EmilySampedro Morales
Head of Criminal Law and Compliance and Legal Operations Manager at Fexlaw. Leaders League has ranked her in Band 1 for Criminal Law for six consecutive years.
Criminal law for businesses.
Emily Sampedro Morales is Head of Criminal Law and Compliance at Fexlaw and the Firm's Legal Operations Manager: she coordinates legal operations in Quito, Guayaquil, Bogotá and Lima and the legal management of more than 70 professionals.
She leads Fexlaw's criminal lawyers in the Andean region and oversees the most complex criminal projects and cases for corporations and companies in the region, including the U.S. Government. Her practice covers white-collar criminal law, procedural law, compliance and labor law.
She earned her law degree from the Universidad Central del Ecuador and holds a Master's in Economic Criminal Law from the Universidad de La Rioja, Spain. She worked at the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador.
From the Presidency to Fexlaw.
- 012017
Gestiona
Legal Intern
- Drafted deeds, reviewed supporting documents, mortgage loans and property transfers under agreements with ISSFA and BIESS.
- 022017 – 2019
Arte Visual
Outside Counsel
- Outside legal counsel on consulting, public procurement, civil, real estate and labor law, and on advertising and communications projects.
- 032018
Universidad Central del Ecuador · Vinculación con la Sociedad
Intern
- Pro bono legal advice to tourism entities in the Pedro Moncayo canton.
- Incorporated the canton's Tourism Corporation and handled its administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Tourism.
- 042018 – 2019
Law firms in Ecuador
Attorney at several leading firms in the country
- Strategic alliance agreements and advisory and consulting projects in communications and construction.
- Drafting of complaints, deeds and contracts, notarial procedures and case follow-up across several areas of law.
- 052019
Presidencia de la República del Ecuador · SEGCOM
Advisor · Director of Studies and Impact Assessment of Government Communication
- Legal advice on public procurement to the Secretary General of Communication.
- As Director, evaluated and supervised the Communication Directorates and monitored the Communication Plans of Executive Branch institutions.
- 062020 – Present
Fexlaw Abogados
Head of Criminal Law and Compliance · Legal Operations Manager
- Represents financial institutions, governments, state-owned enterprises, public and private entities and individuals.
- Works on criminal law, asset recovery, financial fraud, scams, insolvency and financial services litigation.
- Coordinates legal operations at the Quito, Guayaquil, Bogotá and Lima offices.
Educated in the Americas and Europe.
- Law DegreeUniversidad Central del Ecuador
- Master's in Economic Criminal LawUniversidad de La Rioja, Spain
- Leadership CertificateMarconi International University, U.S.
- Community ManagerUniversidad de los Hemisferios
- Franchising CertificateGrupo Nexo Franquicia
Author on criminal law and compliance.
- El Compliance Penal en la imputación del administrador de una persona jurídica (November 2023). AMCHAM and BRITCHAM.
- SRI y el combate al delito de Lavado de Activos (October 2021). World Compliance Association.
- Justicia para Valiente (December 2020). Revista Links, Cámara Ecuatoriano Británica.
- FEXLAW Abogados (October 2020). Revista Quality.
- Phishing: el delito informático de estafa en auge (September 2020). Revista Links, Cámara Ecuatoriano Británica.
- Similitudes entre el lavado de activos y el COVID-19 (July 2020). World Compliance Association.
- Buenas prácticas durante el aislamiento por la pandemia COVID-19 (June 2020). Revista Links, Cámara Ecuatoriano Británica.
The youngest lawyer in Band 1.
Leaders League has ranked her in Band 1 for Corporate Criminal Law since 2020, and she was the youngest lawyer in Ecuador to receive Band 1 in Criminal Law.
She has been recognized by the Tourism Corporation of the Pedro Moncayo canton as its founder, by Fundación Acción Animal Ecuador for her work in animal protection and by Fundación Abuelitos de la Calle for her support of its social work. She is a member of the SDG 5 and SDG 16 Working Groups of the UN Global Compact Ecuador Chapter and of the World Compliance Association Ecuador Chapter.
Emily has been recognized by the world's most demanding legal rankings.
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.Favorite quote
Sports, reading and animals.
A frequent traveler, cyclist, triathlete and avid reader. An advocate for the environment, she has taken part in several recycling campaigns. She is also a veterinary apprentice: she volunteers informally as an assistant and cares deeply about animals and those in need.
Languages: Spanish · English
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