Paz Horowitz Abogados

Anticorruption/FCPA Compliance, Intellectual Property

Co-Founder Partner

Bruce Horowitz is co-founder of Dentons Paz Horowitz and has more than 30 years of international experience in intellectual property, anti-corruption, compliance and law firm management. His practice focuses on helping clients navigate complex corruption and extortion risks, particularly in matters related to FCPA compliance and ethical business operations in high-risk environments. Bruce is widely recognized for combining strategic legal advice with practical, business-oriented solutions that help clients operate safely and responsibly across regulated industries.

He is also recognized as a pioneer in intellectual property law in Ecuador and the region. Together with his team, he led several landmark registrations, including Ecuador’s first protected geographical indication (Panama Hat), the country’s first denomination of origin (Montecristi), the region’s first sound trademark (Intel’s startup sound), and the world’s first tactile trademark for the cracked texture of the Old Parr bottle. In addition to his legal practice, Bruce has maintained a longstanding commitment to pro bono work, anti-corruption advocacy and community empowerment initiatives. He has held leadership roles in organizations including the American Bar Association, International Trademark Association and TRACE International, and has received multiple international recognitions for his contributions to anti-corruption, intellectual property and pro bono leadership.

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Co-Chair of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the American Bar Association International Association of Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM), now World Commerce and Contracting TRACE International Anti-corruption Association, Ecuador legal contact for Anticorruption Compliance matters American Bar Association, winner of community inclusion projects three different years International Trademark Association (INTA), including Chairman of the Latin American Geographical Indications Committee and IP Anti-Corruption presentations State Capital Group, creator of the IP committee and the first presenter on Anti-Corruption Fulbright Commission – Ecuador Chamber of Commerce of Quito, Center of Arbitraje First president, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission of the Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador, 2018 – 2020 Creator of the Ecuadorian Rural Women´s Project for Empowerment in Extortion Situations

Postgraduate Diploma, in Prevention of Public Corruption, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 2006 Mentor for trainers, Legal Services Corporation, 1982, 1983 Juris Doctor, New York University School of Law, New York City, 1976 A. History, Brandeis University, 1970