Alejandro Páez-Vallejo > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Y MIGUEL H ALCÍVAR
CENTRO EMPRESARIAL LAS CÁMARAS, TORRE B, OFICINA 904
GUAYAQUIL
Ecuador
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Alejandro Páez-Vallejo
Work Department
Alejandro is a tax specialist. He is part of the team that advises domestic and foreign companies on tax optimization as part of their business affairs.
He has helped clients implement efficient corporate structures and reduce tax burdens. He advises on tax planning, application of treaties to avoid double taxation, estate planning and probate, tax due diligence, compliance with formal tax obligations, handling administrative procedures for information requests, administrative challenges, tax refund applications and all types of litigation in tax litigation courts.
He is also experienced in customs matters and contract manufacturing (maquila) activities.
Position
Director
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2012 – present)
- Professor, Tax Law Institutions, Universidad de Los Hemisferios, Quito, Ecuador (2018 – present)
- Legal Assistant to a large courier company in Ecuador (2008 – 2009)
- Member, Ecuadorian Tax Law Institute – IEDT (2017)
- Contributor to the XXX Latin American Conference on Tax Law (ILADT), Montevideo, Uruguay (2018)
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Ecuadorian Tax Law Institute
- Latin American Tax Law Institute
Education
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2013)
- Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, U.S.A. (Diploma in Comparative Law and U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers, 2015)
- Northwestern University, Chicago, U.S.A. (Master’s Degree in Law, LL.M., with honors, 2017)
- Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain (Business Administration Minor, 2017)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Master’s Degree in Tax Law, 2017)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Tax
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce continues to solidify its standing as a leader in the Ecuadorian market, with a tax department sought by leading food and beverage, oil and gas, retail, mining and consumer market clients. The team sources expertise from offices in Guayaquil and Quito to advise clients on their navigation of tax reforms and tax structurings as well as proceedings in front of the Tax District Court and National Court of Justice. The retention of clients such as Belcorp and Adelca means the team is regularly engaged to advise on relevant issues. Juan Gabriel Reyes spearheads the firm’s offering in the field, recognised in particular for his role in tax planning, an area of specialisation supplemented by his expertise in administrative and judicial tax claims. Carmen Simone-Lasso supports these efforts, applying knowledge of customs and international trade law issues, working alongside Juan Francisco Carrasco, who is active in advising companies in the energy, telecoms and infrastructure sectors. Other standout practitioners include directors Nicolás Maldonado-Zambrano and Alejandro Páez-Vallejo (with the latter promoted to the position in October 2022), handling family estate protection and tax optimisation matters, respectively. Jeannette Jarrin-Sevilla is also recommended for her work on double taxation avoidance agreements and corporate restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax