Apolo Abogados ‘has a multidisciplinary team of experts in different areas of law' and ’is very well connected with the authorities in the area‘. Group head Rafael Balda Santistevan draws on previous experience from working in the private sector as a consultant for public and corporate affairs. The team includes several multidisciplinary lawyers, such as associate María José Arias, who deals with a range of corporate issues, as does the group more widely. These matters include transactions, corporate structuring and other corporate procedures.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The firm is very transparent and efficient. We feel satisfied with the results and their way of treating us.'
- 'They are very well connected with the authorities in the area, which helps a lot to make the procedures flow.'
- ‘They have a multidisciplinary team of experts in different areas of law and enjoy excellent prestige in Ecuador. Its management is highly efficient and effective.’
- ‘The people who make up the team are extremely professional, which transmits confidence in the legal matters on which they work.'
Key clients
- Induauto
- Deloitte & Touche Ecuador
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
- Servicios y Agenciamientos Maritimos SAGEMAR
- Grupasa Grupo Papelero
- Produambien
- Nordea Bank
- Distrisoda
- Opalis
- PSA Marine Peru
- Emibla
- Normacpez
- Caberopin
- Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila
- Xianmeilai
- Urbaser
- Delivery Hero
- Pedidos Ya
- Johnsonwax del Ecuador
- Omarsa
- Soluciones Globales de Vivienda Gloablvivienda
Work highlights
- Assisted Soluciones de Vivienda Globalvivienda in negotiating a partnership with an Austrian group, aimed at developing a manufacturing facility for prefabricated PVC housing.
- Advised Ecuacultivos Group on the negotiation and structuring of a complex deal to acquire Aguayo Group's shrimping business operations.
- Provided advice to MSC on several issues relating to the Container Stevedoring and Terminal Services Agreement entered into with Contecon Guayaquil and the possibility of compensation exposure.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rafael Balda Santistevan