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Joan Hortalá is a highly experienced practitioner offering expertise in transfer pricing matters and tax arbitration proceedings.
Joan Hortalá
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Band 2 : Tax: Barcelona
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Joan Hortalá
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Partner. He is a specialist in tax law, particularly in international taxation and transfer pricing. Mr. Hortalà advises corporate groups with a strong international profile. He specializes in international taxation and transfer pricing, enabling his clients to be taxed in line with their value chain.
Career
He lectures on international taxation in the bachelor of laws at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona). He speaks regularly at international conferences in Europe and America.
Professional Memberships
State finance auditor on leave of absence, Mr. Hortalà started his career as a lecturer at the Universitat de Barcelona. From 1992 to 2002, he worked as state finance auditor and held several other positions, including national expert (European Commission), coordinator of the double-taxation treaties area (Directorate-General for Taxation), delegate of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance in the transfer pricing working group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), chief inspector of the Barcelona tax authorities and member of the Company Tax Division of the Catalonian tax appeal board.
Publications
He is the author of several books and of over 60 articles in Spanish and international journals on international taxation, ecommerce, transfer pricing, and assets.
Personal
Doctor of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, 1995. Bachelor of Laws, Spanish National Distance Education University, 1999. Bachelor of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, 1988. Postgraduate studies in Tax and Finance, Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, Barcelona, 1991.
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He stands out for his flexibility and his understanding of our business. He can also adapt to our needs.
Technically, Joan Hortalá is spectacular and really thinks outside the box. He provides solutions and explains how we can implement them in our strategy.
He stands out for his flexibility and his understanding of our business. He can also adapt to our needs.
Technically, Joan Hortalá is spectacular and really thinks outside the box. He provides solutions and explains how we can implement them in our strategy.
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