Paola Robalino > ECIJA GPA > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
ECIJA GPA Offices
AV. 12 DE OCTUBRE Y LINCOLN
OFICINA 1005
QUITO
Ecuador
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Paola Robalino
Work Department
Tax, Oil & Gas, Corporate / M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Paola has more than 20 years of experience in national and international tax law, in tax consulting, corporate and tax advice, judicial sponsorship in tax litigation, international business, negotiation of public contracts, sale of businesses and companies, mergers and re-domiciliation of companies. She also has extensive experience in negotiating oil and public contracts.
Languages
English, French and Spanish
Memberships
She is a member of the Ecuadorian Institute of Tax Law and was vice-president of it from 2011 to 2015
Education
She has a Doctor in Jurisprudence, a Lawyer from the Republic and a has a Degree in Legal Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
She has a Master in International Business Law from the University of Nottingham in England.
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Tax
(Leading individuals)ECIJA GPA has notable experience in the energy sector and is retained by major companies in this space to advise on tax issues, including the negotiation of VAT refunds, litigation, audits, planning and M&A. Besides energy, the firm is also active in the telecoms, real estate, retail and automotive sectors. Leadership of the team is divided between tax authority investigations specialist Paola Robalino in Quito, seasoned litigator Édgar Méndez in Guayaquil and commercial law expert Santiago Vega in Cuenca. Jessica Dillon backs these efforts from Quito, specialised in tax assessments and due diligence, supported by recent associate arrivals Norka Patiño and Soledad Isch, who joined in January 2022 and May 2022, respectively. These moves offset the loss of former associate Alberto Vivanco, who left in May 2022.