Bustamante Fabara integrates ‘an eclectic group of professionals into its team who undoubtedly make it a one-stop-shop firm like few others in the market’. The dispute resolution team draws on its expertise across civil, commercial, public and constitutional law to represent clients in high-profile judicial proceedings, including cases against the Ecuadorian state and the State Comptroller General’s Office. Public law disputes are a key strength for the department, which is also proficient in arbitration. The group is jointly led by María Rosa Fabara Vera, a reference in the market for litigation arising from public procurement issues, and Mariana Villagómez Álvarez, who focuses on corporate, banking, fiduciary and insurance disputes. Administrative, civil and arbitral conflicts are all key areas of activity for Francisco Dávila Caicedo, who shines in matters concerning public procurement.
Testimonials
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'The Bustamante Fabara law firm has a very solid team of lawyers who are very professional.'
'Maria Rosa Fabara is very professional.'
'Bustamante & Fabara has managed to integrate an eclectic group of professionals into its team who undoubtedly make it a one-stop-shop firm like few others in the market. By working with this firm one is sure that they will provide comprehensive advice on the proposed task.'
'Ease of communication; immediate collaboration to resolve doubts; availability.'
Key clients
- Ecuadorian Consortium Of Telecommunications Sa Conecel
- Guayaquil Bank
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Equinoccial Insurance
- Aig Metropolitana Cía. Insurance And Reinsurance
- Pepsico Foods Ecuador Cia
- Demaria Companies
- Directv Ecuador Cia
- Zurich Insurance Ecuador
- Bussié Laboratories
- Abbott Laboratorios Del Ecuador Cía
- Tamascus
- Pedro Moncayo Savings And Credit Cooperative
- Peter David Ullrich And Mónica Alicia Ullrich
- Tabacarcen Sa Tababela Cargo Center
- Plasticsacks Inc
- Monica Heller Rapaport
- Sanfer-bussié Ecuador
- Associated Industrial Stores (Tia)
- Heineken Ecuador
- China International Water & Electric Corp
- Sinohydro Corporation
- Makiber
- Powerchina
- Pfizer Cia
- China Railway No. 9 Engineering Group Co
- Siemens
- Pharmabrand
- Chaide And Chaide
- Applus Of Ecuador
- National Federation Of Chambers Of Industries Of Ecuador
- Farmacid
Work highlights
- Advising China International Water & Electric Corp. on a dispute against CELEC EP over delays in Ecuador's Toachi -Pilatón project.
- Representing Sinohydro Corporation Limited in four administrative proceedings against the Ecuadorian Comptroller General involving a highway network project.
- Represented China Railway No. 9 Engineering Group Ltd. in a lawsuit against the Education Ministry for unilaterally terminating a contract to construct 200 relocatable educational units.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
María Rosa Fabara-Vera, Mariana Villagómez-Álvarez