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Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados

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Under the leadership of Mario Flor, Jorge Pizarro, and Roque Bustamante, Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados has built a strong reputation for handling complex transactions across the energy, natural resources, telecoms, and retail sectors. The team is further bolstered by Verónica Ruales, who brings expertise in commercial matters, and Juan Andrés Gortaire, a name to note for corporate governance and M&A deals. Significantly, since publication, the firm has opened an office in Manta (the country's principal fishing port and an economic motor for much of the central coastal region); it will be led by Andrés Chugá Porras (commercial and civil law, ADR & IP) who arrived as a partner from his own boutique - effective as of March 2025.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados acted as our local counsel for Ecuador. They provided invaluable information and local law review of our aircraft leasing transaction documents. The team at Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados, particularly Mario Flor, is extremely engaged and does not delay in its response times. The team is very knowledgeable of the aviation industry and the implications of Ecuadorian laws on leasing.'
  • 'The advice they provide is what is required. We have direct contact with our lead partners, and we've even scheduled meetings with clients we haven't mapped, but who may have needs for our portfolios or services.'
  • 'Without a doubt, the partners' knowledge and multidisciplinary approach stands out; they have experts in practically every area of ​​legal practice. Our go to counsel in Ecuador for Aviation. Knowledgeable, responsive, pragmatic.'
  • 'Mario Flor is excellent. Responsive, pragmatic and excellent at providing succinct local law advice for international clients. Alejandra Soriano Diaz has also assisted and been very helpful.'
  • 'It's a firm with a solid Corporate M&A practice, and the client experience is fantastic due to the level of knowledge of Juan Andrés and his team. His closeness to the client and the transparency with which he handles the entire legal service process, as well as billing, builds our loyalty and confirms our commitment to keeping him as our go-to lawyer for our businesses.'
  • 'Knowledge, agility, and competitive rates. Juan Andrés Gortaire is our go-to lawyer, to whom we entrust all our legal matters in Ecuador and abroad. He is agile and highly skilled when it comes to providing legal guidance on the various business decisions we must make.'

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mario Flor, Jorge Pizarro, Roque Bustamante