EduardoEsparza Paula
Head of Corporate and Competition Law at Fexlaw. Recognized as a Leading Associate by Legal 500 and as Highly Recommended by Leaders League, he served as Under-Secretary General for Public Integrity at the Presidency.
Competition, integrity and public procurement.
Eduardo Esparza Paula is Head of Corporate and Competition Law at Fexlaw and leads the Firm's regional Competition Law practice. Legal 500 recognizes him as a Leading Associate in Competition & Antitrust, and Leaders League has ranked his practice as Highly Recommended for several years.
He built his competition career in both the private and public sectors, at what is now the Superintendencia de Competencia Económica (Ecuador's competition authority), where he was Superintendent for Investigation of Abuse of Market Power, Agreements and Restrictive Practices. His time at the General Secretariat of the Andean Community gave him broad knowledge of Andean Community law and trade remedy mechanisms.
He served as Under-Secretary General for Public Integrity at the Presidency of the Republic, where he led the implementation of public integrity systems across the Executive Branch. He also advises public entities, domestic and international companies and organizations such as UNDP on public procurement. He earned his law degree from PUCE and a Bachelor's in Economics and Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, from UDLA.
From the Superintendency and the CAN to Fexlaw.
- 012007 – 2009
TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador
Attorney
- Commercial contracts for aviation activities in the Procurement Directorate and the Commercial Management department.
- 022009 – 2012
Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos · Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones
Public Servant · Secretary of the Technical Procurement Committee
- Legal opinions, administrative contracts and coordination of public procurement procedures.
- 032012 – 2013
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD)
Consultant on Public Procurement Models
- Public procurement for the financial sustainability project for protected areas.
- 042013
Ministerio de Defensa · Coordinación General de Bienes Estratégicos
Pre-Contract Director
- Led pre-contract procedures for the acquisition of goods and services for national defense.
- 052014 – 2016
Superintendencia de Control del Poder de Mercado
Legal Analyst · National Director of Abuse of Market Power · Superintendent for Investigation
- Market studies and competition advocacy tools.
- Led investigations into abuse of market power, agreements and restrictive practices.
- Ecuador's delegate to the Andean Competition Committee (2016).
- 062017 – 2018
Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina
International Civil Servant
- Legal advice and representation for the General Secretariat of the Andean Community.
- 072019 – 2024
International law firm
Senior Associate · Legal Director of Competition and International Trade Law
- Led the competition and international trade law practice.
- 082024 – 2025
Presidencia de la República del Ecuador
Under-Secretary General for Public Integrity
- Created and implemented the public integrity policy and led the investigation of corruption complaints in the Executive Branch.
- 092025 – 2026
International law firm
Head of Competition
- 102026 – Present
Fexlaw Abogados
Head of Corporate and Competition Law
Educated in the Americas and Europe.
- Master's in Criminal Law, concentration in Complex CrimeUniversidad de las Américas
- Master of Laws in International Economic Law and PolicyUniversitat de Barcelona, Spain
- Master's in Administrative LawUniversidad San Francisco de Quito
- Law DegreePontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
- Bachelor's in Legal SciencesPontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
- Bachelor's in Economics and Business Administration, Summa Cum LaudeUniversidad de las Américas
Commitment beyond practice.
- Latin America Ambassador for the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS).
- Non-Governmental Advisor (NGA) to the International Competition Network, appointed by Ecuador's Superintendencia de Competencia Económica.
- Mediator at the PUCE Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Recognized by Legal 500 and Leaders League.
Legal 500 recognizes him as a Leading Associate in Competition & Antitrust (2024 and 2025), and Leaders League has ranked him as Highly Recommended from 2020 to 2026.
He was awarded scholarships from KOICA (2025) and the Fundación Carolina (2013), served on the PUCE Faculty Council (2005) and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Universidad de las Américas (2005).
Eduardo has been recognized by the world's most demanding legal rankings.
To be more in order to serve better. — St. Ignatius of LoyolaFavorite quote
Swimming, reading and faith.
An amateur athlete and swimmer. He cultivates mind and body through reading and daily exercise, and nourishes his spirit by attending Mass for the Virgen Dolorosa at the Colegio San Gabriel.
Languages: Spanish · English · Portuguese
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