Clients from the food and beverage, retail, oil and gas, pharma and consumer goods sectors regularly turn to Lexvalor Abogados for assistance with a wide range of competition matters, including abuse of dominant position, cartels, merger control, state aid, unfair competition and Andean community processes. Competition law specialist Luis Marin Tobar oversees the practice with Ricardo Peñaherrera, who 'knows Ecuadorian competition law in depth'.
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‘Ricardo Peñaherrera knows Ecuadorian competition law in depth and thanks to his participation in competition law associations he has insights into comparative law which are extremely useful for any administrative or judicial competition law process. Their close work with the company's teams also allows Lexvalor to provide us with efficient and effective advice.'
‘Lexvalor Abogados differs from other firms present in Ecuador, due to the comprehensive way of approaching problem solving. By having a multidisciplinary team, they can advise us with in-depth knowledge on all aspects that may affect our business. In addition, their team is proactive and agile in communicating progress in the competition processes they manage.'
‘They are always available. The willingness to find solutions and also do so ethically and humanely is what stands out the most.'
‘Great human and ethical quality.'
Key clients
- Quala Ecuador
- Corporación Favorita
- Industrias Ales
- Yara International
- Grupo Superior
- Polynt
- Softys Ecuador
- Unilever Andina Ecuador
Work highlights
- Advised Bunge Limited on the mandatory merger control notification and clearance before the Superintendence of Economic Competition of Ecuador of the acquisition by Bunge of all the shares and the exclusive control of Viterra Limited.
- Advising Unilever on the evaluation of its competition toolkit and assessing the company’s participation in the ice cream segment in Ecuador.
- Advising Polynt on the potential acquisition of Akzo Nobel.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ricardo Peñaherrera
Practice head
Luis Marin Tobar; Ricardo Peñaherrera