Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Carmen specializes in tax, customs and international trade, with a special emphasis on investment. She provides legal advice to various industries including the food & beverage, automotive, pharmaceutical, technology and consumer sectors. She has significant experience advising on the use of tax incentives for public-private partnerships and new investments in Ecuador. She also has extensive experience in tax and customs litigation.

Carmen is regularly invited to be a panelist and speaker at various forums on tax law and investments.

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Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2013 - present) Vice Minister of Human Rights, Ecuador (2011 - 2013) Judge of the Third Chamber of the Quito District Tax Court, Ecuador (2012) Secretary/Rapporteur of the Tax Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, Ecuador (2002 - 2011) Professor of Tax Procedural Law, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (2005 - present) Professor of Tax Procedural Law, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (2008 - present) Professor of International Business, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (2008 - present) Professor, MBA Program, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador (2014 - 2016)

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

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Lawyer, 2004) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Degree in Juridical Science, 2004) Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (Master’s Degree in Law, major in Tax Law, 2005) Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador (Diploma in Law, 2004)