We provide advice and counsel in connection with:

Local and regional investigations by antitrust authorities of alleged anticompetitive conduct, such as:

  • abuse of dominance
  • cartels
  • state aid
  • unfair competition

Merger control reviews of operations between:

  • Ecuadorian companies;
  • cross-border transactions reported simultaneously in several countries
  • transactions involving regulated industries that require coordination with regulatory authorities.
Representation of clients in litigation and administrative proceedings before local antitrust authorities, including commitment decisions and applications for exemption from fines.

 

Developing and implementing antitrust compliance programs that are tailor-made for each particular industry with risk profiles of our clients’ activities.

Recognitions

Chambers Latin America 2026

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"The Pérez Bustamante & Ponce team has technical capacity, strategic vision, speed and clarity in response. We see it as number one in Ecuador."

Latin Lawyer 250 2026

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"The firm boasts a highly specialised antitrust department that assists clients with a broad spectrum of matters, including pre-merger filings, merger control issues, complex regulatory matters, cartel investigations, as well as abuse of dominance cases."

Legal500 2026

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"Pérez Bustamante & Ponce advises a growing client base, including regional and national telecoms, entertainment, food and beverage, and healthcare companies, on the full range of antitrust matters, and is regularly involved in high-value transactions."

Chambers Latin America 2025

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"Pérez Bustamante & Ponce have exceptional skills and in-depth knowledge of competition matters. The team is among the key players in the competition arena in Latin America."

Chambers Latin America 2024

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“Pérez Bustamante & Ponce understands that when dealing with multi-jurisdictional matters, providing timely response is essential. They always deliver on time.”

The Legal 500 2024

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"The PBP team works in a coordinated and orderly manner. Its strengths are excellent response times and client service. We have not found anyone in the region who is capable of providing such high-quality services."

Latin Lawyer 250 2024

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"The firm’s antitrust department assist clients on a wide range of matters including pre-merger filings, complex regulatory and cartel investigations and abuse of dominance cases. The team works alongside international law firms and has experience advising on international transactions."

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The Merger Control Review 2022

Our Partner Diego Pérez Ordóñez, and Senior Associate Mario Navarrete Serrano members of our Competition team, have authored the Ecuador Chapter of The Merger Control Review – Edition 13 published by The Law Reviews (TLR).

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Proposed Changes to the Competition Regime

On Monday, January 17, 2022, the Ecuadorian Competition Agency (SCPM) sent the Unfair Competition Bill[1] to the National Assembly of Ecuador—the legislative branch.

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The Constitutional Court has ruled on the constitutionality of several articles of the Competition Law (LORCPM)

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has decided to preserve the constitutionality of the obligation of financial entities and their shareholders to divest their interests and shares in insurance and reinsurance companies or commercial companies.

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