Pérez Bustamante & Ponce fields a ‘team of true specialists’ who ‘provides pragmatic, quick and clear advice’ on the gamut of antitrust matters. The group is proficient in proceedings before the Ecuadorian Competition Authority and judicial courts, and often handles matters concerning abuse of dominance, cartels, state aid, merger control and unfair competition. Practice head Diego Pérez-Ordoñez possesses a wealth of experience in transactional and conduct mandates. These are also key areas of activity for Mario Navarrete-Serrano, who demonstrates further strength in competition litigation.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The competition and antitrust law team of Pérez Bustamante and Ponce are true specialists.'

  • ‘I think there are two characteristics that make them stand out from any other firms: speed of response and absolute availability. They understand the frenetic pace and sense of urgency of business and transform it into a value proposition.'

  • ‘The PBP team is always at the forefront. Their analysis is not only legal, they also do economic analysis. They use technology to review documents which greatly speeds up the process.'

  • ‘Mario Navarrete stands out above everyone. His technical knowledge of the subject is impressive, he makes an enormous effort to know the business in detail, and his customer service is out of this world.'

  • ‘The PBP team has deep knowledge of the competition authority’s processes, and provides pragmatic, quick and clear advice.’

Key clients

  • Telefónica and Telxius
  • Synlab
  • A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S and Hamburg Süd
  • Clorox
  • Warner Bros.
  • Arca Continental
  • DP World
  • Spotify

Work highlights

  • Advised Otecel on the local legal aspects of Saudi Telecom's 9.9% acquisition of Telefónica in Spain.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Diego Pérez Ordóñez