Robalino’s Manta office, Established in 2015, Robalino's Manta office serves the country's Mayabi province and eastern seaboard north of Guayaquil. The office provides a broad range of core business services, including corporate, labour, tax, regulatory, civil, and intellectual property law, but specialises in addressing the particular needs of sectors such as fishing, agribusiness, manufacturing and logistics, all of which are crucial to the region’s economy. With expertise across labour law, civil litigation and arbitration, office head Luis Carlos Fernández is the key contact. At the broader firm level, Javier Robalino oversees litigation, arbitration and tax matters, while Daniel Robalino focuses on corporate law and competition, typically advising on mergers, governance, and regulatory compliance. Heading up the firm’s energy and natural resources practice, Andrés Donoso focuses on the mining, oil, and energy sectors. All three regularly circulate through the office as required.

Expanding its national presence in March 2025 with the opening of a new office in Manta, Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados reaffirmed its confidence in both the city’s growing economic significance and its own reach. The new office is led by Andrés Chugá Porras (who joined from his own local firm), whose expertise across dispute resolution, intellectual property, and civil and commercial law leaves him well placed to onboard new clients from the region. Indeed, the breadth of his offering has enabled the firm to make a strong showing in it's first six months and it is already serving a diverse portfolio of clients – including OTECEL, Iche and CONISER – across its principal practice areas of corporate and commercial law, IP, and disputes (& ADR).

Acting for clients including Huawei, Consorcio Pichincha and Claro, the 11-strong Zambrano & Trujillo offers services across corporate and company law (including M&A), investment (both foreign and local), regulatory matters, and a full suite of administrative, civil, constitutional, labour and penal litigation, along with banking and IP. Legal director René Zambrano, firm president Miguel Trujillo and partner Carlos Chavez are the key contacts.