Director
Foreign Trade, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax
Gianella concentrates her practice on tax and corporate advice and compliance reviews. She specializes in tax challenges and tax refund applications involving the central and local tax authorities, as well as tax litigation. She is experienced in corporate tax planning and the design of tax structures.
Spanish
English
Ecuador
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2017 – present)
Vice President and founder of Women in Taxes Ecuador (2021 - present)
University Teacher, ESPOL, Diploma programs.
Associate Lawyer, Larrea, Ortiz & Cía., Guayaquil, Ecuador (2010 - 2015)
Tax Consultant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers PwC, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2009 - 2010)
Tax Analyst, Internal Revenue Service, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2008 -2009)
Tax Trainer, Internal Revenue Service, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2008 -2009)
Legal Assistant, Legal Corporation Legiscorp, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2007 - 2008)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset, Madrid, Spain (Master’s Degree in Economic Analysis of Law, 2017)
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (Master’s Degree in Advanced Legal Studies, 2016)
Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2011)
Torres y Asociados, Instituto de Programación Neurolingüística, Guayaquil, Ecuador (Master’s Degree in Neurolinguistics Programming, 2008)
IDE Business School, Guayaquil, Ecuador (Future Entrepreneurs Program, 2008)
“Rising Star”
Academic Merit Award granted to the top 5 graduates of Law School
First place in the II Legal Research Competition
Scholarship and academic excellence award for the ten semesters of the course
Latin America Scholarship
Team coach representing Warwick University
Ecuador Bar Association
International Bar Association
Under the Organic Criminal Code, breaches are divided into offenses and infractions. Offenses involve intent, i.e. when there is the intention to cause harm, and therefore can be punished with a custodial sentence. Infractions constitute a violation of a regulation.
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