Daniel Funes de Rioja is a labor lawyer and president of the Coordinadora de Industrias de Productos Alimenticios (Copal) and of the Unión Industrial Argentina (UIA). In these roles he maintains a permanent dialogue with national and provincial government agencies. He is co-founder of the law firm Funes de Rioja & Asociados, one of the leading law firms in the country, which this year announced its merger with law firm Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi.