Karla

Karla

Barona-Villalva

Associate

Competition / Antitrust

Karla

Karla is a member of our Competition and Corporate teams.

Karla specializes in free competition, unfair competition, and economic analysis of the law. Her practice is focused on abuse of market power and restrictive competition practices, analysis of economic concentrations, unfair competition practices, and bureaucratic market barriers.

Karla has participated in the notification of merger transactions in various sectors and in the defense of investigations related to restrictive practices, abuse of market power and unfair competition practices.

From an academic perspective, Karla actively participates in research journals and leads the participation of students in international competitions in the field.

Languages

Spanish

English

French

Admissions

Ecuador

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2022 – present)

Assistant editor and researcher for the Ecuadorian chapter of the Competition Center of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile (2022 - present).

Coach of the competition team of Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2024 - present).

Legal Assistant, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Ecuadorian-AmericanChamber of Commerce, Quito, Ecuador (2022)

Compliance Assistant, Fresenius Medical Care, Quito, Ecuador (2021-2022)

 Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Specialization in CompetitionLaw and Economics, 2024)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2022)

The Legal 500, 2024 (Competition and antitrust)

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"Recommended"

XV International Arbitration Competition, 2022

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Best memorial for the respondent

Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), 2022

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Winning team in the X National Arbitration Competition

Ecuador Bar Association

El Contrato de factoring: una herramienta financiera subestimada en el Ecuador

Revista Ruptura, Quito, Ecuador, 2021