Bustamante Fabara acts for a variety of clients, including major construction companies, developers and investors, in the full range of real estate matters. The group leverages its close connections with municipalities, property registries and other governmental agencies to advise on regulatory, transactional, zoning, land use and environmental matters concerning real estate projects. Key areas of strength for the team include the sale, restructuring, financing and leasing of real estate assets, including commercial, residential, agriculture, and industrial properties. Practice head Juan Felipe Bustamante is skilled in large-scale project development, financings and acquisitions in the real estate sector. José Rafael Bustamante C., a key point of contact for telecoms, manufacturing and infrastructure clients, is another name to note for transactional work in this space. At the associate level, Pedro Gómez de la Torre focuses on the financing and structuring of real estate projects, and Kirina González specialises in cross-border real estate transactions.

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  • ‘Bustamante Fabara is a firm with the best professionals in the Ecuadorian legal industry. They represent us in all our problems. They are a strategic ally, extremely knowledgeable about the legal and commercial world, and have helped us consolidate our project from an initial stage. We have seen a notable improvement in the firm in recent years. They focus on all aspects. They are very current.'

  • ‘They are excellent and timely. Juan Felipe Bustamante is our main point of contact and he is an outstanding person, he has a lot of commercial and legal knowledge and makes our lives easier. They have a powerful and super balanced team, which means that partners can be very well supported.'

  • ‘I liked working with Juan Felipe Bustamante and Pedro Gómez de la Torre. They have a lot of knowledge of legal matters and their way of expressing strategies and problems is clear and easy to understand. They are ethical and that makes me feel comfortable and confident with their advice. It is a superior and pioneering firm.'

  • ‘Pedro Gómez de la Torre is outstanding. Very ethical and with a lot of legal knowledge. Juan Felipe Bustamante is also outstanding. Very clear when explaining legal problems.'

  • ‘I work directly with Juan Felipe Bustamante and Pedro Gómez de la Torre. They are extremely reliable lawyers with immediate solutions. I highlight their work and with the excellent experience I have with the firm.'

  • ‘They are professionals with a lot of knowledge of the market and legal matters. The quality that stands out about the lawyers I work with is their experience and dedication to matters.'

  • 'They are impeccable in the service they provide.'

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates 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.

Juan Felipe Bustamante