Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce advises clients on a range of issues, including day-to-day employment policy, and is also skilled in advising unions on labour claims relating to company-wide issues such as reorganisations. Javier Salvador heads up the team, offering clients a strong connection with national authorities, and senior associate Olga Castro also has strong connections with the ministry of labour, as well as a background in assisting with the navigation of employee and employer relationships. Notably, the group has benefited from the firm’s expansion into the city of Guayaquil, an important industrial city in Ecuador, where it acts for agricultural and aquaculture companies. Appointed practice director in March 2025, senior associate Esteban Baquero-Correa is another standout team member, whose knowledge of the insurance industry makes him well placed to advise employers on the interpretation of insurance policies.