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Miró Ayats

Miró Ayats

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Partner. Specialist in tax litigation, with 30 years of experience defending taxpayers’ interests in relation to all types of taxes (state, regional and local) before administrative courts and courts of all instances. Miró Ayats is an expert in tax proceedings and in defending citizens' rights against abusive actions by the tax authorities. He has led the legal supervision of many appeals with all types of courts, including the tax appeal boards, the high courts of justice, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.

Career

He lectures in the masters for admission to the practice of law at ESADE Business & Law School (tax consultancy and management) and at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (tax litigation). He also lectures in the Bachelor of Laws course at Universitat de Barcelona. He has taught the course for Latin American senior judges on economic perspectives in current law and their application by judges (Fundación CEDDET, in collaboration with the General Council of the Spanish Judiciary). He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on tax proceedings and has participated as a speaker on diverse courses and conferences at many Spanish Universities.

Publications

He is the author of several informative articles on taxpayers' rights and has contributed to several collective works on tax law.

Personal

Doctor of Laws, Universitat de Barcelona, 2003. Diploma in Economy and Management of Regional and Local Tax Agencies, Universitat de Barcelona, 1989. Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, 1987.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Tax: Barcelona - Spain

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Miró Ayats is a highly respected practitioner within the Barcelona market known for his strong expertise in contentious tax proceedings. He frequently advises banks, insurance companies, international investment firms and energy companies.

Tax: Litigation - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Miró Ayats is well-reputed tax lawyer in the Spanish market who notably handles key contentious matters for the department's clients. Based in Barcelona, he represents energy, banking and hospitality clients in proceedings related to corporate income tax, tax neutrality regimes and tax depreciation matters.

Strengths

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  • We value Miró Ayats' ability to simplify issues and offer structured thinking.

    Tax: BarcelonaChambers European Guide
  • Miró Ayats possesses great knowledge of tax law, both legislative and jurisprudence-wise. He is also able to find arguments and solutions.

    Tax: BarcelonaChambers European Guide
  • He is a leader and great strategist with deep knowledge of the subject.

    Tax: BarcelonaChambers European Guide

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