Chambers Latin America Awards 2022
Firm of the year nomination
Managing IP
Leading lawyer:
Katherine González – Intellectual property
Who´s Who Legal
Leading lawyer:
Xavier Rosales – Transport and banking sector in Ecuador
Lexology Client Choice Awards 2022
Leading lawyer:
Exclusive winner of the “Trademarks Ecuador” category
Legal Marcom awards 2022
Award to:
Best female leadership initiative
The Legal 500
Ranked areas:
Propiedad Intelectual (TIER 1)
Competition and Antitrust (TIER 2)
Corporate and M&A (TIER 2)
Conflict Resolution (TIER 2)
Tax (TIER 2)
Labor and Employment (TIER 3)
Real Estate (TIER 3)
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux (Leading individuals – Intellectual Property)
Eduardo Ríos (Rising Stars – Intellectual Property)
Ana Samudio (Rising Stars – Competition and Antitrust)
Xavier Rosales (Leading Individuals – Corporate and M&A)
Milton Carrera (Rising Stars – Corporate and M&A)
Andrea Moya (Next Generation Partners – Tax)
Global IP 2022
Award to:
Trademark Firm of the Year for Ecuador
Leaders League
Highlighted areas:
Intellectual Property:
Enforcement & anti-counterfeiting actions – María Cecilia Romoleroux, Francisco Gallegos R y Eduardo Ríos – Leading
IP Litigation – María Cecilia Romoleroux y Francisco Gallegos – Leading
Trademark prosecution – María Cecilia Romoleroux y Francisco Gallegos – Leading
Patent prosecution – María Cecilia Romoleroux, Francisco Gallegos y Gabriel Kuri – Excellent
Plant varieties protection – María Cecilia Romoleroux, Felipe Samaniego, Gabriel Kuri y Andrea Machicado – Highly recommended
Innovation, Technology & Telecoms:
Innovation, technology & telecoms – Xavier Rosales, Rafael Serrano y Ana Samudio – Excellent
Data protection – Rafael Serrano y Xavier Rosales – Excellent
Chambers and Partners Global
Ranked areas:
Intellectual Property (BAND 1)
Corporate / Commercial (BAND 2)
Dispute Resolution (BAND 3)
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux (BAND 1)
Xavier Rosales (BAND 1)
Francisco Gallegos (BAND 3)
Santiago Palacios (BAND 3)
LACCA
Leading lawyers:
Xavier Rosales – Corporate / M&A
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Intellectual Property Law
Leaders League
Highlighted areas:
Mergers & Acquisitions – Xavier Rosales – Leader
Banking & Finance – Xavier Rosales – Excellent
Labour & Employment Law – Edmundo Ramos – Excellent
Real Estate, Development and Construction – Santiago Palacios – Highly Recommended
The Legal 500
Ranked areas:
Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Tax (Tier 2)
Dispute Resolution (Tier 2)
Corporate and M&A (Tier 2)
Competition and Antitrust (Tier 3)
Labour and Employment (Tier 3)
Real Estate (Tier 3)
Ranked lawyers:
Xavier Rosales – Corporate and M&A (Leading individuals)
Milton Carrera – Corporate and M&A (Rising stars)
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Intellectual Property (Leading individuals)
Eduardo Ríos – Intellectual Property (Rising stars)
Andrea Moya – Tax (Next Generation Partners)
Ana Samudio – Competition and Antitrust – Rising stars
IP Stars
Ranked areas:
Trade Mark – Tier 1 (Top Band)
Patents – Highly Recommended (Top Band)
Copyright – Recommended (Top Band)
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Trade Mark Star – Patent Star
Francisco Gallegos – Trade Mark Star
Gabriel Kuri – Patent Star
Chambers and Latin America
Ranked areas:
Competition / Antitrust
Corporate / Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Labour & Employment
Ranked lawyers:
Xavier Rosales – Competition / Antitrust – Corporate / Commercial
Ana Samudio – Competition / Antitrust
Santiago Palacios – Dispute Resolution
Francisco Gallegos – Intellectual Property
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Intellectual Property
Edmundo Ramos – Labour & Employment
Andrea Moya – Tax
Marta Villagómez – Labour & Employment
IFLR 1000
CorralRosales, highlighted on the IFLR 1000 rankings for its ‘Financial and Corporate’ work
Chambers and Partners Global
Ranked areas:
Intellectual Property (BAND 1)
Corporate/Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux (BAND 1)
Xavier Rosales (BAND 1)
Santiago Palacios
Chambers and Partners Latin America Guide
Ranked areas:
Intellectual Property (BAND 1)
Labour & Employment (BAND 1)
Competition & Antitrust
Corporate & Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Ranked lawyers:
Xavier Rosales (BAND 1)
María Cecilia Romoleroux (BAND 1)
Ana Samudio
Andrea Moya
Edmundo Ramos
Francisco Gallegos
Marta Villagómez
Santiago Palacios
Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion
(Of Counsel/Partner) (South America)
Nominated lawyer:
María Cecilia Romoleroux
IFLR 1000
Practice Areas:
Financial and Corporate
Lawyers:
Santiago Palacios – Highly Recommended
Xavier Rosales – Highly Recommended
IP Stars
Ranked areas:
Trade mark contentions – Tier 1
Trade mark prosecutions – Tier 1
Patent – Highly Recommended
Copyright & related rights – Recommended
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux (Patent star, Trade mark star y Top 250 Women in IP)
Francisco Gallegos (Trade mark star)
Gabriel Kuri (Patent star)
Eduardo Ríos
LACCA
Recommended lawyers:
Xavier Rosales – Intellectual Property Law | Corporate/M&A
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Intellectual Property Law
Latin Lawyer
Recommended areas:
Administrative Law
Antitrust & Competition
Arbitration
Aviation
Corporate & M&A
Insurance & Reinsurance
Intellectual Property
Labour
Litigation
Pro Bono
Telecoms & Media
Leaders League
Ranked areas:
Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions – Leading
Intellectual Property Litigation – Leading
Trademark Prosecution – Leading
Civil and Commercial Litigation – Excellent
Competition & Antitrust – Excellent
Enforcement & Anti-counterfeiting Actions – Excellent
Technology, Media & Telecommunications – Excellent
Arbitration – Highly Recommended
Labor Law – Highly Recommended
Administrative Litigation – Recommended
Banking & Finance – Recommended
Corporate Tax – Recommended
The Legal 500
Ranked areas:
Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
Banking and Finance
Competition and Antitrust
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Labour and Employment
Real Estate
Tax
Ranked lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux (Leading Individuals)
Xavier Rosales (Leading Individuals)
Andrea Moya (Rising Star)
Milton Carrera (Rising Star)
Eduardo Ríos (Rising Star)
Edmundo Ramos
Felipe Samaniego
Francisco Gallegos
Francisco Rosales
Santiago Palacios
Ana Samudio
Gabriel Kuri
Katherine González
Marta Villagómez
Rafael Serrano
Ramón Paz y Miño
Who's Who Legal
Practice Areas:
Patents
Trademarks
Transport
Lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux
Xavier Rosales
World Trademark Review
Gold Firm (top band)
Lawyers:
María Cecilia Romoleroux – Gold Lawyer
Eduardo Ríos – Recommended
Francisco Gallegos – Recommended