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The tax practice at A&O Shearman stands out for its considerable expertise in transactional matters – including finance deals, restructurings, M&A, real estate investments and capital markets transactions – and complementary strength in tax disputes and investigations. Financial institutions, funds, and corporate entities across various sectors frequently seek the group’s advice on both domestic and cross-border tax mandates. At the helm of the practice is recently promoted partner Ishtar Sancho, who brings substantial expertise in international tax planning and the tax implications of financing and capital markets transactions.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Comprehensiveness. There is no loophole or doubt in this (tax) area that has not been reviewed by the A&O Shearman team. Availability. Security and confidence. You know that the transaction will be successful, and you will not encounter any surprises or inconveniences.’

  • ‘Once a topic is submitted to their examination, no angle is left unexamined or question left unanswered. They transmit security and confidence. Outstanding also seems to me to be a short adjective for Ishtar Sancho and Juan José Sánchez. Extreme professionalism.’

Key clients

  • Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A.
  • Igneo Infrastructure Partners
  • Intermediate Capital Group
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Abertis
  • Green bond placement banks, led by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, UBS Europe SE
  • Morabanc
  • Greenriver Holdco, S.L. and Molgas Energy Holding, S.L.U.
  • Mubadala Investment Company
  • Kartesia
  • InfraVia Capital Partners
  • Codere Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Morgan Stanley on the acquisition by Saudi Telecom (STC), the state-owned telecom operator of Saudi Arabia, of a 9.9% stake in Telefónica.
  • Advised Banco Santander and Morgan Stanley, as the financing entities, on the Spanish tax aspects of the voluntary tender offer launched by the joint venture vehicle of the real estate fund Hines and Grupo Lar for Lar España.
  • Advised the lenders to Zegona on the Spanish tax aspects of the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone España.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ishtar Sancho
A&O Shearman

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ishtar Sancho

Other key lawyers

Juan José Sánchez