Robalino

Made up of engineers and economists as well as lawyers, the team at Robalino handles a broad array of competition matters, including litigation, pre-merger control, leniency agreements, unfair competition and compliance programs for both national and international clients. It provides comprehensive legal and economic advice, facilitating the navigation of complex competition scenarios, and also has expertise handling Andean Community matters. The founder and executive director of the Ecuadorian Competition Law Institute (IEDC), practice head Daniel Robalino is a "go-to" figure in the sector whose experience includes advising the Superintendency of Market Power Control on the development of its Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (issued in September 2021). He is flanked by special counsel, Fausto Alvarado, and senior associate Jorge Duque. The highly regarded Alvarado was the first Competition Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (and remains an advisor to OCDE and UNCTAD on competition policy matters), while the up-and-coming Duque focuses on competition and alternative dispute resolution matters.