Sperber & Álvarez > Quito, Ecuador > Firm Profile

Sperber & Álvarez
FRANCISCO SALAZAR E10-59 y Av. 12 de OCTUBRE
EDIFICIO VIRTU
QUITO
Ecuador

Ecuador > Competition and antitrust Tier 2

Sperber & Álvarez was co-founded by David Sperber and José Álvarez following the dissolution of Antitrust Consultores in the first quarter of 2022, with the new firm exhibiting an expanded offering. Sperber, the first Chairman of the Competition Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Ecuador, is a prominent figure in the market, with deep expertise in antitrust, M&A, compliance and litigation. The team, which also features Pablo Lara, an expert in pre-merger and merger filings is capable in matters surrounding unfair competition, merger control and state aid, while Cynthia Andino plays a key role in M&A-related filings and international commerce issues, having previously participated in various competition commissions, including the Trade Defence and Competition Commission of Mercosur. In the past year, joint efforts culminated in the team’s representation of Uribe & Schwarzkopf and Megadatos in unfair competition claims.

Practice head(s):

David Sperber; Cynthia Andino; Pablo Lara

Testimonials

‘It is a team with clear reports in addition to a high level of knowledge in the sector, which allows us not only to have a local overview of the query, but also to know how it could affect related markets.’

‘The lawyers are well trained and often schedule meetings and answer questions from the people involved in the projects.’

Key clients

Megadatos

Sayce

Lupitos Distributor

Autosharecorp

Distrivehic Distribuidora de Vehículos

Nipro

Delivery Hero

ABB Ecuador

RDCConstructores

Grupo Heller

Sodaleh &Helados

Smart Chemistry Smach

Andes Petroleum Ecuador

Dk Management Services

Gisis

Laboratorios Siegfried

Productos Perecibles y Mariscos

Rogronnbrid Parques y Diversiones

Rosas del Corazón Rosaslesandi

Resiflex Duraflex

RTC Coonecta

Accelero

Acería del Ecuador

Airbnb

Mobile Health Ecuador

Automotores y Anexos

Edificaciones Industrias y Comercio

Zaimella del Ecuador

Telconet

Telemática Business Company

Maersk Ecuador

Work highlights

  • Succesfully represented Megadatos in an unfair competition and illegal publicity case before the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
  • Advised Uribe & Schwarzkopf in the filing of an unfair competition claim before the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.
  • Representing Unicon Peru and Unicon Ecuador following a fine for gun-jumping imposed by the Ecuadorian Competition Authority.