HEKA

What HEKA does

HEKA is a Quito-headquartered, multi-practice law firm operating in Ecuador since its 2019 founding as LegalPartners Ecuador S.A.S. The firm delivers integrated legal services across 16+ practice areas organized around four sector groupings: Corporate & Capital (corporate, tax, competition, disputes, family office), Infrastructure & Assets (real estate, energy, public procurement, constitutional/administrative), Digital Economy (data protection, TMT, IP, gaming law), and People & Reputation (labor, disputes, family office). HEKA is staffed by 10 partners and 60+ professionals across offices in Quito, Cuenca, and Guayaquil, serving 700+ cumulative clients including enterprise engagements in financial services, healthcare, and energy.

HEKA's technology stack centers on a proprietary digital platform called DEBITURA, offered through a strategic partnership for real-time tracking of legal debt collection portfolios. The firm also operates HekaTech, a wholly-owned spin-off led by partner Andrés Terán focused on legal process efficiency and technification, and has launched HEKA Space, Ecuador's first New Space Law practice. The firm's market credibility is anchored by simultaneous recognition across the three principal international legal directories — Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and Leaders League — and individual partner rankings within Chambers (competition, data protection/TMT) and Legal 500. Brand and thought-leadership are reinforced through the Píldora Legal podcast, a regular regulatory blog, LinkedIn publishing, and an email newsletter.

The business model is a quote-based, fee-for-service professional services firm targeting enterprises, family offices, infrastructure developers, digital economy players, and high-net-worth individuals. Revenue diversification is being deliberately expanded through HEKA-FINANCE S.A.S. (outsourced accounting and tax compliance) and DPO-as-a-Service engagements (recurring-revenue compliance retainers), extending the platform beyond episodic legal mandates. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging directory rankings, content marketing, and direct consultative outreach rather than transactional or self-serve channels, except in the DEBITURA debt-collection service line.

Name

HEKA

Legal name

LegalPartners Ecuador S.A.S.

Website

https://heka.com.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HEKA is a Quito-headquartered, multi-practice Ecuadorian law firm founded in 2019, delivering integrated legal services across 16+ practice areas to corporate, infrastructure, digital-economy, and family-office clients via offices in Quito, Cuenca, and Guayaquil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Collections Support (Pre-Lit, Litigation Admin, Judgment Recovery) (BPAAAEAH), Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law
• Data protection compliance
• Intellectual property law
• Dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Representation Services: HEKA generates revenue primarily through professional legal services billed on a fee-for-service basis. Services span 16+ practice areas including corporate, tax, competition, real estate, labor, data protection, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and more. The firm offers both advisory (preventive) and litigation (reactive) services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HEKA is an Ecuadorian law firm providing professional legal services across 16+ practice areas including Corporate & M&A, Tax, Data Protection, Real Estate, Labor, Intellectual Property, TMT, Disputes, Competition, Family Office, Energy, Gaming Law, Constitutional, and Space Law. The firm also operates DEBITURA, a digital debt collection platform, and HekaTech, a legal technology spin-off. It serves corporations, investors, infrastructure projects, family offices, and public sector clients through offices in Quito, Cuenca, and Guayaquil.

Product overview

HEKA is a multi-practice Ecuadorian law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of 16+ legal service areas organized around four main sectors: Corporate & Capital (Corporate, Tax, Competition, Disputes, Family Office), Infrastructure & Assets (Real Estate, Energy, Public Procurement, Constitutional), Digital Economy (Data Protection, Tech/TMT, Intellectual Property, Gaming Law), and People & Reputation (Labor, Disputes, Family Office). The firm operates as a unified platform with coordinated capabilities across practice areas, supported by specialized spin-offs including HekaTech for legal technification and HEKA Space for space law. Additionally, the firm offers DEBITURA, a proprietary digital platform for real-time legal debt collection portfolio tracking with end-to-end judicial and extrajudicial management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEBITURA: Digital platform for real-time collection portfolio tracking, a specialized legal collection service in Ecuador.
• HEKA Space
• HekaTech
• HEKA Law Firm

