Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP), Interlaw’s firm in Ecuador, has announced the promotion of five new partners, Estefanía López-Verdú, Javier Jaramillo-Troya, Mario Navarrete-Serrano, Nicolás Maldonado-Zambrano and Ricardo Velasco-Cuesta.

Estefanía specializes in energy, infrastructure, and public procurement, while Javier joins the dispute resolution team, where he has experience in domestic and international litigation and arbitration and international procurement. 

Mario’s practice focusses on free competition, unfair competition and economic regulation, Nicolás specializes in advising clients on tax and family estate protection, and Ricardo concentrates his practice on public and regulatory law, dispute resolution, and compliance. 

The five were selected for their notable leadership in their practice areas, their proven team-building skills and their efforts in line with the firm’s objectives, with a focus on giving the best client service.