Verónica Mieles

Practice Areas

Veronica is a Partner at Dentons Paz Horowitz, she is the head of the Real Estate and Inheritance Law Department since 2014.

She has more than 20 years of experience working with national and international clients and investors, providing legal advice in all stages of commercial, residential and public construction projects.

Veronica's track record includes sponsorship in expropriation and declaration of public interest processes for important highways in Ecuador. She is responsible for Real Estate processes related to estate planning, inheritance processes and real estate projects.

Career

• Dentons Paz Horowitz, Partner and head of the Real Estate Department, 2022 – present

• Paz Horowitz Abogados, Legal Manager, 2016 – Present

• Paz Horowitz Abogados (now Dentons Paz Horowitz), Legal Director and Head of the Real Estate Department, 2014 – 2022

• Instituto Ecuatoriano de Propiedad Intelectual, External Advisor, 2014

• Noboa, Peña & Torre Abogados, Leader of the Real Estate Department, 2001 – 2014

Professional Memberships

• Pichincha Bar Association (public) 2009

• Pichincha Bar Association (private) 2006

Publications

• Author, “La Permuta como alternativa ante la necesidad de transferir bienes en pandemia” (“The permutation as an alternative to the need to transfer properties in a pandemic”), Links Magazine Ecuadorian – British Chamber, 2021

• Author, “Las nuevas Notarías en línea en Ecuador” (“The new online Notaries in Ecuador”), Lexlatin, 2020

• Author, “Particularidades del Derecho Sucesorio Ecuatoriano”, (Particularities of the Ecuadorian Inheritance Law). Publication of Paz Horowitz Abogados. 2019

Work Highlights

• Hotel Hilton Colón: Advising on implementation of legal instruments for the development of the Hampton Inn in Quito for US$1.45 million.

• Hospital Vozandes: Advising on the purchase of properties for the expansion of one of the most important hospitals in Quito for US$5 million

• Sequioa SCC: Advising on all stages of the development and commercialization of an exclusive real estate project in Puembo, a site of expansion and high value in Quito. Matter value US$3 million.