Products and services

• DEBITURA Digital debt collection platform developed and offered by HEKA, providing technology-enabled recovery services for creditors and businesses seeking efficient debt collection.
• HEKA Space (New Space Law) Dedicated practice area for space law and emerging aerospace regulatory matters, advising space industry operators, investors, and government stakeholders on legal frameworks for space activities.
• HekaTech (Legal Tech Spin-off) Legal technology spin-off of HEKA developing digital tools and platforms that support legal service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Corporate & M&A Advisory Legal advisory for mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, foreign investment, financing, and general corporate governance for Ecuadorian and international companies.
• Tax Advisory Services Comprehensive tax planning, tax litigation, and tax advisory services for businesses and high-net-worth clients operating in Ecuador.
• Data Protection Services Advisory on Ecuador's data protection regime, GDPR compliance, privacy program design, and data-related regulatory matters for businesses.
• Real Estate & Infrastructure Services Legal advisory for real estate transactions, infrastructure projects, project finance, and asset management in Ecuador.
• Labor & Migration Services Employment law, labor litigation, social security, and immigration/migration advisory for employers and foreign professionals.
• Intellectual Property Services IP protection, trademark and patent registration, copyright, anti-counterfeiting, and IP litigation services for brand owners and creators.
• Technology, Media & Telecommunications Services Regulatory and transactional advisory for TMT companies, including licensing, e-commerce, fintech, content regulation, and technology contracts.
• Dispute Resolution Services Litigation, arbitration, mediation, and strategic dispute management before Ecuadorian courts and arbitral tribunals.
• Competition Law Services Antitrust, merger control, unfair competition, and compliance advisory for businesses operating in Ecuador.
• Family Office Services Integrated legal and wealth structuring advisory for family offices and high-net-worth families, covering succession, asset protection, and governance.
• Energy & Natural Resources Services Legal advisory for energy, mining, oil & gas, and natural resources projects, including regulatory, environmental, and transactional matters.
• HEKA-FINANCE S.A.S. (Outsourced Accounting) Outsourced accounting and financial compliance services offered through a dedicated subsidiary, supporting clients with bookkeeping, financial reporting, and compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ clients served since founding in 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DEBITURAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHEKA partners with DEBITURA, a digital legal debt collection platform, to offer clients real-time portfolio tracking for legal debt recovery cases in Ecuador. The partnership enables HEKA to provide a technology-enabled debt collection service, combining legal expertise with digital case management and transparency. HEKA is featured as a partner law firm on DEBITURA's website (debitura.com/partners/heka-abogados). The service covers national coverage in Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca and beyond, and integrates HEKA's legal advisory with DEBITURA's platform infrastructure.
• HEKA Tech (Spin-off entity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHEKA Tech is an internal spin-off of HEKA focused on efficiency and technification of legal processes. Led by partner Andrés Terán, HEKA Tech delivers specialized services that integrate technology into legal service delivery, offering clients advanced process automation and digital legal tools developed in-house.
• NOVAECUADOR S.A.minorOthersSenior Privacy Consultant Milena Mora serves as an external Data Protection Officer (DPO) for NOVAECUADOR S.A. since February 2024, under a consulting arrangement where HEKA provides ongoing data protection compliance oversight.
• HEKA-FINANCE S.A.S.coreOthersHEKA-FINANCE S.A.S. is a member firm of HEKA Law Firm, led by partner Alfonso Ordóñez. It provides outsourced accounting, financial advisory, and tax compliance services, extending the firm's ecosystem of professional services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Cavelier Abogados: Recognized Colombian full-service firm with strong intellectual property and corporate practices, similarly ranked in major legal directories. Closely analogous in offering mix and positioning to HEKA, useful as a comparator for what a mid-sized, multi-ranked Andean firm can scale into.
• Brigard Urrutia: Top-tier Colombian full-service law firm with corporate, tax, regulatory, and disputes practices serving enterprise clients across the Andean region. Comparable to HEKA in its targeted mix of premium multi-disciplinary services and directory recognition, and a relevant benchmark for the trajectory of a mid-large Andean firm.
• Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (PPFA): Major Andean-region law firm spanning Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador with a full-service platform. Useful proxy for the regional-scale model HEKA is positioning toward (the 'Global Legal Strategy' brand) and a natural competitor/partner for multi-jurisdictional mandates across the Andean region.
• BLP (Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi, García): Multi-jurisdictional Central American and Andean law firm covering Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Comparable as a regional full-service firm competing for the same type of enterprise and infrastructure mandates that HEKA serves through its Infrastructure & Real Assets segment.

Direct peers

• Pérez Bustamante & Ponce: One of Ecuador's longest-established full-service law firms, headquartered in Quito with offices in Guayaquil and Cuenca. Directly comparable to HEKA in terms of multi-practice scope, national Ecuador coverage, and enterprise client base across corporate, regulatory, and disputes work.
• Corral Rosales: Full-service Quito-based firm with a similar practice breadth (corporate, regulatory, IP, labor) and a strong IP and competition practice. Comparable to HEKA in market positioning and target client profile, and like HEKA it is ranked in the major international legal directories.
• Bustamante & Fábrega (now part of Fábrega & Barria group): Full-service Ecuadorian/Panamanian law firm offering corporate, tax, regulatory, and disputes services to enterprise clients across the Andean region. Most directly comparable on full-service positioning, enterprise client orientation, and cross-border capability similar to what HEKA aspires to with its 'Global Legal Strategy' brand.

Broad incumbents

• CMS (offices in Colombia and across LATAM): Global law firm with established practice across LATAM (Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil) covering energy, infrastructure, TMT, and corporate work that overlap with HEKA's key verticals. Represents the type of international scaling blueprint (multi-country, multi-practice) that HEKA's 'Global Legal Strategy' brand implicitly targets.
• Baker McKenzie (Ecuador): Global elite law firm with established Ecuadorian practice. Competes with HEKA for the largest Ecuadorian and multinational clients in corporate, tax, and regulatory matters, and represents the type of incumbent that HEKA must displace to win top-tier cross-border mandates.
• Dentons (Ecuador / Paz Horowitz): Global law firm that absorbed Ecuadorian firm Paz Horowitz, giving it an integrated Quito/Guyayaquil presence. Serves the same enterprise and public-sector clients as HEKA across many of the same practice areas, but with vastly deeper international network and capital backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heka-ec
• Facebookfacebook.com/heka.ecuador

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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