Bustamante Fabara often acts as local counsel to large financial institutions and well-known banks in relation to secured and unsecured loans, as well as project finance mandates, including for projects that are socially or environmentally significant. Such environmental issues are a key area of focus for Diego Ramírez, who has been involved in conservation matters as well as ESG loans and sustainable bond issuances in the Ecuadorian market, another prominent area of activity for the team. Ramírez heads up the team alongside Jesús Beltrán, an experienced M&A lawyer who is regularly involved in structured finance and securitisation matters. Juan Felipe Bustamante is key on the financing side, while Kirina González excels in corporate finance, and director Patricio Santos is who clients turn to for advice on the regulatory elements of structured finance transactions.

Lexvalor Abogados is highly proficient in the gamut of capital markets matters, especially credit financing, with an ability to assist with bond issuance through to the post issuance stage. Daniela Irigoyen, Margoth Chiriboga and Gabriela Guzmán jointly lead the team and are highly active in cross-border financings and capital markets transactions. Director Mariela Moreno is often involved in real estate and infrastructure project financing, while Guzmán is key on the regulatory side. Indeed, the wider group provides clients with a broad range of regulatory advice, including advising on fintech issues, particularly since the recent enactment of fintech regulations issued by the Monetary Regulation Board and the Central Bank of Ecuador. The team's expertise also extends to banking, electronic payments, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce‘s core strengths include assisting creditors and debtors alike with the structuring of loans, including syndicated loans, as well as transactions related to mortgage portfolio securitisations, derivatives, and the local and international issuance of bonds. The group is also well placed to provide clients, which include large investment banks, with regulatory advice concerning changes to local laws and regulations. Practice head Bruno Pineda is key in this regard, particularly for stock market regulation. Elsewhere, director Juan Francisco Simone-Lasso is highly active in the fintech and payments industries, and Ricardo Pérez is experienced in bond issuances and loan structuring.

Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados is particularly knowledgeable in energy and construction financing, and acts in a high volume of financings, from public financing and loan transactions to project finance and cross-border securitisation transactions, often on behalf of multinational companies. This is epitomised by practice group head Mario Flor, who is often involved in renewable energy financing transactions and structurings, for which the wider group stands out. Senior associate Alejandro Pérez also stands out for a variety of financing transactions. At the associate level, Claudia Bustamante is regularly engaged in natural resources financing transactions.

Robalino provides a broad range of financial institutions and corporates with sophisticaed compliance advice regarding regulatory matters as well as handling the full range of financing types. A trio of experienced practitioners co-head the group managing partner Javier Robalino, Martín Pallares and Rafael Serrano Maldonado. Senior figure, Robalino is a "go-to" figure for complex matters not only as regards finance but also for corporate transactions and arbitration. Pallares regularly handles cross-border transactions - a particular forte of the team - ranging from derivatives transactions to debt restructurings. Maldonado, in turn, has several years financial services' market experience, advising large global banks which continue to feature among the group’s diverse client base. Daniel Robalino brings further partner-level finance expertise to the group. In 2025 the group also acted as local counsel in a high-value secured lending mandate in the aviation industry, demonstrating strength in large-scale financing. Former associate practice director Carol Riofrio left the firm in October 2025.

The banking and finance practice at AVL Abogados is recognised for handling complex financing transactions, including syndicated loans and cross-border guarantees, across regulated sectors like mining, aviation, and food and beverages. Led by Jorge Cevallos, who specialises in M&A, blockchain and corporate finance compliance, the team provides strategic advice on regulatory and corporate matters. Co-head Rodrigo Borjas Callisto brings extensive expertise in large-scale project finance, and senior associate Andrea Lara supports clients with corporate governance, contract structuring and negotiation. Associate Renata Medina focuses on incorporations, M&A due diligence and financing agreements.

The work undertaken by the group at Dentons Paz Horowitz spans from project finance, such as financing in the automotive sector, to judicial debt recoveries and banking finance matters, as well as corporate finance assistance. The latter is an area of strength for Gabriel Solís Vinueza, who offers clients strategic and corporate finance expertise, often for regulatory matters, having gained such expertise from a past role at the Superintendency of Banks. Solís Vinueza leads the team alongside Rocio Cordova, who is a standout practitioner in the fintech sector and is noted for assisting financial services clients with day-to-day credit operations. Agustín Ormaza is a key contact in the team at the associate level.

Heka Law Firm is adept at handling lending transactions, judicial recoveries and regulatory challenges within the banking and finance sphere, as well as acting in the structuring and negotiating of financing transactions for projects, particularly in the real estate sector. The group is led by technology law expert Andrés Terán and Santiago Albán, who stands out for assisting payment platforms with regulatory matters. More widely, the group often engages in novel mandates in the fintech industry, particularly on the regulatory side since the introduction of new fintech regulations in Ecuador related to the control of financial and technological services in the country. This work often includes cryptocurrency regulation and a range of assistance to online payment platforms.

Rodríguez | Rodríguez is a boutique law firm focused on advising clients, often international banks, on trade finance facilities. Seasoned banking and finance lawyers Boanerges Rodríguez Freire and Boanerges Rodríguez Velásquez, who are regularly involved in cross-border transactions and are able to act in complex regulatory and structured finance matters, head the team. The group is also skilled in project finance, syndicated loans, debt restructuring and financial regulatory compliance.