Tax
Drawing considerable praise from clients for its ‘solid knowledge of national and international tax matters’, the ’very experienced’ team at Espanha e Associados advises on a broad range of tax-related matters. With a strong foothold in the financial services, IT, and insurance sectors, the practice is well positioned to cater to the diverse needs of its clients. Practice head Elsa Rodrigues focuses on transactional tax matters, dealing with all aspects of corporate and international taxation. Ricardo Peão is particularly active in tax litigation. Founding partner João Espanha and Sara Botelho de Almeida are no longer at the firm.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Excellent service provision in the areas of business law, especially tax.'
‘The team is very experienced and has solid knowledge of national and international tax matters. Strong sense of collaboration and cooperation, always focused on finding solutions to the problems presented.’
‘Elsa Rodrigues demonstrates vast knowledge of this area, both nationally and internationally. Always offering a pragmatic, innovative and intelligent approach to resolving issues.'
‘The team provides services in a way that is highly adapted to different clients from various business areas. With extensive technical knowledge, they provide value to their clients.’
'They have a perfect knowledge of Portuguese legal regulations as well as how to carry out practical issues in terms of the usual procedures with the Portuguese Public Administration and Commercial Registers.'
Key clients
- PHC – Software SA
- IBET- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
- Cardif Services, AEIE
- Lombard International Assurances, SA
- Roadsurfer GMBH – Sucursal em Portugal
- The One Life Company, SA
- Portugália Group
- Fitness Hut, SA
- Bâloise Vie Luxembourg, S.A.
- Nata da Nata, Lda
- Winsig Soluções de Gestão, SA
- Lovys SAS France
- G.D.A. - Cooperativa de Gestão Direitos dos Artistas
- Coimbralimentar – Armazenista de Produtos Alimentares, Higiene e Limpeza, SA
- TheNativeFoodsCo, LDA
- Cardif Luxembourg Vie
- Arval Service Lease - Aluguer e Gestão Automóvel, S. A.
- Abanca Servicios Financieros EFC, SA – sucursal em Portugal
- Allianz Life Luxembourg, S.A.
- Tecnoplano - Tecnologia e Planeamento, S.A.
- Hiecotech Holding SGPS, SA
- S. I. T. H. – Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos e Hoteleiros, SA
- Hotéis Dom Carlos Group
- BNP Paribas Lease Group
- IPS – Projectos e Investimentos de Desenvolvimento Sustentado, SA
- Trust and Nurture Partners, Lda.
- Hipnose – Produções Artísticas, Unipessoal, Lda.
- Compuworks – Soluções Empresariais de Informática e Telecomunicações, Lda.
- Sky CP Limited – Sucursal em Portugal
- Monsanto Capital, Lda.
- MGEN Portugal, SA
- Santander Totta Seguros - Companhia De Seguros De Vida, S.A.
- PHF – PRODUTOS FARMACÊUTICOS, LDA
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Elsa Rodrigues