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.
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Key clients
- General Motors
- Philip Morris International
- Nutreco
- Chubb
- Generali
- Dubai Ports
- Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Citi
- Latam Airlines
- Visa
Work highlights
Assisted General Motors with the closure of its 50-year-old Ecuadorian manufacturing plant.
Assisted Royal Caribbean Group's luxury brands, Silversea and Celebrity Cruises, with the alignment of employee benefits, policies, culture and operations for over 500 employees.
Advised Agripac on filing a lawsuit seeking significant compensation for an alleged breach of contract and insurance policy.
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Practice head
Javier Salvador