Of Counsel

DaríoAbad Veintimilla

Of Counsel at Fexlaw in security, investigations and due diligence. A Doctor of Jurisprudence with extensive experience at the U.S. Embassy and the Policía Nacional del Ecuador (National Police).

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3timesemployee of the year at the U.S. Embassy

200+officerscoordinated in the security department

3languagesSpanish, English and French

Summary

Security, investigations and due diligence.

Darío Abad Veintimilla is Of Counsel at Fexlaw and an international security specialist. He holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and is a retired Police Lieutenant Colonel.

He worked as Senior Security Investigator and Consultant at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador, where he coordinated security operations, complex investigations and due diligence on personnel joining the U.S. Government. He served as liaison with police, military and judicial authorities and the Fiscalía (Attorney General's Office).

He was also legal advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, internal auditor at the National Police and a university professor of negotiation and mediation techniques. He has FBI training in hostage negotiation and U.S. Secret Service training in security.

Due diligenceComplex investigationsCorporate securityExecutive protectionNegotiation and crisis managementCriminal law advisoryInternal auditing

Career

From the Police and the Embassy to Fexlaw.

01
Policía Nacional del Ecuador
Police Officer · Internal Auditor · Instructor
- Internal audits of police officers involved in crimes.
- Instructor at the National Police Academy for enlisted personnel, Quito.
- Retired Police Lieutenant Colonel.
02
Presidencia de la República del Ecuador
Legal Advisor
- Drafted executive decrees for the Presidency.
03
Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Ecuador
Senior Security Investigator and Consultant
- Coordinated protective and reactive security operations for the Embassy's main functions in Quito.
- Coordinated complex investigations involving witnesses, consular or immigration cases, and allegations of embezzlement and fiscal irregularities, and supported sensitive terrorism investigations and internal criminal investigations.
- Organized protection for senior officials on official visits, including Secretaries of State, the First Lady, former presidents and members of the U.S. Congress.
- Conducted due diligence and background investigations on personnel joining the U.S. Government.
- Assigned responsibilities within a security department of more than 200 officers.
- Worked with the FBI to locate, capture and deport fugitives from U.S. justice and to free U.S. hostages.
- Advised Embassy staff and U.S. residents and tourists on criminal matters.
04
Universidad Internacional SEK Ecuador
Professor and Instructor
- Professor of Negotiation and Mediation Techniques.
05
Present
Fexlaw Abogados
Of Counsel · International Security Specialist

EDUCATION

Educated in Ecuador and the United States.

Doctor of JurisprudencePontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Police Officer, retired Lieutenant ColonelAcademia de Policía, Ecuador

COURSES

Prepared for critical situations.

Hostage negotiation, FBI.
Security training, U.S. Secret Service.
Critical situation management: natural disasters, social unrest and public order disturbances.
Instructor Training, Paris.

3times · Employee of the Year

RECOGNITION

Recognized at the U.S. Embassy.

He was named employee of the year three times at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador. While at the Police Academy, he earned a place in an Instructor Training course in Paris.