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Dentons Paz Horowitz Offices
Calle del establo y calle E.
Site Center, Torre 1, oficina 301.
Cumbaya, Quito
Ecuador
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Eduardo Esparza
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An attorney with more than 10 years of experience in administrative law specialized in competition law, international trade law and public procurement.
Position
Senior Associate
Career
- Paz Horowitz Abogados, Senior Associate, Director of the Competition Law and International Trade Law Department, 2019 – present.
- General Secretariat of the Andean Community, International Official, 2017 – 2018.
- Superintendence for Market Power Control, Intendant for Investigation of Abuse of Market Power, Agreements and Restrictive Practices, 2015 – 2016.
- Superintendence for Market Power Control, National Director of Abuse of Market Power, 2015.
- Superintendence for Market Power Control, Assessor, 2015.
- Superintendence for Market Power Control, Legal Analyst, 2014.
- Ministry of National Defense, General Coordination of Strategic Goods, Pre-contractual Director, 2013.
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Consultant in Public Procurement Models, 2012 – 2013.
- Superintendence of Telecommunications, Secretary of the Technical Contracting Commission, Attorney, 2010 – 2012.
- TAME, Ecuador Airline, Attorney, 2008 – 2009.
- TAME, Ecuador Airline, Legal Assistant, 2007 -2008.
- Weitz Centre for Development Studies (CERUR), Israel, 2005 – 2006.
Languages
Spanish, English, Portuguese
Memberships
- Pichincha Bar Association
- Judicature Council Bar Association
- Commission on Government Procurement – International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ecuador
- Commission on Customs and Trade Facilitation, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ecuador
Education
- Master in International Economic Law and Policy, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España, 2014.
- Master in Administrative Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, 2014.
- Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, 2008.
- Bachelor of Laws, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, 2008.
- Bachelor of Economic and Administrative science with mention in International Trade, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador, 2005.
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Competition and antitrust
Dentons Paz Horowitz combines local expertise with international reach, providing advice on competition and international trade law for domestic and multinational companies. Key areas of work for the group include antitrust compliance, leniency applications, collection of evidence for filing complaints, pre-merger control and the handling of investigations by the Competition Authority. Director Eduardo Esparza spearheads these efforts, drawing from his experience in investigations of abuse of market power, agreements and restrictive practices at the Superintendence for Market Power Control; he is closely supported by the firm’s litigation and IP practices, which are often engaged to work on matters. Former practice head Byron Robayo departed the firm in January 2023.