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Tax
Garrigues
The well-rounded tax practice at Garrigues enjoys a first-rate reputation for advising on an array of matters, including M&A deal structuring, corporate taxation, compensation and benefits, VAT, tax governance, and private client issues, among others. The team also handles transfer pricing and compliance matters, and represents clients in complex tax litigation cases. Clients, including companies from the real estate, finance, insurance, media, tourism and sports sectors, turn to the team for its 'deep understanding of the industry'. Eduardo Abad leads the practice and specialises in the taxation and regulation of financial entities and products, including insurance. Other noteworthy individuals include Ramón Tejada, who acts as the joint nationwide head of the firm’s ‘banks’ multidisciplinary group; Gonzalo Rincón De Pablo, who specialises in tax advice within the real estate sector; and Carmen Mata, who focuses her practice on banking, financial, insurance, and private equity tax issues.
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Testimonials
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‘Garrigues has a very close vision of what our business is like and what is important and what is not. They have a team tailored to our needs that pivots quickly from one topic to another with the speed and pragmatism we need.'
‘One of the most notable and differentiating aspects of Garrigues as a firm is the very wide range of disciplines and areas of taxation that its specialists can cover. Likewise, I would point out the outreach capacity they have with the Tax Administration in all areas. ’
‘Garrigues has a team specialising in tax law that is one of the best in the market. They are highly qualified professionals who work very well as a team. The personalised attention from the partners is incomparable with other law firms or consulting firms. ’
‘They have been advising my company for more than 20 years and know it perfectly. They can provide incomparable historical knowledge. Let's say they are "the guardians of our memory".’
‘Garrigues provides great technical knowledge of the issues, with a depth of detail that is necessary in complicated matters. Garrigues' Spanish team allows coordinated interaction with other jurisdictions in addition to filtering information to adapt it to the client's needs. ’
‘They have technical knowledge and understand the needs of the client. ’
‘The team is very pragmatic and solution-oriented and has a deep understanding of the industry.’
‘Super efficient and optimised advice.'
Key clients
- Banco Santander
- BBVA
- Telefónica
- Iberdrola
- IAG
- Endesa
- Bankinter
- Allianz
- Prosegur
- Vodafone
Work highlights
- Advising Orange on the business combination of Orange Spain and MasMovil telecom groups for €18.6bn.
- Advising IVI RMA investors on the sale of IVI RMA Global, S.L. and reinvestment in Inception Midco 1 Sàrl for €3bn.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eduardo Abad