JOHN ARIAS

Partner and General Manager

He has over 15 years of professional experience as a lawyer in business fields. He is a founding partner and general manager of Census Consultores. His solid academic background includes a Master’s in Tax Legislation and an M.B.A. specializing in internal and external taxes.

Areas of Practice:

Tax Law, Customs Law, Judicial Sponsorship, Tax Refunds, Tax Advisory.

Experience

CENSUS CONSULTORES

Founding Partner and General Manager: October 2015 to present

ZAVALA BAQUERIZO ABOGADOS

Head of the Tax Legal Department: October 2011 to October 2016

CÁMARA DE COMERCIO DE GUAYAQUIL

Junior Secretary of the Board of Directors: May 2012 to May 2014

Education

HASS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY)

Executive Program in Innovation – 2022

ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL – ESPAÑA

Corporate Master’s in Business Administration – 2022

UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ – ESPAÑA

Master of Business Administration – 2022

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO

Diploma in Oral Litigation – 2019

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL

Master’s in Tax Law – 2012

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL

Lawyer of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic of Ecuador – 2010

Recognitions

COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DEL GUAYAS: Jurist of the year, 2023
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL: Gold Diploma for Educational Merit, 2006
RECOMMENDED LAWYER: Tax Category – The Legal 500 Ranking