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

Memberships

  • INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO DE DERECHO TRIBUTARIO: Associate Member since 2020

Book

Book #LaCorteDiceTributaria: “#LaCorteDiceTributaria: 100 Basic Questions, 100 Judicial Criteria” – 2023