Bio
Xavier Rosales is a partner at CorralRosales. He has over 25 years’ experience representing local and international clients in banking and finance, competition, corporate, government procurement, intellectual property and mergers & acquisitions matters. Xavier leads the competition, corporate, and M&A areas. He advises clients across various industries, especially aviation, distribution and services, energy and natural resources, food and beverage, infrastructure and construction, insurance, pharma, and retail.
In the corporate and M&A areas, Xavier advises national and international clients in relation to complex projects. His business-oriented legal advice along with his specific knowledge of the industry and economic understanding have been key to offering sophisticated and personalized solutions to his clients. Clients recognize his ability to develop strategies for complex cases.
In the competition area, Xavier represents companies in merger authorization procedures. In addition, he defends clients against investigations into anti-competitive behavior, and advises on due diligence. Xavier has participated in many of the leading competition cases in Ecuador and clients appreciate the fact that he is highly respected by the relevant competition authority. Xavier also advises on competition issues at a regional level.
In the area of public procurement, Xavier advises national and international clients on the pre-contractual, negotiation and execution stages of public contracts, particularly in relation to special hiring processes, public-private partnerships, concessions and infrastructure projects. Additionally, he advises national and foreign clients on auditing processes and special examination by the Ecuadorian control bodies.
Xavier actively participates in forums and conferences relating to his legal specialisms, and regularly produces publications for national and international media.
Xavier is a lawyer from the Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Xavier has been recognized in legal publications such as: Chambers and Partners Global and Latin America, IFRL1000, LACCA, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, among others.
“Stellar practitioner Xavier Rosales is “a great lawyer with wide-ranging experience and a prestigious reputation in the market”.
Chambers Latin America
Recognitions
2009:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 2
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
2010:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 2
- Energy Natural Resources
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
2011:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 2
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
2013:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 2
- Energy Natural Resources:
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
- Tax
2014:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
- Energy Natural Resources:
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
- Tax
2015:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
- Energy Natural Resources: Band 3
- Intellectual Property: Band 3
2016:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 3
- Energy Natural Resources: Band 3
- Intellectual Property: Band 2
2017:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 2
- Intellectual Property: Band 3
2018:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2019:
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 3
2020:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2021:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2022:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2023:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2024:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
Global guide 2023: Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
2025:
- Competition / Antitrust: Band 2
- Corporate / Commercial: Band 1
- Public Law: Band 2
2019: Highly Regarded
2020: Highly Regarded
2021: Highly Regarded
2022: Highly Regarded
LATIN LAWYER 250:
2003: Intellectual Property
2004: Oil, Aviation
2005: Oil, Aviation
2006: Aviation
2007: Aviation
2008: Aviation, Litigation, Finance
2009: Energy, Oil
2010: Energy, Oil
2011: Aviation, Commercial
2012:
- Intellectual Property
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate / M&A
2013:
- Intellectual Property
- Banking and Finance
2014:
- Intellectual Property
- Banking and Finance
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
2015:
- Intellectual Property
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate / M&A
- Administrative Law
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
2016:
- Intellectual Property
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate / M&A
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
2017:
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate / M&A
2018:
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
2019:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
2020:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
2021:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
2022:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
2023:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
2024:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- Antitrust & Competition
- Aviation
- Telecoms & Media
- Administrative Law
LACCA:
2016: Corporate / M&A | IP
2017: Corporate / M&A | IP
2018: Corporate / M&A | IP
2019: Corporate / M&A | IP
2020: Corporate / M&A
2021: Corporate / M&A
2022: IP
2023: Corporate / M&A
2024: Corporate / M&A | IP
2017
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024:
- Innovation, Technology & Telecoms: Leading
- Administrative Litigation: Highly recommended
- Compliance: Valuable practice
- Arbitration: Highly recommended
- Competition & Antitrust: Leading
- Dispute Resolution: Excellent
- Civil and commercial litigation: Excellent
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Leading
- Corporate / M&A: Leading
- Tax Law: Excellent
- Corporate tax: Excellent
- Banking & finance: Excellent
2012:
- Corporate / M&A
- Intellectual Property
2014:
- Competition Antitrust
- Intellectual Property
2015:
- Competition Antitrust
- Intellectual Property
2016:
- Competition Antitrust
- Corporate and Finance
2017: Real State
2018: Leading Lawyer Corporate
2019: Leading Lawyer Corporate
2020: Leading Lawyer Corporate
2021: Leading Individuals
2022: Leading Individuals
2023: Corporate and M&A | Tier 2 | Leading Individuals
2024:
- Corporate and M&A | Tier 2 | Leading Individuals
- Dispute Resolution | Tier 2 | Recommended
- Competition and Antitrust | Tier 1 | Recommended
- Private Practice Powerlist 2024 – M&A – Latin America
2006: Aviation
2007: Aviation
2008: Aviation
2010: Patent | Insurance & Reinsurance | Aviation | Oil & Gas
2011: Banking
2012: Aviation | Oil & Gas
2013: Energy | Aviation | Patents
2014: Patents
2015: Aviation | Patents
2016: Patents | Transport | Insurance & Reinsurance
2018: Aviation | Insurance & Reinsurance
2020: Aviation | Insurance & Reinsurance
2022: Banking | Intellectual Property | Patents | Transport
2023: Banking |Finance Competition | Patents | Transport | Aviation Finance & Regulatory
2024: Transport | Aviation | Finance & Regulatory | Banking | Finance | Competition