Senior Associate
Tax
José Elías is a member of our tax practice and provides legal advice on tax and customs matters.
José Elías offers domestic and international tax advice to legal entities and individuals. He also provides corporate and tax planning advice using double taxation avoidance agreements.
He is experienced in tax structuring, corporate reorganizations and due diligence. He advises clients on customs and tax matters in administrative and legal proceedings.
Spanish
English
Ecuador
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2015 – present)
Professor, International Taxation, Universidad San Francisco de Quito - USFQ, Ecuador (2022 - present)
Professor, Administrative Law, USFQ, Ecuador (2022 - present)
Professor, Tax, USFQ, Ecuador (2019 - present)
Professor, Legal Aspects of Business, Masters in Finance, Universidad de las Américas, Ecuador (2021)
Adjunct Professor, Tax Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2018 – present)
Research Assistant to Anu Bradford and Robert J. Jackson Jr., Columbia University, Law School, New York, U.S.A. (2016)
Professor of Civil Processes, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Quito, Ecuador (2015)
Senior Tax Consultant, Ernst & Young, Quito, Ecuador (2013 – 2015)
Founder/ Editor-in-chief, USFQ Law Review magazine (2012 – 2013)
Universidad de las Américas, Ecuador (MBA, 2020)
Columbia University, Law School, Nueva York, EE.UU. (Master of Laws – LLM, 2017)
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (Business Law Specialist, 2017)
Columbia University, Law School, New York, USA (Business Law Diploma, 2015)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Lawyer, magna cum laude, 2014)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Minor in Business Law, 2014)
Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA (visiting student, 2011 - 2012)
Justinianus academic excellence scholarship, Law School
Academic excellence scholarship, MBA program
Ecuador Bar Association
International Bar Association
Ecuadorian Tax Law Institute
Latin American Tax Law Institute
El impuesto a los ingresos extraordinarios: ¿tributo o regalía?
co-authored with Ricardo Montalvo. España: Instituto de Estudios Fiscales. 2013.
Implementación del procedimiento oral en Ecuador.
Ecuador: USFQ Law Review, first edition, vol. 1. 2013.
