Gabriela Rivadeneira Chacón

Meet Gabriela:

Gabriela focuses her practice on the departments of Litigation and Arbitration, Tax Law and Public Law.

She has represented clients from various industries in local and international arbitrations under UNCITRAL, ICC, the Quito Chamber of Commerce and Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce rules. She has extensive experience in her practice in the field of ordinary justice in civil trials, tax litigation and constitutional proceedings.

Additionally, she advises our clients to optimize their tax burden in a legal and efficient manner. Gabriela is also in charge of representing her clients in administrative and judicial proceedings before the tax authorities, defending their interests in accordance with tax regulations.

She is arbitration secretary of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Quito Chamber of Commerce.

Experience

• Gabriela is characterized by her analytical capacity and strategic skills. She develops and executes effective legal solutions that protect the interests of our clients in various judicial and advisory contexts.

• Her reputation is based on his ability to anticipate and counter opposing arguments, as well as her dedication to a thorough preparation of each case, seeking favorable results for our clients.

• Additionally, she is recognized for her commitment to professional ethics and her ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, along with her determination to face complex challenges.

Formation

• Lawyer, magna laude, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador.
  
  

• Master’s Degree in International Taxation, International University of La Rioja (UNIR), Spain.
  
  

• Master’s Degree in International Litigation and Arbitration, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador.
  
  

• Master of Laws, mention in Tax Planning and International Taxation, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB), Ecuador.
  
  

• Master’s Degree in Constitutional Law, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UES), Ecuador. (Master’s student).
  
  

• M. in Taxation, Georgetown University, United Sates. (Master’s Student).

Memberships 

• Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration.
  
  
• Ecuadorian Lawyers Forum.
  
  

Certifications/Other

• Latin American Course on International Arbitration, University of Geneva and Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires.
  
  

• Diploma in Deepened Constitutional Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador.
  
  

• Diploma in Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Law, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador.
  
  
• Candidate for the Diploma in International Aeronautical and Space Law, Dream Fly Aviation School, Colombia.

Publications

• Rivadeneira Chacón, Gabriela. “La cuantía en la demanda arbitral, un limitante a los derechos de reparación“.Ecuadorian Journal of Arbitration No.9. (2018).
  
  

• Rivadeneira Chacón, Gabriela. “¿En qué medida la cláusula de la Nación más Favorecida (NMF) viola el consentimiento del Estado receptor de una inversión para someterse a arbitraje y por qué?“. Ecuadorian Arbitration Journal No.10. (2019).
  
  

• Rivadeneira Chacón, Gabriela. “¿El intercambio de información fiscal y la protección al contribuyente? ” Iuris Dictio Journal No.26. (2020).
  
  

• Rivadeneira Chacón, Gabriela. “¿Does Ecuador comply with international tax information exchange standards required to apply the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Administrative Tax Assistance in Tax Matters? “. International Journal of Law and Public Administration, Vol. 4. (2021).
  
  

• Rivadeneira Chacón, Gabriela. “¿Veinticuatro años de la acción de nulidad de laudos: un análisis empírico?”. Ecuadorian Journal of Arbitration No.12. (2021).