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Garrigues

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Garrigues

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Tax - Portugal

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Garrigues is a market-leading law firm assisting clients with a variety of matters, including a particular focus on the tax structuring of real estate and corporate acquisitions, often acting for investment funds. The team also has a strong background in representing clients in high-profile contentious tax matters, including disputes over the constitutionality of tax levies, as well as VAT, capital gains tax and withholding tax issues. It additionally advises on transfer pricing matters.

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Work Highlights

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  • Garrigues represented TMG Automotive on the tax aspects of its restructuring process.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers are always very analytical in their approach to different topics and the advice they give is very reliable.

    Tax respondentEurope

  • The team demonstrates complete availability and a strong commitment to its clients, ensuring close and effective support.

    Tax respondentEurope

  • Garrigues has three major strengths: responsiveness and a sense of urgency when required; technical consistency and mastery; and business acumen.

    Tax respondentEurope

  • The Garrigues team has extensive experience in monitoring tax litigation and its technical expertise is outstanding.

    Tax respondentEurope

  • The team's responses maintain superior quality even when dealing with complex and sophisticated issues.

    Tax respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Fernando Castro Silva
    Fernando Castro Silva

    Fernando Castro Silva

    Fernando Castro Silva is a well-respected figure within the market. He is known for his experience assisting clients with the tax structuring for cross-border corporate transactions, including those in the energy sector. He also holds expertise on VAT-related mandates.

    • Fernando Castro Silva is an excellent professional with extensive knowledge of taxation in all topics related to our sector.

      Tax respondentEurope

    • Fernando Castro Silva is a senator of taxation in Portugal.

      Tax respondentEurope
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  • Pedro Miguel Braz
    Pedro Miguel Braz

    Pedro Miguel Braz

    Pedro Miguel Braz is particularly active in disputes concerning the constitutionality of new tax legislation. He represents investment funds, tech companies, and oil and gas groups.

    • Pedro Miguel Braz always demonstrates a willingness to support in tax litigation, consistently monitoring the issues closely. Even in the most complex business issues, Pedro responds quickly and comprehensively.

      Tax respondentEurope

    • He is an excellent professional with extensive knowledge of tax litigation.

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  • António Pedro Braga
    António Pedro Braga

    António Pedro Braga

    António Pedro Braga advises on a broad range of tax matters, with experience spanning contentious work and transactional structuring. His practice also covers transfer pricing and international tax issues.

    • António has great technical capacity to deliver. Given the complexity of the matters, this ability is all the more relevant because it allows for effective solutions.

      Tax respondentEurope

    • António Pedro Braga is always open to our ideas and vision and strives to make them happen.

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  • Miguel Cortez Pimentel
    Miguel Cortez Pimentel

    Miguel Cortez Pimentel

    Miguel Cortez Pimentel is noted for his handling of tax mandates, in particular for his expertise in transfer pricing issues. He further advises on contentious tax matters and tax structuring.

    • Miguel Cortez Pimentel has a profound knowledge of matters. He is also quick in replying regardless of the issue we present him with.

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