Jose Elias Bermeo-Barba > 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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Jose Elias Bermeo-Barba
Work Department
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
Position
Senior Associate
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2015 – present)
- 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, USA (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)
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- Ecuador Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Ecuadorian Tax Law Institute
- Latin American Tax Law Institute
Education
- Columbia University, Law School, New York, USA (Master of Laws, LL.M., 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)
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Tax
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce acts for major local companies, including several players from the oil and gas, mining, financial, renewable energy, automotive, telecoms, food and beverage and pharma sectors, in tax planning and structuring, as well as administrative claims and judicial proceedings. Tax litigation is, indeed, a key area of strength for the group, which excels in cassation and constitutional tax actions. Practice head Juan Gabriel Reyes is a reference for tax planning and structuring matters in Ecuador. Carmen Simone-Lasso is a name to note for tax, customs and international trade matters, while Juan Francisco Carrasco-Velasco stands out for his experience in corporate tax issues and litigation before the tax authorities and judicial courts. At associate level, a strong group of practice directors includes Nicolás Maldonado (whose practice encompasses tax, family office matters and public contracting); Alejandro Páez (tax optimisation; tax efficient corporate structures); Gianella Gallegos, who regularly assists with the challenging of tax assessments and tax refund applications; and Jeanette Jarrín, who focuses on tax planning and double taxation avoidance agreements. Since publication, Maldonado has been raised to the partnership; while associate José Elias Bermeo has been promoted to practice director – with effect from January and February 2025, respectively.
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