Career summary

Paulo Maruri is a senior corporate lawyer and compliance leader with a decade‑plus track record advising multinational companies, public bodies and private‑equity transactions. He combines in‑house leadership and big‑law experience with public‑sector expertise in commercial and competition policy, delivering pragmatic legal strategy for complex commercial, regulatory and compliance challenges.

Paulo’s profile combines board‑level legal stewardship, hands‑on transactional delivery and regulatory leadership; qualities that position him as a high‑impact General Counsel for companies operating across regulated and competitive Latin American markets.

Key achievements and impact

At Contecon Guayaquil (ICTSI) Paulo leads the legal and corporate affairs function as a member of the executive committee. He has driven operational and compliance transformation, redesigning the company’s contract‑management process to cut turnaround times by 60% and improve efficiency across multiple departments.

As Legal Director at Dentons Paz Horowitz, he handled cross‑border matters and acted as counsel for international clients entering or integrating into Ecuadorian markets. His practice spans M&A, commercial, competition, and compliance, with notable work for clients in software, FMCG, distribution and pharmaceuticals.

In the public sector, as National Director of Competition Promotion at the Superintendency of Economic Competition, Paulo led initiatives to remove regulatory barriers and produced practical guidance for economic operators, including Ecuador’s first competition compliance guide. His role combined policy design, stakeholder training and institutional cooperation.

Earlier positions demonstrate hands‑on transactional, in-house and dispute experience: he contributed to a USD 100 million M&A due diligence for a Dutch buyer and negotiated international procurement contracts exceeding USD 15 million in the agricultural sector. These assignments evidence his capacity to manage high‑value deals and complex regulatory risk.

Technical strengths and credentials

Paulo holds advanced legal and compliance qualifications from Universidad de Salamanca, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, The George Washington University and ADEN Business School, and has completed ISO internal‑auditor training for ISO 37001 and ISO 28000. He publishes and speaks on competition, compliance and digital markets, and teaches contract law and competition law at Ecuadorian universities.