
Daniel Fernández
Practice Areas
Lexvalor Abogados director Daniel Fernández de Córdova is the head of the Administrative Law Department, which comprises the regulatory law, public procurement, and governmental control areas. He is a specialist in administrative law and has a master’s degree in business legal advice, with extensive experience in public administration and a solid understanding of government regulatory processes and the relationship between individuals, State institutions, and corporate legal counsel.
He was a State Comptroller General’s Office official for over ten years, during which he served as National Director of Liabilities, Deputy Comptroller, and State Comptroller General.
Daniel has been in private professional practice since 2019, providing counsel to individuals and corporations in multiple sectors regarding company risk and threat assessment, institutional strengthening of internal control, and as legal counsel in administrative, judicial, and arbitration proceedings as well as legal accompaniment in government control processes.
He is experienced in regulatory framework development, accompaniment in legislative processes, and public relations.
- Law degree, Universidad Internacional SEK, Quito, 2009
- Senior Specialist in Administrative Law, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, 2012
- Master in Business Legal Advice, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain, 2022
- Legal Advisor, State Comptroller General’s Office (Contraloría General del Estado), 2008–2013
- Operations Manager of the Department of Administrative Liabilities, State Comptroller General’s Office (Departamento de Responsabilidades Administrativas, Contraloría General del Estado), 2013
- Supervisory Expert in Civil Liability Rulings, State Comptroller General’s Office, 2013–2014
- National Director of Liabilities, State Comptroller General’s Office, 2014–2019
- Partner, Fernández de Córdova Arteaga Law Firm, 2019–2022