Bringing together expertise in antitrust issues, M&A, compliance, and litigation, the team at Sperber & Álvarez excels in proceedings before the Ecuadorian Competition Authority, including Andean Community matters. Regularly instructed by domestic and international companies in pre-merger clearance issues and merger control matters, David Sperber demonstrates significant experience in abuse of dominance, gun-jumping and unfair competition cases. Pablo Lara advises on merger filings in relation to local and international transactions, while Cynthia Andino assists with mandates before the Court of Appeals.
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Key clients
- Megadatos
- SAYCE
- Lupitos Distributor
- Autosharecorp
- Distrivehic Distribuidora de Vehículos
- NIPRO
- Delivery Hero DMART Ecuador
- ABB Ecuador
- RDCConstructores Cia.
- Grupo Heller
- Sodaleh & Helados
- Smart Chemistry Smach
- Andes Petroleum Ecuador
- Dk Management Services
- Gisis
- Laboratorios Siegfried
- Productos Perecibles y Mariscos Propemar
- Rogronnbrid Parques y Diversiones
- Rosas del Corazón Rosaslesandi Cía.
- Resiflex Duraflex
- RTC Coonecta
- Accelero AG
- Acería del Ecuador CA ADELCA
- Air BnB (Ireland)
- Mobile Health Ecuador MOBILEHEALTH
- Automoteres y Anexos
- Edificaciones Industrias y Comercio o Cía.
- Zaimella del Ecuador
- TELCONET
- CINEXT
- Telemática Business Company TEBUSCO
Work highlights
- Advised MEGADATOS on an unfair competition and illegal publicity case at the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
- Advised Target Cinext on the filing of novel evidence to avoid the conditions solicited by the Indendentant of the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
- Advised UNICON Peru and UNICON ECUADOR on an illegal fine for gun-jumping by the Ecuadorian Competition Authority, which was appealed.
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David Sperber, Cynthia Andino, Pablo Lara