Administrative Law – Chambers and Partners Latin America
Paola Gachet
Practice Areas
Firm partner Paola Gachet co-leads Lexvalor Tax Division and leads the administrative law, and public procurement practice division. She works on cases entailing complex negotiations with the State, public policy counseling, and business strategy development, contributing to such highly sensitive decision-making processes as State contracting, corporate restructuring analysis, and litigation proceedings.
Paola is the founder and director of the Ecuador chapter of the International Fiscal Association and founder of the Ecuador chapter of the Cyrus R. Vance Center’s Women in the Profession Program, which seeks to promote the advancement of women in the legal profession. She is active in the firm’s pro bono activities and works closely with national non-profits and international NGOs.
Paola is the founder and director of the Ecuador chapter of the International Fiscal Association and founder of the Ecuador chapter of the Cyrus R. Vance Center’s Women in the Profession Program, which seeks to promote the advancement of women in the legal profession. She is active in the firm’s pro bono activities and works closely with national non-profits and international NGOs.
Additional information
Academic Training:
1. Law degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, 2006
2. Young Executives Program, INCAE, Costa Rica, 2006
3. WTO, International Trade and Development, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, 2010
4. Studies in Business Administration for Lawyers, INCAE, Costa Rica, 2011
5. Expert Program in International Taxation, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2014Professional Experience:
1. Senior Associate, Paz Horowitz Robalino Garcés, 2011–2015
2. Partner, Ferrere Abogados, 2015–2020
3. Partner, Robalino, 2010–2023Memberships:
1. Ecuador Chapter of the International Fiscal Association, President
2. Ecuador Chapter of the Women in the Profession Program, founder
3. International Fiscal Association, member
4. Advisory Board of Women in Tax
5. Cailaw, Alumni Association
Recognitions
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