Juan David Pólit

Juan David specializes in Corporate M&A, Employment, Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources, Public Law, Regulatory and Compliance, and Tax. He was admitted to practice law in Ecuador in 1992. Juan David holds a Jurisprudence Doctor from Catholic University of Ecuador, an LL.M. in International Tax Program from Harvard Law School, and a Negotiation Workshops Certificate from San Francisco University in Quito, Ecuador. His experience includes serving as a Partner at Pólit & Pólit Abogados, Outside Counsel to the Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador (2000), and Consultant to the World Bank’s Project on Environmental Management in Ecuador (1997-1998). He has also served as Legal Advisor to the Minister of the Environment (1997) and the Minister of Energy and Mines (1996). He has lectured on Negotiation Workshops at San Francisco University, Quito. Juan David is fluent in English and Spanish.

Experiencia:

• Pólit & Pólit Abogados – Partner
• Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador – Outside Counsel (2000)
• World Bank’s Project on Environmental Management in Ecuador – Consultant (1997-1998)
• Ministry of the Environment – Legal Advisor (1997)
• Ministry of Energy and Mines – Legal Advisor (1996)
• Harvard Law School, International Tax Program – Teaching Assistant in Economics of Taxation and Data Analysis (1995)
• Counselor and advisor to various local and international companies

Docencia:

• San Francisco University, Quito – Lecturer, Negotiation Workshop