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María Gabriela Ortíz

María Gabriela Ortíz

DLL Abogados, Ecuador

Work Department

Labour Department & Public Law Department

Position

Associate

Career

Lawyer with more than 20 years of professional practice in both the public and private sectors, including valuable experience in the judicial function.

Prior to her private practice, she was a high-level legal advisor at the National Telecommunications Corporation, CNT EP, for 4 years, and then became part of the National Court of Justice, the highest court of administration of ordinary justice in Ecuador for an additional 8 years.  In the latter institution she culminated her public service as  legal coordinator of the Specialized Chamber of Administrative Litigation; fulfilling a total of approximately 14 years of valuable public contribution.

These functions contributed to his professionalism and vocation for service, by fulfilling tasks of high responsibility such as direct advice to administrative authorities with managerial rank and judges of the National Court, including on the one hand, the preparation of legal reports and absolution of specialized consultations in telecommunications matters, budget management, contracting plans and public procurement processes; and on the other, the preparation of draft sentences and saved votes, participation in hearings, the coordination of legal advice teams, monitoring of processes, legal research and the relationship with users of the judicial system.

In private practice, he handles commercial issues between public and private entities, provides strategic business advice on risk prevention and regulatory compliance, leads investigation and legal opinion processes, including advice on contentious administrative cases and all types of administrative procedures handled by the firm. His portfolio of services is complemented by significant experience in real estate law.

His extensive knowledge of the public sector combined with legal research has served him not only to guide his clients but also to train future generations of lawyers as a professor of administrative law at SEK International University.

All these aspects make María Gabriela an obligatory source of consultation in the contentious administrative cases handled by DLL and in the processes and relationships that our clients maintain with the Ecuadorian state.

Languages

Spanish - English

Memberships

2021 International Diploma in Theory of Legal Argumentation, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Ecuador - Università Degli Studi di Genova, Italy 2012 Senior Specialist in Telecommunications Law and Management, Universidad Externado de Colombia – Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador 2010 Master's Degree in Administrative Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2007 Lawyer, Universidad Católica del Ecuador