- The new partner will join Pérez-Llorca’s Madrid headquarters, where he will work in coordination with the rest of the firm’s offices
Pérez-Llorca today announced the appointment of Adal Salamanca as a new Tax partner in its Madrid offices to strengthen this practice, specifically the area of tax litigation.
Salamanca has a solid track record in providing tax advice to companies, with a special focus on tax litigation and defending taxpayers during tax audit, inspection and sanction procedures, as well as during the different appeals procedures provided for in both domestic and EU legislation. Throughout his career, he has advised on highly complex matters, in coordination with multidisciplinary teams and with a comprehensive client-oriented approach. In this field, he has led tax proceedings throughout all their phases and appeals, both before administrative and contentious-administrative courts and before Community bodies and agencies. He also has extensive experience advising European and third country investment and pension funds on recovering taxes in Spain related to their investments.
Salamanca joins Pérez-Llorca’s Tax team and will work in coordination with the rest of the firm’s offices. His arrival at the firm further strengthens this practice area, following the internal promotion announced last December of 12 partners and five counsels, including Antonio Ruiz and Yi Zhou, who were appointed as new Tax partners.
A graduate in Law from the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Adal Salamanca holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation and Tax Advice from the Centro de Estudios Financieros and various programmes and diplomas from business schools such as IESE and IE. In addition, Salamanca lectures at various universities, teaching on courses related to tax proceedings and offences against the tax authorities.
In the words of Clara Jiménez, partner and head of Pérez-Llorca’s Tax practice area: “Adal’s arrival at the firm is part of our strategy to grow and strengthen our Tax practice area and, in particular, the tax litigation area, one in which we already have a well-established position. Adal is joining us to develop the area of litigation involving funds and, in general, foreign entities with a presence in Spain. We consider Adal’s clear specialisation in this area to be highly appropriate for this task. In the current context where some international tax paradigms are being reviewed or even questioned, we believe it is essential to have a team dedicated exclusively to the litigation aspect of this practice.”
As Julio Lujambio, executive partner of Pérez-Llorca, explains, “the Tax practice is one of the firm’s strategic practices and plays a key role in the comprehensive advice we offer our clients. In an environment of increasing regulatory complexity, a strong and highly specialised team is essential. Adal’s appointment strengthens this commitment and confirms the significance of the Tax department within our firm.”
