Categoría: Highlights
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
In our professional life, we often imagine that success depends on great victories: winning a complex case, closing a decisive negotiation, or achieving an important promotion. However, experience shows us that true excellence is built in the quiet and the consistent: in the discipline with which we review documents, in the meticulous preparation of an…
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Negotiating to Win: Essential Lessons from “Getting to Yes”
In legal practice, we spend a large part of our time negotiating: contracts, transactions, litigation, internal policies, or simple schedule adjustments with colleagues and clients. Few works have influenced my approach to these conversations as much as “Getting to Yes” by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton. Since my first encounter with this book,…
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The Clock Doesn’t Wait: How Speed is Redefining the Rules of M&A in Ecuador
In today’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in Ecuador, speed is no longer optional — it’s the new standard. Transactions that once took months now need to close in weeks — or even days — to seize high-value opportunities before they vanish. This shift is driven not only by the global acceleration of business, but…
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The Purpose of Lawyering: A Reminder of Joy
In The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu invite us to reflect on joy not as a fleeting emotion, but as a skill that can be cultivated. Through a deep and moving conversation, they identify eight core pillars to achieve lasting happiness: perspective, humility, humor, acceptance,…
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BUSTAMANTE FABARA advises Industrial Danec S.A. on strategic acquisition of majority stake in La Industria Harinera S.A.
Quito, Ecuador – July 3, 2025 – BUSTAMANTE FABARA, a premier law firm renowned for its leadership in mergers and acquisitions and its deep experience in complex cross-border transactions, is proud to announce its role as counsel to Industrial Danec S.A. in the acquisition of a majority stake in La Industria Harinera S.A. (“LIHSA”), a…
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Well-Known Trademarks in Ecuador and the Andean Community: Regional Protection with Commercial Recognition
In today’s competitive environment, protecting intangible assets—such as trademarks—is essential for securing the positioning and reputation of products or services. Among the most prominent legal concepts in this area is the well-known trademark, a distinctive sign that, due to its high commercial recognition within the relevant economic sector, enjoys a special protection regime in Ecuador…
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Agenda of the Daily Stoic Journal and Its Contribution to My Career as a Lawyer, Woman, and Mother
«Obstacles are part of life. Even the most powerful and fortunate cannot escape this reality.» Practicing law entails constant exposure to conflict, the search for solutions, meticulous attention to detail, the pressure of deadlines, and a profound responsibility to clients who place their trust in our judgment. While there may be cases that evoke different…
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BUSTAMANTE FABARA advises Millicom on the USD 380 million acquisition of Telefónica Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador – June 23, 2025 – BUSTAMANTE FABARA, a leading law firm recognized for its expertise in mergers and acquisitions and complex cross-border transactions, acted as Ecuadorian legal counsel to Millicom (leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services under brand name Tigo) in the acquisition of Telefónica’s operations in Ecuador, a transaction valued…
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BUSTAMANTE FABARA advised the Retail International division of the Talanx Group in the sale of HDI-Seguros S.A. (formerly Liberty Seguros Ecuador) to Grupo Financiero Atlántida
Quito, Ecuador – June 17, 2025 – BUSTAMANTE FABARA, a leading law firm renowned for its expertise in mergers and acquisitions and highly sophisticated legal work, acted as Ecuadorian legal counsel to the Retail International division of the Talanx Group (HDI) in the sale of HDI-Seguros S.A. (formerly Liberty Seguros Ecuador) to Grupo Financiero Atlántida,…
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The Privilege of Learning
Too often, we take the education we have received for granted, without pausing to consider that, for many people, access to knowledge is an unattainable luxury—or even a daily struggle against cultural, economic, or familial barriers. Having had the opportunity to study, to learn how to think critically, to question, and to choose our own…