{"id":55778,"date":"2026-04-30T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=55778"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:03:34","slug":"bustamante-fabara-proudly-announces-the-promotion-of-andres-becdach-daniel-castelo-and-kirina-gonzalez-to-partners","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/bustamante-fabara-proudly-announces-the-promotion-of-andres-becdach-daniel-castelo-and-kirina-gonzalez-to-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSTAMANTE FABARA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE PROMOTION OF ANDR\u00c9S BECDACH, DANIEL CASTELO, AND KIRINA GONZ\u00c1LEZ TO PARTNERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Partners of BUSTAMANTE FABARA are proud to announce the promotion of Andr\u00e9s Becdach, Daniel Castelo and Kirina Gonz\u00e1lez to Partners. This appointment recognizes not only their outstanding professional careers, but also their commitment, dedication and leadership, through which they have contributed to the Firm\u2019s growth and strengthening over the years. Andr\u00e9s, Daniel and Kirina have built a significant part of their careers at BUSTAMANTE FABARA, each accumulating close to 15 years of experience within our organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Andr\u00e9s Becdach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9s has led the Firm\u2019s Regulatory and Life Sciences practice with great vision, playing a key role in its development and consolidation. In addition, his contribution to the Corporate and M&amp;A areas has been instrumental in highly complex transactions and negotiations, as well as in establishing his undisputed leadership in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55784\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Daniel Castelo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel has played a fundamental role in the strengthening and growth of the Firm\u2019s Competition and Compliance practices, positioning them as strategic areas within the Firm and among the most prominent in the country. He consistently brings a solid, committed and highly specialized approach to his work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55784\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Andres-Becdach.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kirina Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirina has stood out in the transactional field, participating in some of the most relevant, complex and sophisticated M&amp;A transactions in the country. Her work has established her as a key professional within the Corporate and Competition teams, with undisputed leadership.<\/p>\n<p>These promotions reflect the Firm\u2019s conviction to invest in internal talent, strengthen its Career Plan and continue building strong leadership that will shape the future of BUSTAMANTE FABARA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55780\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/Kirina-Gonzalez.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About BUSTAMANTE FABARA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BUSTAMANTE FABARA has established itself as a benchmark and leader in the provision of legal services in Ecuador and Latin America. Our team, consisting of more than 125 multidisciplinary lawyers and over 190 collaborators, provides legal solutions across more than 25 practice areas to local and international clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Sotomayor<\/p>\n<p>Director of Marketing and Communication<\/p>\n<p>BUSTAMANTE FABARA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:msotomayor@bustamantefabara.com\">msotomayor@bustamantefabara.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-55778","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/55778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}