Paz Horowitz Abogados

Life Sciences, Regulatory, Corporate

Legal Director

Valeria is Legal Director of the Regulatory (Life Sciences) and Corporate practice at Dentons Paz Horowitz. Her practice focuses on corporate, regulatory, administrative and public procurement law, advising local and multinational companies on day-to-day corporate matters, complex transactions and regulatory compliance within highly regulated industries. She regularly assists clients in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence processes, corporate structuring and post-closing integration, providing strategic support throughout all stages of a transaction.

In the Life Sciences sector, Valeria advises pharmaceutical, consumer products and cosmetics companies on regulatory matters before authorities such as ARCSA, ACCESS, the Ministry of Health and Agrocalidad. Her experience includes administrative proceedings, preventive regulatory counseling and public procurement matters. Prior to joining the firm, she served as in-house counsel for one of Ecuador’s largest pharmaceutical and retail distributors, where she advised on corporate, contractual and regulatory matters involving both public and private entities. Valeria has participated in significant cross-border transactions and acquisitions involving companies such as Atlas Copco, Multicines and Entravision Communications, advising on due diligence, transaction documents, corporate restructuring and post-acquisition operations.

English, Spanish

• Member of the Pichincha Lawyers Forum
• Mediator certified by the Judiciary Council

• Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2023, Master's Degree in Administrative Law
• Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2018, Certified Mediator
• Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB), 2017, Specialist in Business Law
• Universidad de las Américas, 2016, Lawyer of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic of Ecuador