Roberto Álvarez

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Partner. Specialist in tax, advising national and international athletes, including non-residency in Spain and abroad; designing tax structures for and advising international funds holding sports rights and bodies managing image rights. He frequently advises Formula 1 drivers and Moto GP riders, motor-racing teams, championship organizers, cyclists and footballers. Also, he has advised on tax matters in many transactions to restructure companies and large assets, in addition to tax planning. On an international level, he has extensive experience in designing tax structures and advising non-resident companies and holders of large assets in Spain on tax matters.

Career

He lectures in the Master in International Sports Law and the Master in International Legal Practice at the Higher Institute of Law and Economics, and in the Master in Legal Consultancy for Businesses at IE Business School.

Professional Memberships

He is a member of the Asturias Institute of Economists and of the Madrid Bar Association.

Personal

Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, Universidad de Oviedo. Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Europea de Madrid Course in corporate finance, London School of Economics, 1997.