Bio

Rafael Calvo Salinero is a partner of Garrigues in the Madrid office He joined the firm in 1998 and has pursued his career mainly in the area of international taxation, advising both listed companies and Spanish multinationals, and nonresident investors (business groups and investment funds) in their transactions in Spain. Rafael specializes in tax law in the EU, on which he has advised numerous taxpayers on aspects related to the recovery of taxes held to be contrary to the freedoms of establishment and movement of capital, as well as on important tax-related cases involving State aid. His expertise covers the advice and defense of clients in tax litigation before Spanish and European courts. He is a regular collaborator of several universities and business schools in the area of tax law in the EU, a member of the board of directors of the Asociación Española de Derecho Financiero (Spanish branch of the International Fiscal Association-IFA) and the correspondent in Spain of European Taxation.