Maria Antonia Azpeitia > Baker McKenzie > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
JOSE ORTEGA Y GASSET, 29
C/ JOSE ORTEGA Y GASSET, 29
28006 MADRID
Spain
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Work Department

Tax

Position

María Antonia Azpeitia heads the Firm’s Tax Litigation and VAT practice groups in Madrid. She is ranked as a leading practitioner in her field by Chambers Europe, and is highly regarded for her work on VAT matters. She is a regular lecturer in tax seminars and conferences, and contributor to economic newspapers and other specialized publications.
Ms. Azpeitia practice covers all kinds of tax proceedings at the national and international levels. She is experienced in tax audits, voluntary disclosure proceedings, appeals before tax courts, such as the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. She also handles proceedings before the European Court of Justice, as well as formal complaints before the European Commission and Mutual Assistance Procedures under the applicable Tax Treaty. Ms. Azpeitia counsels Spanish and multinational companies on VAT and indirect tax matters, such as day-to-day advice, VAT planning, reorganization, acquisitions and obtaining tax rulings.

Languages

English; Spanish

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Tax

(Leading partners)

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Baker McKenzie‘s tax practice is commended for ‘offering truly joint, coherent, and coordinated solutions across countries’. Boasting varied expertise, the team has ample experience advising clients on transactional tax planning, global reorganisations, wealth management, tax litigation, real estate tax, employee benefits and indirect tax matters. Rodrigo Ogea, a key contact for large companies, family groups and private equity funds, and Bruno Domínguez, a go-to practitioner for tax planning and consultancy, jointly head the group. Jaime Martínez-Iñiguez often advises UHNWIs, family offices and clients from the private banking sector. Antonio Albarrán focuses his practice on VAT and indirect tax matters, while Maria Antonia Azpeitia is skilled in tax audits, voluntary disclosure proceedings and appeals before the tax courts.