Leonardo Cárdenas Armesto

Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona. Master’s Degree in Tax Consultancy and Management from ESADE. After more than twenty years of professional experience and having developed his career in firms such as KPMG, Andersen or Broseta, in April 2024 he joined ETL GLOBAL ADD as a partner in the tax area. He has extensive experience in tax advice to companies, national and international groups, indirect taxation in real estate transactions and Due Diligence processes. He also teache...

Xavier graduated in law from Girona University (1998). He then gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Real Estate and Urban Planning (1999) and a Master’s in Public Law and Administrative Organisation from Pompeu Fabra University (2002). Between 1999 and 2003 he practised at the law firm Massaguer-Pau in Girona where he specialised in administrative law and urban planning law. From 2000 to 2007 he was also secretary and auditor of the Sant Andreu Salou Town Council. Xavier joined Pareja &...

Partner and Coordinator of the Corporate Department. She specializes in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, and national and international contracts. Member of Barcelona Bar Association.

Yolanda Casadevall Bañuelos ycb@avqlegal.com Tax Partner Education Postgraduate course in Merger Operations and Corporate Restructuring (2002), ESADE. Postgraduate course in International Taxation, VAT and Corporate Tax (2001), CEF. English for Law (1998), Westminster College (London). Law degree (1997) by the University of Barcelona. Law International Program (1996), Gothenburg University (Sweden). Professional Experience and Areas of Specialization I joined the firm in 2016 and I am ...

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Graduate in Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1991). Postgraduate Degree in Real Estate Law and Land Use and Planning, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1992). Member of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Administrative Law Department from 1991 to 1999. During those years she completed the PhD courses in Public Law (1992-94) and carried out legal teaching and research activities. In 1995 she presented a dissertation on the system for the recognition of professional qualifications in the Europe...