Daniel Castelo KC > Bustamante Fabara > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Bustamante Fabara Offices
Av. Patria
E4-69 y Amazonas
QUITO
Ecuador
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Daniel Castelo KC
Work Department
Competition, Compliance, Privacy and Personal Data Protection
Position
Daniel is the Director of two, relatively new areas at BUSTAMANTE FABARA: data privacy and compliance. He has led the creation and operation of both areas to provide the best advice to BUSTAMANTE FABARA’s clients. Daniel’s activity in these areas involve the implementation and continues advice of Ecuadorian legislation on data protection and compliance.
He has 15 years of profesional experience and is currently part of the competition, data protection, and compliance areas of BUSTAMANTE FABARA S.A.S. Daniel has worked 15 years in competition law assessing clients in the subject and representing them before the competition authority and courts of law. He has extensive experience in merger control filings, dominant position abuse, anticompetitive agreements, unfair competition investigation processes, and due diligences.
Daniel has been widely recognized by clients and legal rankings agencies as a leading lawyer in competition law.
Career
- 2023 – Current: Director, BUSTAMANTE FABARA
- 2021 – 2023: Senior Associate, BUSTAMANTE FABARA
- 2015 – 2021: Senior Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
- 2010 – 2015: Associate, FABARA ABOGADOS
- 2008 – 2009: Analyst, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
- Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute, since 2017.
- International Bar Association (IBA), since 2018.
- Ecuadorian Institute of Procedural Law, since 2018.
Education
- Attorney: Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
- Administrative Law Specialization: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador.
- Master´s degree in International Economic Law: Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
- Diploma on Economics for Competition Law: King´s College London, UK.
- Master´s degree in Administrative Law: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito.
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Competition and antitrust
(Leading associates)Singled out for its strong track record in merger control and behavioural matters, Bustamante Fabara‘s competition group is particularly noted for its expertise in anticompetitive conduct mandates, including abuse of dominance, unfair competition issues and antitrust investigations. Noted for its ‘high level of commitment and professionalism‘, the practice is active in the pharma, retail, logistics, insurance, and food and beverage sectors, among others. María Rosa Fabara Vera, whose significant experience in this space covers abuse of dominant position issues, anticompetitive agreements and merger control matters, heads the practice alongside José Rafael Bustamante C., a key figure for merger clearance processes in Ecuador. Other noteworthy practitioners include Daniel Castelo, who excels in appeals against the Antitrust Authority, and Kirina González, who shines in merger clearance. Francisco Ochoa joined from the State Attorney General Office in August 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax