Corporate Law / M&A – Leaders League
Ricardo Peñaherrera is a Lexvalor Abogados partner who began his career at the firm in 2017 and currently leads the Competition and the Data Protection Departments.
His professional career has focused on competition and antitrust law, counseling top-tier business groups in a variety of economic sectors, including retail, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage products, real estate, fast-moving consumer goods, medical supplies, and textiles.
He specializes in representing clients in sanctions and merger control proceedings before the national regulatory authorities.
As head of the Data Protection Department, he provides ongoing legal counsel to national and multinational companies across the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and retail industries, among others.
Ricardo is also experienced in court proceedings involving his specialty areas.
His professional career has focused on competition and antitrust law, counseling top-tier business groups in a variety of economic sectors, including retail, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage products, real estate, fast-moving consumer goods, medical supplies, and textiles.
He specializes in representing clients in sanctions and merger control proceedings before the national regulatory authorities.
As head of the Data Protection Department, he provides ongoing legal counsel to national and multinational companies across the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and retail industries, among others.
Ricardo is also experienced in court proceedings involving his specialty areas.
Additional information
Academic Training:
1. Law degree, Universidad de los Hemisferios, 2012
2. Master of Business Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2015
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2016Professional Experience:
1. Legal advisor, Peñaherrera & Ponce Abogados, 2008–2012
2. Legal counsel, Lexvalor Abogados, 2017–present
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Lexvalor Abogados Recognized as Ecuador Tax Firm of the Year 2025 by ITR
In recent days, our firm was recognized as Ecuador Tax Firm of the Year 2025 at the ITR Americas Tax Awards, an honor that distinguishes the leading firms in tax advisory services across the region. This recognition reflects the commitment, technical excellence, and experience of…
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Lexvalor Abogados Recognized Again as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500 2026
We are pleased to share that in the recently published The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 guide, Lexvalor Abogados has achieved a total of 23 rankings — 8 practice area recognitions and 15 individual distinctions for our professionals. These results reaffirm Lexvalor Abogados as one…
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Lexvalor Abogados shortlisted for “Firm of the Year – Tax” at the ITR Americas Tax Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce that Lexvalor Abogados has been shortlisted, for the third consecutive year, for Firm of the Year at the ITR Americas Tax Awards 2025, a recognition granted by the prestigious publication International Tax Review (ITR). This nomination highlights the commitment and excellence of our Tax team and demonstrates…