Mario Navarrete-Serrano > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR N36-140
EDIFICIO MANSIÓN BLANCA
QUITO
Ecuador
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Mario Navarrete-Serrano
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Mario specializes in free competition, unfair competition and economic regulation. His practice includes administrative and civil litigation and preventive advice on local and regional competition law, ranging from investigations for abuse of market power, notices of economic concentration, state aid, restrictive practices and cartels.
He has successfully worked on some of the most sophisticated transactions and investigations involving the Ecuadorian competition regulator.
Mario combines his professional experience with academic research in competition law, enabling him to approach complex problems with a broad perspective and technical precision.
Position
Director
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2014 – present)
- Associate, Andrade Veloz Abogados, Quito, Ecuador (2012 – 2013)
- Director, Competition Law Group, Legal Research Institute, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2017 – present)
- Professor of Competition Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2016 – present)
- Research Assistant to Eleanor M. Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law, U.S.A. (2014)
Languages
Spanish, English, Mandarin Chinese
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Member, Academic Committee for the Master’s Degree in Litigation and International Arbitration, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2016 – present)
Education
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, cum laude, 2012)
- The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, England (Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, 2013)
- New York University School of Law, U.S.A. (Master in Competition, Innovation and Information Law, 2014)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Competition and antitrust
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce continues to demonstrate its wide-ranging capabilities in competition and antitrust matters, assisting regional and global clients in their navigation of cases before the Competition Authority regarding merger control, cartels, abuse of dominance, unfair competition, state aid and litigation proceedings. The highly specialised team, which is led by cross-border specialist Diego Pérez Ordoñez, recently acted on behalf of Telxius and Telefónica, notifying the authority of the sale of approximately 10% of its submarine cable business to Pontegadea. Supporting Pérez Ordoñez in this matter and active on the full spectrum of antitrust issues is director Mario Navarrete Serrano – promoted in October 2022 – with the duo also advising Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Avianca on their combining into Abra Group, now one of the largest airlines in Latin America. Senior associate Andrés Rubio Puente is another standout for merger filings and investigations. Karla Barona joined in December 2022 from AB Inbev to strengthen the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax