Uría Menéndez, Tax | Chambers Europe Profile

About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Our market-leading team is built around a wealth of experience, a profound understanding of the regulations and their interpretation, and highly specialised professionals.

We are equipped to handle the most complex aspects of tax law, with many of our lawyers dual qualified in law and business administration. Our clients also benefit from the insights provided by two ex-tax inspectors and a PhD in Law.

We provide multidisciplinary advice to large corporations, financial entities, private equity and investment funds, majority shareholders of large companies and family groups.

Our international dimension enables us to advise any client with an international presence on Spanish, Portuguese or EU law, with a special focus on the Latin American market where we provide local advice through PPU’s offices in Chile, Colombia and Peru.

We handle:

- Tax aspects of financing, real estate and M&A transactions.
- Tax proceedings.
- Transfer pricing and agreements with the tax authorities.
- Taxation of family businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

Chambers Review

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Tax - Spain

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez consistently wins roles on the structuring of Spain's largest M&A or finance transactions. The law firm acts for issuers and underwriters on specific issues relating to the taxation of capital markets instruments. The team attracts particular attention for its handling of transactions with a strong real estate component, often assisting either buy-side real estate investors or sell-side banks with tax structuring transactions. It also assists with requests for advance tax rulings from the Spanish authorities to clarify the direct and indirect tax consequences of corporate transactions. Uría Menéndez has experience in the negotiation of advance pricing agreements in support of commercial agreements between manufacturers and their distributors.

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Work Highlights

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Uría Menéndez assisted LaLiga with tax elements in connection with the establishment of a joint venture with Globant to develop LaLiga's technology business.

Strengths

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"The team are able to manage multifaceted problems."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Uría Menéndez has a great team that is highly skilled technically and has a deep understanding of the administrative criteria."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The team put themselves in the client's shoes and understand the client's culture."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Uría Menéndez are able to handle complex matters and provide out-of-the-box solutions."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The team are able to manage multifaceted problems."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Uría Menéndez has a great team that is highly skilled technically and has a deep understanding of the administrative criteria."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The team put themselves in the client's shoes and understand the client's culture."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Uría Menéndez are able to handle complex matters and provide out-of-the-box solutions."

Tax respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Víctor Viana

Band 1

Víctor Viana is a leading figure in the market, with strong expertise in the tax-efficient structuring of asset transactions, particularly those involving NPL and real estate portfolios.

"Víctor Viana is technically impressive, with extraordinary experience and a special ability to anticipate problems. He always adds value and is available."

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Jesús López Tello

Band 3

Jesús López Tello is noted in the market for his deft handling of complex corporate tax matters, with many years of experience under his belt.

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Miguel Cremades

Band 3

Miguel Cremades is recognised for his contentious tax practice. He assists with tax audits and inspections in connection with international taxation, representing major corporate names.

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Rafael García Llaneza

Band 3

Rafael García Llaneza has extensive experience in a broad range of tax topics. He advises clients on non-contentious issues arising from M&A transactions.

"Rafael García Llaneza offers a lot of experience in advising clients and has the ability to provide solutions and alternatives to the issues."

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David López-Pombo

Band 4

David López-Pombo advises clients on the tax implications involved in domestic and international transactions.

"David López-Pombo is good in transactional tax."

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Guillermo Canalejo

Band 5

Guillermo Canalejo advises on a wide array of topics, including the tax-efficient structuring of various investments as well as M&A deals. His client list includes multinational as well as domestic corporates.

"Guillermo Canalejo is to the point and creative."

"Guillermo Canalejo has the ability to provide solutions and alternatives to the issues."

"He is consistently able to add value."

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