Ana Samudio
Senior Associate
CorralRosales
More informationCorralRosales fields a team of ‘highly trained, efficient lawyers’. The department’s expertise can be divided into unfair competition work, antitrust investigations and merger-control cases, including matters such as restrictive practices, abuse-of-dominant-position issues, unfair practices and the formation of economic cartels. With Xavier Rosales accompanied at the helm by senior associate Ana Samudio, the firm also has strong capabilities in administrative and judicial proceedings, drawing on the combined 40 years' relevant experience of the practice co-heads. Founding partner Francisco Rosales bolsters this offering through strong ties with multinational companies operating in the region.
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- 'It is a team of highly trained, efficient lawyers who are always attentive to the needs of clients. They quickly identify risks and draw up action plans to ensure business continuity. They are supremely efficient at transmitting information, accommodating company billing systems, and having access to the latest data.’
‘They identify risks quickly and find answers that fit the needs of the business. They are a very good business partner. The unfair competition partner is Ana Samudio. She is always available to answer questions and works in an interdisciplinary way with the other members of the firm to provide comprehensive advice. Ana is brilliant at finding risks and mitigating them on time.’
‘CorralRosales has been of great support on important issues for our company in the territory of Ecuador. They are very clear in their concepts, methodical, and attend to our requests as a priority.’
‘Ana Samudio is our point of contact. She is always responsive, confirms receipt of emails, is available for urgent last-minute calls, and is clear and specific in her recommendations and arguments. She is very good at identifying risks and managing them. She also knows the local regulations very well.’
Key clients
- Nestlé
- The Walt Disney Company
- Unilever
- Grupo Familia
- COPEC
- Clorox
- United Airlines
- Grünenthal
- BMI
- Immunotec
- Claro
- General Electric
- Mondelez
- SAP
- AkzoNobel
- JetBlue Airways
- Essity
- DK Management
- Santillana
Work highlights
- Advised Grupo Familia on a competition investigation by the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
- Advised The Walt Disney Company before the Ecuadorian Competition Authority as to the authorisation of the Ecuadorian leg of its operations.
- Advised Unilever on the Ecuador components of the relevant antitrust clearance proceeding by the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Xavier Rosales, Ana Samudio