Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados

Corporate and M&A Banking and Finance Energy and Natural Resources Competition and Antitrust

Senior Partner

Mario has advised international banks, multilateral financing organizations and public and private financial entities in financing projects in Ecuador. He has been lawyer and consultant for several electrical and telecommunications companies in Ecuador, as well as consultant for several oil and mining companies that carry out prospecting, exploration and exploitation activities in Ecuador.

Mario led the team that provided legal advice to the Lenders (a group of several international banks) in the project financing for the construction of the new airport in Quito, in the largest mining project in Ecuador (Fruta del Norte) and in the deep water port of Posorja. He has also represented lenders in hydroelectric and photovoltaic projects in Ecuador and has represented multinationals in acquisitions of companies in Ecuador (BellSouth, in the acquisition of OTECEL S.A., General Motors Corporation, in the acquisition of OBB Transportes S.A., Duke Energy, in the acquisition of Electroquil S.A., Fonterra Group, in the acquisition of a stake in NESTLE’s dairy business in Ecuador, General Motors Corporation in the acquisition of assets in Ecuador from DAEWOO MOTORS, Lafarge in the acquisition of Cementos Selva Alegre and its subsequent divestiture, among others).

Spanish, English

Pichincha Bar Association International Bar Association

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Lawyer - 1994 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Professor of Civil Law and Roman Law, 1999 to 2000

Publications

“The Public Competition Enforcement Review”, Chapter Ecuador. 7th Edition, Law Business Research, 2015. “International Public Procurement”, Chapter Ecuador, West Thomson Reuters, 2016. Benchmarking Public-Private Partnerships Procurement. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. 2016-2017. Getting the Deal Through: “Public-Private Partnerships 2017”, Law Business Research Ltd. Getting the Deal Through: “Private Banking & Wealth Management”, Chapter Ecuador. Law Business Research, 2017 “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Latin America, 2nd Edition”, Chapter Ecuador. Juris Publishing, Inc. 2018 “Fundamental Principals in PPP Laws: A Review of Latin America and the Caribbean”. Inter-American Development Bank. 2019 “Project Finance 2020: A practical cross-border insight into project finance”. Ninth Edition. Global Legal Group. 2020 “Benchmarking 2020 Infrastructure Development”, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 2020 “Investing in Ecuador”, Chambers & Partners. 2022 “Trends and Developments: Energy” Chambers & Partners. 2023 "FIDIC Contracts in the Americas: A Practical Guide to Application”, 2023 Also acted as speaker in several events and conferences.