Latin America
Practice Areas
Tax Law
Customs Law
Legal Representation
Tax Refund
Tax Advisory
Career
Lawyer with over 15 years of professional experience in legal and business sectors. He is the founding partner and CEO of Census Consultores.
His strong academic background includes a Master’s in Tax Law and an MBA. He specializes in domestic and international taxation.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association: Member since June 2024
Guayas Bar Association: Member since April 2010
Ecuadorian Institute of Tax Law: Associate Member since 2020
Publications
Book #LaCorteDiceTributaria: “100 Basic Questions, 100 Judicial Criteria” – 2023 /
Book #LaCorteDiceTributaria: “Tariff Ceiling: Between
Tensions and the Future” – 2025
Experience
CENSUS CONSULTORES
Founding Partner and CEO: October 2015 – Present
GUAYAQUIL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Secretary of the Junior Board: May 2012 – May 2014
ZAVALA BAQUERIZO ABOGADOS Head of the Tax Legal Department: October 2011 – October 2016
LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL
President of the Law Students Association: January 2009 – January 2010
Languages Spoken
English / Spanish
Education
Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaquil
Lawyer
2005 - 2010
University of Santiago of Guayaquil
Master’s in Tax Law Catholic
2011 - 2012
University of Mexico
Diploma in Oral Litigation National Autonomous
2019
Adolfo Ibáñez University – Spain
Master of Business Administration
2021 - 2022
ESADE Business School – Spain
Corporate Master’s in Business Administration
2021 - 2022
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Senior Management and Innovation Program
2022 - 2023
Harvard Law School
Leadership in Law Firms
2024
Harvard Kennedy School
Comparative Tax Policy and Administration
2024
Awards
Recommended Lawyer: Category Tax
The Legal 500
2024
Jurist of the Year
Guayas Bar Association
2023
Gold Diploma in Recognition of Educational Merits
Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil
2006