Carlos Fernando Dassum-Barrera > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Y MIGUEL H ALCÍVAR
CENTRO EMPRESARIAL LAS CÁMARAS, TORRE B, OFICINA 904
GUAYAQUIL
Ecuador
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Carlos Fernando Dassum-Barrera
Work Department
Carlos specializes in corporate, M&A and public procurement matters. He has extensive experience in the food & beverage, consumer and retail sectors.
In the field of corporate law, he advises companies on capital increases, M&A, demergers, dissolutions and liquidations, having worked on various international transactions, share purchase agreements, shareholder’s agreements and due diligence processes.
He is experienced in drafting national and international contracts and advises international companies on tenders and public contracts in Ecuador, including public-private partnerships and foreign investments.
Carlos has worked on national and international arbitration regarding contractual disputes in the industrial and food sector, disputes concerning hydrocarbons and natural resources and arbitration involving public law.
Position
Senior Associate
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2016 – present)
- Associate, Meythaler & Zambrano Abogados, Quito, Ecuador (2011 – 2012)
- Legal Assistant, Barrera Andrade Cevallos Abogados Baclaw, Quito, Ecuador (2006 – 2010)
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
Education
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2011)
- Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain (Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution and Mediation, 2012)
- Indiana University, U.S.A. (Master’s Degree in Law, LL.M., 2013)
- Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander, Spain (Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution and Mediation, 2015)
- Universidad de Valencia, Spain (Master’s Degree in Law, Enterprise and Justice, 2016)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Corporate and M&A
(Leading associates)Pérez Bustamante & Ponce is home to a ‘highly trained‘ corporate and M&A practice ‘with the business knowledge necessary to advise effectively‘ on multijurisdictional work, including complex deals that utilise the skills and participation of several of the firm’s teams – including labour, tax, antitrust and compliance. Diego Pérez-Ordoñez, who leads the M&A and antitrust practices, has a strong track record in landmark transactions in Ecuador. Juan Manuel Marchán-Maldonado advises both sellers and buyers on public and private M&A, joint ventures and asset dispositions across the retail, food and beverage, telecoms, energy and manufacturing sectors, among others. A key contact for multinationals, Pedro Manuel Pérez handles general corporate matters, and Esteban Ortiz-Mena specialises in corporate affairs and corporate governance. Andrés Brown-Pérez is skilled in cross-border matters, SPA negotiations and contractual issues; Roxana Aguirre-Avilés focuses on corporate restructurings and due diligence; and Daniel Dziouba excels in commercial mandates. Pedro Manuel Pérez joined from Carmigniani Pérez Abogados in 2023. At associate level, seniors David Carrera (whose corporate and transactional practice also has a restructuring aspect), and Carlos Dassum (who has particular expertise in the food & beverages, consumer and retail sectors) are the key names to note. Since publication, both Carrera and Dassum have been promoted to practice director level – effective as of February 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax