of issues. The situations that our corporate team specializes in includes daily corporate operations, structuring and implementing complex transactions, and efficiently managing extraordinary circumstances.

Energy and natural resources: For several years, we have represented the largest national and foreign companies in the oil, mining and energy sectors. We advise oil and gas companies in negotiating, structuring, developing and financing upstream, midstream and downstream hydrocarbons projects. We have an intimate knowledge of these areas and their mechanisms, leading to effective results for our clients.

Intellectual property: We provide consulting services to local and international companies in different industries. We constantly monitor different trademarks, and identify intangible assets that require additional protection. Likewise, our team has advised several companies on their creations and inventions, providing them with legal defense in situations that merit it, safeguarding the interests of our clients.

Labor: ROBALINO has a team of more than ten highly experienced in labor law and labor litigation. Our team members also specialize in other areas of Law, allowing them provide comprehensive consulting services and key insights to our clients.

The labor area of ROBALINO provides consulting services to local and international companies on different labor-related issues.

Life sciences: ROBALINO has an experienced team of professionals, including lawyers, engineers, biochemists and others, which provides creative solutions to issues arising when obtaining permits, registrations, and notifications required by the corresponding authorities

Litigation: The litigation area of ROBALINO provides its clients with effective solutions to any dispute, accompanying and advising them throughout the litigation process. The area has very high conflict-resolution success rates.

The firm has significant experience in civil, commercial, labor, and administrative litigation processes with a highly relevant success rate.

Mergers and acquisitions: ROBALINO provides consulting services to local, multinational, and multilateral organization, as well as small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs, and financial advisors in complex corporate transactions, calling on our vast experience on a local, regional and international level in all business segments.

Personal data protection: ROBALINO is a pioneer in the defense and protection of personal data in Ecuador, providing consulting services to large multinationals for their businesses in the country. We have performed several data protection audits for companies that have requested this service to fulfill international laws and guidelines.

Real estate: ROBALINO has a long-standing and widely recognized reputation in real estate law both inside Ecuador and around Latin America. The real estate area consists of more than eight highly-experienced lawyers who have participated in the region’s most relevant operations in recent years

Tax: The tax area of ROBALINO provides consulting services to local and foreign companies on meeting tax obligations, and designing and implementing efficient tax structures under the current law.

The tax area of ROBALINO actively participated in structuring and undertaking different fiscal transactions and structures that require highly specialized tax knowledge and expertise. This includes negotiations, asset acquisition, project financing, price analyses, and leveraging tax benefits for different initiatives.

Offices: We continue to grow, our offices are now in five of the most important cities in Ecuador, becoming the firm with the largest presence in the country. We have offices in Quito, Guayaquil, Manta, Machala and Cuenca.