The ‘powerful’ tax team at Pérez-Llorca is a key point of call for Spanish and international investment funds, business groups, family-owned companies, and private individuals seeking advice on an array of tax issues, including those arising from audit procedures, M&A transactions, as well as disputes with tax authorities. Recently, the team has also been advising on matters stemming from the introduction of the corporate income tax law regime and on international taxation under the BEPS action plan. The department is led by Clara Jiménez, who has expertise in tax litigation, audits, and tax ruling negotiations before the tax authorities. Other key experts include Barcelona-based Norma Peña i Bagés, who advises on international taxation and contentious matters; José Ramón Vizcaíno, who handles a range of corporate taxation matters, often on a cross-border basis; José Azqueta, a key contact for private equity houses on transactional tax advice; and José Suárez, a seasoned tax practitioner who often handles tax proceedings. The team was bolstered in June 2023 by the addition of a strong team of tax specialists from GTA Villamagna Abogados: Felipe Alonso Fernández, a reference in the market; Javier Povo, who focuses on tax litigation, personal income tax and wealth management; and Antonio Ruiz, a contact for real estate taxation and transactional matters.
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‘The variety and versatility of the profiles, the activity of the technicians and the knowledge they have of the different areas set the firm apart.’
‘Incredible professionalism, and without a doubt the speed in their actions.'
‘Javier Povo stands out, whose experience and professionalism is impressive. Personalised treatment which gives importance to each case. Javier Povo is a benchmark of professionalism and human quality. ’
‘Knowledge of the sector; professional practice; total availability; commitment to the client.'
‘José Azqueta Nerecán: knowledge of the sector and experience. Viktoriya Petkova: commitment, speed and precision in the response.'
‘We regularly rely on José Ramón Vizcaíno for Spanish tax advice as he is commercial and technically very strong in his area of expertise. His vast experience affords him a greater depth of understanding of our requirements and he is able to advise us on complex matters in a time pressured scenario. Moreover, José Ramón always makes himself readily available for phone calls and email exchanges and, importantly, is easy to work with.’
‘Felipe Alonso's team has the great skills that a tax professional should have: innovation, common sense and judgment to avoid problems for their clients.’
‘Clara Jiménez imposes very good character and skills.’
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Clara Jiménez advises national and foreign clients within all branches of tax law and foreign trade. She specialises in obtaining tax rulings from tax authorities, in tax audits and appeals before judicial instances, in procedural matters as well as in direct and indirect taxation.
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Norma joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017 after gaining more than 15 years’ experience at previous firms.
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José Suárez specialises in proceedings before the Tax Administration (economic-administrative proceedings, valuations by appraisal experts, tax rulings, etc.) in all tax matters, including self-disclosures. He defends his clients’ rights before the Spanish tax administration (administrative review proceedings) and before the courts at all stages of the proceedings.
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Clara Jiménez