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Biography

Partner of Garrigues’ tax practice in Barcelona. Albert is an expert in international taxation, acting as tax adviser to leading Spanish and foreign companies, including both listed companies and family businesses. He has participated in many internationalization projects at Spanish companies, with particular expertise in emerging markets (China and Latin America) as a result of his involvement as coordinator of Garrigues’ entry into China and as driver of the Firm’s development in Latin America. He has taken part in numerous M&A projects as lead tax adviser, both for private equity and industrial firms. He also acts as lead tax adviser for foreign banks and investment funds in Spain, with deep knowledge of the industry and of the investment schemes used. His knowledge of international taxation and Community law has enabled him to advise foreign governments in relation to the introduction of tax and regulatory legislation. Albert Collado is featured as a recommended tax lawyer in Spain by Best Lawyers International, Chambers & Partners, PLC Which Lawyer and Who’s Who: Corporate Tax Law. He was also named 2015 Barcelona Tax Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers International. He is a regular speaker at conferences on international taxation and business restructurings organized by Spanish and international institutions. He also speaks at seminars organized by public and private universities and business schools, such as ESADE, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, IESE, Universitat de Barcelona, China Europe Business School and Fudan University (Shanghai), among others. He lectures on the Master’s Degree in International Taxation at ESADE.