Uría Menéndez

Spain

World Tax Reviews

Tax

Uría Menéndez is a multidisciplinary international law firm with esteemed practitioners across the Iberian Peninsula. Cross-border tax advice is given through a network to corporate clients, private equity, and family groups. Expertise is based on financial restructurings, debut issuances, and real estate transactions. APAs and litigation are complementary functions. Partners Rafael García Llaneza, Carlos García-Olías, Víctor Viana, Guillermo Canalejo and Bilbao office head Iratxe Celaya are key contacts.

The firm acted in tax proceedings before the Spanish High Court on a disputed corporate income tax assessment. It also assisted a separate client in holding structure controversy for a real estate client.

Counsel David Vilches joined the firm in January 2023.

Client feedback

“Technical excellence.”

“Uria is proactive, client oriented and technically insuperable. They always have cutting edge case law and scholars arguments. The approach is sensitive and realistic.”

“Their support has a very strong technical basis which provides with comfort when taking a decision.”

“Uria is always extremely proactive and has a cutting-edge knowledge of the most recent case law. They have an extremely positive strategic and client-oriented view.”

“The Uría team is a strong and cohesive group that complements each other very well. They have a unified approach, not only from a tax perspective, but also in considering other areas affected by their work, which gives clients confidence. This level of coherence is not commonly found in other offices where teams seem to be more disconnected.”

“Uria has been exceptional in every occasion that we had to ask for their advice, particularly thoroughness and in-depth analysis, timeliness, and ability to propose workable and practical solutions at any given issue.”

“Expertize, excellent knowledge in regulation and caselaw, proactive, supportive, focuses in solution provider.”