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Juan Gabriel Reyes-Varea

Juan Gabriel Reyes-Varea

Work Department

Juan Gabriel leads our tax practice. He is widely recognized as the go-to expert in Ecuador for all tax planning and structuring matters.

He has an impressive track record in representing clients in administrative and judicial tax claims as well as offering tax planning strategies and resolving complex queries. He provides tax analysis for M&A and helps define structures to streamline the tax cost and minimize risks.

Clients commend his clarity and ability to simplify the very complex local tax system. In recent years, Juan Gabriel has achieved wide recognition in matters relating to advising high-net-worth individuals on estate planning, corporate governance and wealth structuring.

Position

Partner

Career

Pérez, Bustamante & Ponce (2003 - present) National and international lecturer and speaker (present) Professor of Tax Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2018 – present) Professor of Tax Law, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito (2011 - 2017) Professor in the Tax Management Program, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (2015 - 2017) Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Chamber of Industry and Production, Ecuador (2012 - 2016) Analyst, International Taxation Department, Internal Revenue Service, Ecuador (2002) Analyst, Reconsideration Department, Internal Revenue Service, Ecuador (2002)

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

International Bar Association Ecuador Bar Association Ecuadorian Tax Law Institute Latin American Tax Law Institute International Fiscal Association - IFA

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Lawyer, 2002) Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, U.S.A. (Diploma in Comparative Law and United States Law for foreign lawyers, 2007) Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Master of Laws, LLM, 2015) Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Master´s degree in Administrative Law, 2015) Languages