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Alejandro Páez

Director · Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

EcuadorTax, Corporate / M&ASpanish, English, French

About

Director and tax specialist at Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2012–present) who advises domestic and foreign companies on tax optimization, international tax treaties, corporate structuring, estate planning and tax compliance. He is also a professor of Tax Law Institutions at Universidad de Los Hemisferios and holds an LL.M. from Northwestern University.

Practice areas

TaxCorporate / M&ATax ControversyPrivate Client / Estate Planning

Office

Expertise

Domestic and international tax planningApplication of tax treaties to avoid double taxationCorporate structuring for tax efficiencyEstate planning and probateTax due diligence and administrative tax procedures

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

Admissions

  • Ecuador Bar Association

Languages

SpanishEnglishFrench