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Dentons Paz Horowitz
Calle del establo y calle E.
Site Center, Torre 1, oficina 301.
Cumbaya, Quito
Ecuador

Work Department

An attorney with 6 years of experience in corporate law, M&A, contracts, aeronautical law, energy, mining, and oil.

Position

Senior Associate

Career

  • Eversheds Sutherland (London), Associate (Ecuador),  2020.
  • Paz Horowitz Abogados, Senior Associate, expert in corporate law, M&A, contracts, energy, mining and oil, 2012 – present.
  • Tributarium, Assistant, 2011 – 2012.
  • Legal Clinics of the San Francisco de Quito University, Legal Advisor, 2011.

Languages

Spanish, English, French, Catalan

Memberships

Colegio de Abogados de Pichincha (Pichincha Bar Association)

Education

  • LLM, Columbia Law School, New York, 2017.
  • Lawyer, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2013.
  • Certificate in Finances for non-financial, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2019
  • Certificate in Business Law, University of California, Berkeley, 2015.
  • Certificate in Commercial and Competition Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London – United Kingdom, 2014.

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Corporate and M&A

The ‘highly competent team’ at Dentons Paz Horowitz assists national and international clients with mergers, acquisitions, disposals and the incorporation and regulatory oversight of companies. Managing partner Agustin Acosta Cárdenas is a key individual in the group, which also features co-founder Jorge Paz Durini, a contact for consequential deals in the mining, telecoms and energy sectors. Other noteworthy practitioners include Rocio Cordova, who is experienced in corporate, contractual and transactional matters, recently promoted partner Maria Del Mar Heredia, who assists with M&A and contracts in the energy, mining and real estate segments, and Valeria Rosero, who has a strong following of clients from the life sciences space.