Apolo Abogados

Founded in 1948, Apolo Abogados has the most extensive presence in the main cities of Ecuador. Our firm advises the foremost exporters and multinational companies seeking to invest in Ecuador. Our work focuses on project development, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate law, real estate, labour, tax, energy & natural resources, aquaculture, fisheries, maritime law, and dispute resolution on multi-jurisdictional matters. Thanks to our collaboration with an international network, we can leverage cross-border expertise to provide our clients with distinguished and exceptional service.

Our law firm offers fully personalised attention and prompt responses to client requests. In every case, our clients can expect direct involvement from a senior associate with several years of practice, expertise in the relevant matter, and strong relationships with both public and private sector bodies, entities, and offices, contributing to successful outcomes. Additionally, our team includes solicitors with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, wealth consulting and structuring, corporate procedures, the creation of complex fiduciary business structures, bank financing, capital markets, contracts for the International Sale of Goods, advice to fishing enterprises, and more.

Apolo ensures preferential attention, professionalism, high technical rigour, and promptness in procedures, whether issuing legal opinions, preparing contracts, or conducting procedures related to internal or third-party business operations before the relevant authorities. Our law firm is already certified with ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems).

Currently serving more than 500 clients, including large value-added exporters, importers, producers, industries, ports, foreign trade logistics operators, traders, educational groups, and more, we have facilitated tax exemptions and the authorised exit of goods in customs disputes. This has allowed us to engage fully with our clients' operations, creating a circuit of permanent advice and support.

Aligned with our firm's culture of adding value to our corporate clients' economic activities, the Tax and Customs Law Department aims to identify unnecessary tax burdens as well as benefits and incentives, presenting our clients with their best and most efficient options under our legal system. The gains and savings our clients can achieve through the correct application of tax law are both our job and our passion, enabling them to concentrate on their core business and profitability.

Our firm has been instrumental in promoting and negotiating the signing of Investment Contracts with the State to provide tax stability for such investments, protect the value of real estate, and secure other exemption benefits for our clients. One of the most dynamic areas of development in which we are currently engaged is consultancy in the shrimp sector, whose exponential growth has increased the demand for consultancies, especially regarding internal taxes (income tax and VAT) and customs authority controls.

We make it a point to understand our clients' businesses and the sectors in which they operate, offering effective, tailored services. This approach has enabled us to establish solid, long-lasting client relationships.