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The German Desk is a team composed of partners, lawyers and tax advisors belonging to the different areas of the Firm (Corporate, Tax, Employment, Real Estate, Regulatory Sectors, etc.) highly specialised in German-speaking clients and markets. The members of this team offer legal and tax advice entirely in German, thanks to their educational background and work experience in Germany. Some of them are also lawyers registered in Germany.
The professionals in this team have more than 20 years of experience in providing legal and tax advice and defending the interests of German-speaking clients in Spain - especially Germans, Austrians and Swiss - as well as accompanying Spanish clients in their transactions in countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This group serves the interests of both corporate and private clients, with a special focus on high net worth individuals.
During their professional career, the members of the German Desk have advised and continue to advise some of the most prestigious DACH companies in Spain in virtually all industries and sectors, from automotive, finance and pharmaceuticals to chemicals, retail and new technologies, among others.
Along with a deep technical knowledge of Spanish regulations and jurisprudence, the members of the German Desk are also experts in the languages and cultures of Spain and German-speaking countries, facilitating the management and overcoming of any kind of language or cultural barrier between companies, individuals and administrations.
Professionals
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Fernando Lozano |
Partner |
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Guillermo Muñoz-Alonso |
Partner |
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Mercedes Aguado |
Of Counsel |
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Pablo Álvarez de Linera Granda |
Of Counsel |
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Isabell Büschel |
Of Counsel |
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Maria Halatcheva |
Of Counsel |
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Germán Galindo |
Director |
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Vanessa Sánchez |
Director |
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Claudia Cascant |
Senior Associate |
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David Ramírez Becker |
Senior Associate |
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María José Ramos |
Senior Associate |
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Axel Roth |
Senior Associate |
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Andrea Quiles |
Associate |
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Elena Stern |
Associate |
Individuals
Publications
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Key aspects of the Beckham Law | Tax | German Desk IndividualsSpain has a highly attractive tax regime for workers, professionals, entrepreneurs and company administrators relocated to Spain. -
Working from home in Spain - legal and tax basics | Publications | German Desk IndividualsThe digitalisation of the working environment is advancing. More and more employees and self-employed persons have the opportunity to work from home or almost anywhere else. -
Buying and selling a second hand yacht: Legal and tax aspects | Publications | German Desk IndividualsIn Spain, the sale and purchase of ships and yachts is regulated by Law 14/2014 of 24 July on Maritime Navigation. This regulation is of a dispositive nature. -
Wealth tax | Publications | German Desk IndividualsIndividuals resident in Spain, with respect to their worldwide assets, as well as non-residents with assets located or rights exercisable in Spanish territory may be obliged to file a Wealth Tax return and pay the corresponding tax. The official tax return form is 714. -
Reimbursement of expenses and Travel costs to employees | Publications | German Desk IndividualsIn everyday working life, it is a regular and frequent occurrence that employees have to advance expenses for their employer. The correct reimbursement of these items causes many companies great problems and is very complex in detail. -
Guide to buying Real Estate in Spain | Publications | German Desk IndividualsBuying a property in Spain is really a standard process, but at the same time complex when buyers come from a different legal culture. -
Donation of Real Estate in Spain. Legal and tax aspects | Publications | German Desk IndividualsThose who want to transmit their property in Spain e.g. to their children as part of succession planning, can fall back on various legal options. -
Bereavement benefits: what are survivors entitled to in Spain? | Publications | German Desk IndividualsThe Spanish National Social Security Institute (Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social, hereinafter 'INSS') provides various social benefits in the event of the death of a spouse, partner, parent or close relative.
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Spanish labour and social security regulations | Employment Law and Social Security | German Desk BusinessThe core of Spanish labour law is the Workers‘ Statute (Estatuto de los Trabajadores), which was approved by Royal Decree-Law 2/2015 of 23 October. -
Company incorporation in Spain | Publications | German Desk BusinessAre you thinking about setting up a company in Spain? We will be glad to help you find the company form that best suits your project and put your ideas into practice. -
Contracts for executive employees | Publications | German Desk BusinessThe "Estatuto de los Trabajadores" (ET), the most important regulation in the field of labour law in Spain, basically distinguishes between two types of employment relationship: general and specific. One of these special employment relationships is that of the so-called executive employees. -
Basics of Spanish labour law | Publications | German Desk BusinessWe provide, without claiming to be complete, an initial overview of the basic principles of labour law relevant to your business activities in Spain. The focus is on the topics that have proven to be particularly relevant in practice. -
Real Estate Finance Lease and Mortgage Lending: Differences in Taxation | Tax | German Desk BusinessThere are two main types of financing available to companies that plan to acquire real estate for their activity: purchase with a mortgage loan, which is the traditional method, and real estate finance lease (also known as real estate capital lease). -
Andersen integrates the German-speaking market specialist Lozano Schindhelm and launches its German Desk | News | German Desk Business | Corporate Law and M&AFernando Lozano, Managing Partner of Lozano Schindhelm, joins the firm as Partner of the Commercial Department and Maria Halatcheva as Of Counsel. Thirteen professionals have joined Andersen in total
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