Assisting clients, often in the energy sector, throughout the life cycle of a disputes process, from pre-trial negotiations onwards, Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados has strong capabilities in both domestic and international disputes, including arbitration. The group represents investors who are disputing local labour laws, or other local regulation. Roque Bustamante, Mario Flor and Alfonso Becerra lead the team, the former of whom often appears in criminal litigation and tax cases. Flor is key for cross-border investment arbitration, and at associate level Juan Carlos Herrera stands out for acting as lead counsel before local courts.
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Key clients
- Otecel Telefónica
- Alkhorayef Petroleum
- EIFO Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
- HP Drilling
- KIWA International
- Oriental Industria Alimenticia OIA
Work highlights
Represented Alkhorayef Petroleum in a formal mediation process where a Mediation Act was signed.
Represented Otecel in corporate criminal litigation with third parties who have committed cyber crimes and have stolen customer information from Telefonica.
Represented EIFO Export and Investment Fund of Denmark in a disputes matter in which EIFO made an export to Ecuador that was paid with a bill of exchange issued for a third party that the local Ecuadorian bank Banco Pichincha lost, without being able to collect the money.
Practice head
Roque Bustamante; Mario Flor; Alfonso Becerra