Energy and Natural Resources

“Pérez Bustamante & Ponce provides a personalised service. It has a group of professionals of the highest level and with excellent training, which also corresponds to the firm's values and principles of compliance.”

The only firm in Band 1

What is the team known for?

A market-leading energy and natural resources practice area that boasts an enviable portfolio of local and international clients. He offers advice on a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters within the oil and gas and mining sectors, including acquisitions and joint venture and concession agreements. The team offers particular experience in public and private tenders related to power generation projects. It has additional capabilities that help resolve environmental issues and contentious mandates related to the sector.

Strengths

An interviewee praises the firm for being “the most important mining and oil and gas firm in Ecuador”. Another source describes them as “experienced and highly knowledgeable lawyers who offer high-quality practical, analytical and technical advice.”

What is the team known for?

A leading firm in the market that offers a complete range of services and a stellar practice in energy and natural resources matters, helping its clients with the full range of regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. Mining continues to be one of its strengths; The firm offers advice on concessions, legal auditing and international investments in the sector. Experienced advice on tenders and competitions in the oil, gas and energy fields.

Strengths

Clients praise the firm's service and one of them comments: “They have a solid reputation, excellent standards and great commitment to clients . It is definitely the firm to go to for any mining transaction in Ecuador.”

Interviewees agree that “it is a leading firm in Ecuador that provides excellent service and helps us meet our goals. It is one of the few that can handle this type of work and provide a service at an international level.

Acclaimed firm that offers a complete range of services and frequently advises important international and local clients in the area of energy and natural resources, especially in the mining sector. Highly experienced in advising on concession contracts, project financing and environmental permits. Particularly active in the oil and gas fields.

Strengths:

Interviewees support the firm's approach, stating: "Their work is excellent and they are constantly improving their standards, which is very good."

Clients also characterize it as "a firm with a marked orientation towards the client, rapid response and precise and practical legal advice."

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce's energy team has notable experience in representing important foreign clients in a wide range of sectors, including oil and gas, mining and renewable energy.

This is a prestigious firm, highly appreciated by its clients, with a long history in the sector. Recently, his lawyers have advised important oil and gas companies in their negotiations with the government and have guided them in the handling of controversies in previous years.

Key partners

Sebastián Pérez Arteta and Francisco Roldán.