Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance - Ecuador
What the Team is Known For
LEXVALOR Abogados is a full-service firm with a significant banking and finance offering in Ecuador. The legal team is experienced in advising lenders and corporate borrowers on bilateral and syndicated credit facilities to finance projects and corporate acquisitions. The law firm boasts further expertise in capital markets, with notable activity advising on bond issuances. LEXVALOR Abogados advises a diverse client base including multinational corporations, commercial banks and asset managers.
Strengths
What distinguishes the team at LEXVALOR Abogados is their knowledge in specialised topics like trusts, securitisation and investment funds. They have a lot of experience, which adds value.
Notable practitioners
Well-regarded partner and co-head of the department Daniela Irigoyen receives praise from clients for her advice on an array of banking and finance transactions in Ecuador, including security packages and trust structures.
Daniela Irigoyen is a very thorough lawyer with good legal knowledge and a lot of business sense, which is key in giving holistic advice on trusts.
LEXVALOR's founding partner and co-head of department Margoth Chiriboga draws on her vast experience to advise brokerage firms in the Ecuadorian banking and finance sphere.
Margoth Chiriboga provides her clients with clear legal judgements and financial analysis, and she makes sure all is correct, so our issues don't turn into much bigger problems.