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José Manuel Albornoz

Partner · Heka Law Firm

EcuadorTax, Banking & FinanceSpanish, English

About

Partner at Heka Law Firm in Ecuador with more than 18 years’ experience in finance and tax law. Advises domestic and international clients across oil, industrial, commercial, hotel, service, retail and health sectors on transactions, company restructurings, M&A, tax and labour matters with a financial element, and focuses on Internal Revenue Service (SRI) matters and procedures before tax and supervisory authorities.

Practice areas

TaxBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AEmploymentInternational Trade & CustomsSecurities & Capital MarketsAccounting & Compliance

Office

Expertise

Internal Revenue Service (SRI) mattersTax controversy and procedures before tax authoritiesProcedures before the Superintendence of Companies and other supervisory entitiesAccounting and tax expertise (accredited by the Judiciary Council of Ecuador)M&A and company restructuringsOil sectorIndustrial sectorCommercial sectorHospitality (hotel) sectorServices sectorRetail sectorHealthcare sector

Education

  • Engineer in Business Management, Universidad Metropolitana (Ecuador)
  • Specialist in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)
  • Master of Financial Management, ISEAD Business School (attached to Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

Admissions

  • Accredited accounting and tax expert, Judiciary Council of Ecuador

Languages

SpanishEnglish