Tax Advisers - Deloitte

Spain
José Palacios
Garrigues
Hermosilla, 3
28001 Madrid
Spain
Tel: (34) 91 514 52 00
Fax: (34) 91 399 24 08
Email: jose.palacios@garrigues.com
Website: www.garrigues.com
José Palacios is a tax partner in Garrigues’ Madrid office. José graduated in law from
Universidad Complutense de Madrid and has two master’s degrees in tax law from
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid. He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association.
After working for a firm of tax lawyers, José joined Garrigues in January 1983, specializing
in international tax planning. In 1986 he was temporarily transferred to the Brussels
office, where he specialized in EU law. He coordinates the international tax practice in
Spain, and represents Garrigues on several international forums in the area of
international taxation.
He specializes in advising multinational groups, especially in the areas of international tax
planning, mergers, acquisitions and restructurings, transfer pricing, hospitality and
leisure, agro-food industry and real estate.
José was named as one of the most highly regarded tax advisers in Europe in surveys
published by Euromoney in December 1997, April 1999, January 2001, January 2003 and
January 2004, and the International Tax Review in September 1998 and June 2004, 2005
and 2006, World Tax 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Tax Business 2004, 2005 and 2006, as well
as by other reputable institutions (such as Chambers and Mondaq).
José is a frequent speaker on international tax-related issues, both in Spain and abroad.
He teaches international taxation at the Centro Europeo de Estudios y Formación
Empresarial, a top Spanish business school.
He is co-author of the book Spain as a Platform for International Business Activity, awarded
the 1998 premio Círculo de Empresarios. He has participated in other specialist publications,
including: The Handbook of International Taxation (first edition in 2001 and second edition
in 2004) by the Tax Studies Institute; Studies on the Convention between Spain and the United
States to Avoid Double Taxation (Gaceta Fiscal); and the International Tax Manual (second
edition 2004 and third edition 2007) by Centro de Estudios Financieros.
He has also written many articles in Spanish and foreign tax law journals and publications,
including International Tax Review (Legal Media Group), European Taxation and The
Journal of International Taxation, and coordinates Garrigues’ annual publication A Guide to
Business in Spain published by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
He has also attended numerous tax specialization seminars and courses in Spain and
abroad.
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