Joan Hortalá

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.