Antonio Barba
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Spanish
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Expert in advising on tax matters, particularly focusing on international tax; regularly advising Spanish companies investing abroad and foreign companies investing in Spain on legal and tax matters.
Antonio Barba advises companies on international taxation, handling their day-to-day business, as well as investment projects, joint ventures, mergers and all kinds of business restructuring. He leads complex international financing projects, including the building and managing of build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects, e.g., desalination, electrical installations, highways and transmission lines, and handles asset acquisition, mainly ships, airplanes and renewable energy assets.
He lectures on EU tax law and international tax planning in several law-related master programs at IE Business School and ESADE Business & Law School.
He coordinates the Group of experts in international taxation and transfer pricing of the Spanish Association of Tax Advisors and coordinates the tax practice of the Cuatrecasas Research Chair at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
He is the author of several law review articles in specialized journals.
Education
Advanced Management Program PADE
IESE Business School, Madrid, 2020Bachelor of Laws
Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE, Madrid, 1995Bachelor of Economics
Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE, Madrid, 1996
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, Expert Guides, International Tax Review, Who's Who Legal and Best Lawyers in Tax
Global Elite Thought Leader
Who's Who Legal in Tax (2022)
Publications and News
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February 17, 2025Cementos Progreso Holdings consolidates international expansion and leadership in Central America
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February 19, 2024Cuatrecasas–UC3M Chair presents 2023 awards for best end-of-degree projects by law students
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July 13, 2020Spanish Tax Authorities Rejoice over the Danish Cases
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March 27, 2019The Interplay between Beneficial Ownership and Abuse in the Danish Cases on Dividends
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February 5, 2019Spanish Supreme Court to Settle on Dynamic Interpretation of Tax Treaties
Events
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November 25, 2019Novedades en fiscalidad internacional, más allá de la economía digital, y la búsqueda de la seguridad jurídica
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November 6, 2019Revolución fiscal en la inversión y financiación alternativa: ATAD y los híbridos, posible reporting de estructuras de planificación fiscal (DAC 6) y novedades en la aplicación de normas anti-abuso